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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1968
Page
14
New York stocks closed down modestly as averages slipped and trading remained active. Across 1,570 issues on the Big Board, more gainers than losers by 14, while the average common share shed three cents. Volume fell to 14.8 million from 20.29 million. Prices were mixed on the American Exchange.
AP dispatch lists Monday estimated receipts at 10 000 cattle 6 000 hogs with sheep unavailable Prices for slaughter cattle and hogs are given across weight classes and quality tiers including steers heifers cows bulls with ranges forPrime good mixed and utility grades Also included are sheep spring slaughter lambs shorn slaughter ewes and boars with price ranges by weight and quality in Chicago markets
Friday's Quotations from Des Moines summarize beef and pork markets. Steer beef mostly steady with some 50 cent gains. heifer beef 500 to 700 pounds around 42.75 to 43.00. skinned hams 14 to 20 pounds 41.50 to 42.00. seedless bellies 14 to 16 pounds around 31.60.
Price quotes and recent trading data for frozen pork bellies appear in a brief market update. Values show frequent fluctuations with notable bids and offers, reflecting ongoing activity in this commodity segment.
Cedar Rapids hog market prices held steady with Friday figures for bulk country and plant delivered butchers at 21.50 to 21.75 dollars per 100 pounds, sows 18.50 to 18.75, and various reductions by weight and grade. Poultry, grain, and egg prices listed with no clear totals for many items.
Senator Stennis announced a senate investigation to assess whether the North Vietnam bombing lull has raised American casualties. He directed the preparedness subcommittee to renew the inquiry, focusing on North Vietnamese buildup since the bombing cutback. He noted casualties so far this year exceed 1967 levels, even as peace talks began.
The state board of regents signed an agreement with Coralville for a joint sewer project to serve the Oakdale campus and the new state security hospital west of Town City. Coralville builds the plant and collection system. University of Iowa pays $95,500 with 11 cents per 100 cubic feet for a decade. Work aims for completion by Nov 1, 1969.
Federal State Market News Service reports on a sow auction July 1 with generally good tone. No sale was held the prior Thursday, so no price trend is available. Slaughter cows and feeders show varied ranges. hogs active with mixed feeder pig prices across weight classes and few consignments, typical to market conditions.
The United States donates 5,000 tons of aid worth 1.3 million dollars for Nigerian civil war victims. The U N Children's Fund will ship the supplies, but no assurance exists they will reach Biafra, given its lack of seaports and Odumegwu’s rejection of overland relief. The gift includes 3,000 tons of high protein food, 1,500 tons of dried milk, and 500 tons of vegetable oil.
Ken Meister, 39, was treated with 69 stitches to his right hand after a Friday night one car crash at a T intersection two miles northwest of the area. He faced charges of failure to have his car under control and running a stop sign.
Cedar Falls report notes the 1969 71 operating appropriation for five state regents institutions would rise to 240 411 172 up 47 5 percent from 163 million with detailed allocations to the University of Iowa Iowa State University University of Northern Iowa Iowa Braille and the School for the Deaf plus a tuition formula vote split 5 to 4.
The Oelwein school board awarded two year contracts for 45 portable classrooms after bids totaled 418,236, exceeding the 395,000 grant from the U S Office of Education. Mobile Classrooms Inc of Fort Wayne Indiana will supply 22 units at 101,801 yearly, Hilton Mobile Homes of Guttenberg 20 units at 84,111 yearly, and Redkeemer of Oelwein 3 units at 23,206 yearly.
A breakin at the Moose hall on Tipton's north edge was discovered about 11 a.m. Friday. Items taken included 21 fifths of whisky eight cases of beer 15 cartons of cigarets 18 packs of cigars and several cartons of gum and peanuts. Entry was gained by breaking a rear door as police and sheriff's officers investigated.
Terry Lee Dett, 20, of Newport Minnesota, was hospitalized at Postville with possible head injuries after his car went off a gravel road two miles south of Castalia and rolled over twice. He was charged with control.
