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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1973
Page
7
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 7.45 points as markets closed lower amid a slow session. A weaker dollar and gold price movements weighed on sentiment while an executive forecast in London hinted at a potential 4 percent year end rate, signaling cautious investor mood.
Des Moines price report shows Cedar markets steady for barrow and gilt prices while butchers and sows range as bidders weigh 200 to 230 pounds. Packers and cattle receipts cited with varying weight grades and discounts, with hogs and lambs noted across weights and days.
Two people were treated for injuries after a late Friday two car crash at First Avenue and Thirty Second Street Edwards McWilliams Johnston and Karalyn Gerhart of West Des Moines suffered lacerations and knee cuts. McWilliams was charged with driving without control and no license. The accident occurred near Portville and involved victims and a truck driver Sylvan. Tito and Ayatollah Khomeini reportedly reached agreement in Yugoslavia.
Davenport AP report says Nion eopl Investments plans a four reel music festival near Monticello for 20 000 to 95 000 attendees. The Jones county board of supervisors will meet Tuesday with Concept representatives to discuss permit terms. Attorney Steve Ostrow said Concept will meet health and safety requirements and arrange for sanitation food security and insurance. A similar festival near Wadena in 1970 drew about 20 000. authorities reviewed reports of drug use. A bill seeks licensing for events with more than 1 000 people.
Charles City police say two Mason City men Dennis Smith and Dave Smith, both in their 20s, were jailed on 300 bond after a street fight on Rudd's main street in the Masur City Area. Dennis faced a concealed weapon charge and Dave resisting an officer. About six others watched as the brawl erupted near 1 a.m. Saturday following an earlier argument.
A San Diego State University psychologist reports research showing elementary students with unusual first names such as Hubert or Elmer face discrimination in teacher grading. In experiments with fourth and fifth graders, names like Hubert and Elmer received lower grades than David and Michael, while teachers in training graded equally across name pairs. The study suggests expectations influence judgments, with girls showing mixed results and some names tied to social bias.
Readable items mentionD include a saloon style sale of meats and goods, prices and lots, with scattered references to stalls, calves, pans, and vendors. The text is garbled but conveys an old market auction or sale context with numerous figures and product hints.
The readable text gives a fragmentary notice mentioning Mercy hospital and a survival potter for Vie weeks. Other bits reference private lateral wall ad, hours from AM to 5 PM, and summer church hours at Wirgt Presbyterian Church with Sunday worship altered during warmer months.
Des Moines reports the first licenses for lowa social gambling were granted Friday to groups including churches and civic organizations. The revenue department issued licenses for bingo and related activities at offices in Des Moines and several other cities, as officials rush to accommodate weekend events after the law allowing such games was enacted.
A scattered list of church schedules across several congregations including Bethel Baptist Grace Baptist Squaw Creek Baptist St Joseph's Catholic Christan First United Methodist Prairie Church and others with service times and pastors. The document also notes Senate and House actions such as bills on road tax allocations vehicle oversize limits welfare funding property tax repeal and appropriations for the General Services Department and Mines and Minerals.
In Athens the top Creel officers resigned after the monarchy was abolished. About 10,000 Abhnolart workers rallied in support of premier George Papadopoulos as the new republic took shape. Resignations included J. Gen. Nicholas Dambasle of the navy and rear admirals Theo Caros Manopoulos Aristidou Yannogautos and Emanuel Kinane.
An eleven to twelve year old Cedar Rapids girl told authorities she was defeated and hurt late Friday at a cabin near Lisbon and was later found by a passer-by. Linn County investigates the incident as a local case of possible assault in the 500 block of Fifth Avenue SE.
Cedar Rapids police arrested M. It. King, 22, of 4620 Schaeffer Drive SW on a warrant for sodomy. He was taken to Linn County Jail in lieu of a $10,000 bond following an incident at the southwest site.
In Waynisdorg Pennsylvania members of the Christ United Methodist Church vote to stop holding early morning Sunday services at the Red Run Drive theater due to its X rated films. The church will relocate Sunday services to a different location while maintaining regular worship elsewhere.
NORFOLK VA AP A civil rights leader warns the US army could become all black unless the government opens more civilian jobs to Black youths. James Marmer of the Public Training Institute in Washington says military service often is the only job for poor Blacks and fears a brain drain to the armed forces.
In Austin Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe signed a bill to designate August 22 Lyndon B. Johnsons birthday as an official Texas state holiday. The measure was approved Friday and awaits observance statewide.
A youth died after a high speed chase on a gravel county road east of Colling as officers pursued a car. The incident involved multiple officials and witnesses, with reports of injuries to others and blurred details from the chaotic scene.
A garbled legal notice describes probate actions including appointment of administrators and executors, notices to creditors, and instructions for payment of debts. It references multiple Iowa counties, dates in 1973, and names such as Pauline, Mary Hanna, and Emma M. Wilousek, with varying court actions, estate administration, and incorporation mentions.
A controversial meeting in the town discusses planned use reports, revenue sharing, and street work. Officials consider contractor bids and budget implications while restructuring a council seat and probate notices appear in separate legal items.
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