Clifford A. Armstrong 65 of Marion died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after 46 years in Marion. He ran the Marion Dairy for 30 years and later served as office manager at the Marion Feed Center until 1965. He was a past president of the Marion Lions Club and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 304. Surviving include his wife Nellie Batchelder, a daughter Mrs. Jack Blood, four grandchildren and two sisters. Services Monday at Murdoch chapel, burial Cedar Memorial. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday. Also noted were obituaries for Wilcox and other local items and church listings.
The post office department orders closure of Kinross Ackworth Luzerne Pleasant Plain and Valeria fourth class offices effective August 2. Bouton and Ferguson town offices will close August 30.
Council Bluffs police report seven children dug into a hill at Fairmount Park and two, Brian Underwood age 11 and James Thomas 12, were killed when a cave tunnel collapsed. Rescue teams pulled 10 year old Robert Briggs from the cavern but four other youths escaped unharmed.
An army sergeant from Moulton and the husband of a Fort Dodge woman were killed in Vietnam. Army Sgt. Harry Barber, 21, was killed by sniper fire in Da Nang, and Marine Cpl. Richard Brown, 20, died July 5. Linda J. Brown, the Fort Dodge wife, was notified.
Two 16 year old youths in a stolen car died in a two car crash on East Gordon Drive in Sioux City. The victims were Gary Lee Coverdale and Lawrence E Johnson, both residents of Sioux City. Three teenagers from Sergeant Bluff in the other car were injured.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Soviet diplomats at the United Nations say President Johnson would be invited to Moscow if he orders a complete halt to bombing North Vietnam. They see little doubt Johnson would accept and urge a Paris peace breakthrough only with a bombing pause.
City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed bids for a Police Alarm Notification System with at least 350 units at specified locations and installation at Police Headquarters. Bids due July 31, 1968, 9:00 AM, city clerk’s office. Bid bond ten percent and surety bond required. state preference for Iowa-made products. right to reject any bid reserved.
City Cedar Rapids will hold a public hearing at 9:00 A.M. July 31 1968 in City Hall to consider rezoning from R-2 to R-4 and a special permit for a medical clinic for Dr Julius Pletrzak on Johnson Avenue and 23rd Street NW. Also notices of rezoning requests by Marvin Priborsky and Clark Oil for office building and other zone changes, and ordinance 59-68 rezoning Rockford Road area to M-1 with conditions. Affidavits and signatures dated July 1968.
In Linn County Iowa probate case number 34318 Richard Burt deceased. On July 10 1968 Helen B Cartwright was appointed administrator of the estate. Creditors must file claims with the clerk of the district court within six months from the second publication.
Public hearing announced by city clerk Harold G. Schaefer on July 10 1968 regarding Broderick Industrial Park petition to rezone property in Linn County Iowa described as the SW 4 of NW 4 in section 31 83 7 lying near Highway 149 and Edgewood Road. The description includes easements and exceptions along Highway 149 and Edgewood Road with boundaries and public highway subject to notice. The hearing location is Highway 149 and Edgewood Road SW with attendance open to interested parties.
Cedar Rapids City Ordinance 58-68 rezones Lot 4 and Lot 5, Kenwood Park Add from R-4 to B-1 Neighborhood Shopping, with conditions including dust free drives, visual barrier fencing, screening plantings, a frontage road easement along First Avenue East, and owner acceptance. Introduced June 13 1968. Passed July 10 1968.
City Council passes Ordinance 60-68 redefining Tenth and Thirty-first precincts in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Detailed metes and bounds specify the Tenth Precinct starting at 19th Street and Grande Avenue SE and extending through Bever Park to East Post Road with many street line descriptions, and the Thirty-first Precinct bounded from 30th Street SE and 4th Avenue SE to Ely corporate limits. Ordinance takes effect upon publication. introduced July 10 1968. passed July 16 1968.
A small, readable fragment cites a local trade sale event with names of buyers and sellers, a venue, and a tentative date. The item appears in a short column among notices, indicating a routine commercial exchange without dispute or complication.
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