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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1962

Page

15

Hogs Gain Ground as Market Posts Higher Quotes

Chicago and Des Moines livestock reports show hogs rising up to 50 cents, with 5,500 head traded in Chicago at higher bids. Prices ranged from 16.00 to 18.00 for various weights. sows and bulls also firm, cattle and lambs mixed. Des Moines receipts estimated at 55,000 with steady to 25 cent gains, hog prices 14.00 to 16.75 for common weights.

Chicago USDA Tawa Hogs Des Moines UPI

Stocks Take New Tumble In Wall Street Slide

New York stocks closed sharply lower as a second wave of selling intensified the decline late in the day. Early trading saw the market near its 1962 low, then it rallied briefly before slipping again amid estimated six million shares changing hands.

New York

Grains Decline with Mixed Soybeans in Chicago Market

Chicago traders report grains slipping while soybeans show mixed movement led by futures quotes. Prices cited include bearish pressure in corn and steady to firm soybean tones amid broader market activity and produce floor notes.

City cattle market report from SIGUA and Omaha

UPI livestock summaries show cattle and calves output with steady to strong demand. Prices list choice steer and heifer values around 24.25 to 25.00 in SIGUA with prime loads noted, while Omaha reports similar steady movement and price ranges for steers and heifers with good to choice categories around 22.50 to 26.25.

Sigua UPI Omaha Ark

New Report in Ramona Cox Slaying

Des Moines AP reports hair analysis from Ramona Jean Cox slaying narrows suspect type to a mixed orNegroid facial type. Hair from a bloody T shirt and Cox hands analyzed at the FBI lab in Washington confirms a narrowed search. Cox, 25, a secretary, was killed in her apartment on April 29.

Ramona Cox Des Moines Ramona Jean Cox E. J. McCarthy Mc Carthy Miss Cox

Cedar Rapids Hog and Livestock Prices Report

Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market Thursday were steady to a quarter higher with 200 to 230 lb butchers at 15.25 to 16.25 and a few at 16.40. 1s and 2s mostly 16.10 to 16.25 delivered at the plant. packer sows 13.75 to 14.60. Cattle and sheep sections list various grades and weights. pork, eggs, wool, and grain prices noted.

C. R Cedar Rapids Inieror Lgntvela

Two More Manned Orbits Planned for 1962 by NASA

NASA official Dr. Robert Seamans Jr told the Senate Space Committee two more manned orbital flights are planned in 1962. The three orbit missions would follow John Glenn and Scott Carpenter, with potential longer flights if safety and data permit.

Washington National Aeronautics and Space Administration Robert Seamans, Jr NASA Senate Space Committee John H. Glenn Scott Carpenter

City Council Orders Recodification Bid Screening

Mayor Edéth Johnson told the Linn county Bar Assn to suggest firms or individuals qualified to recodify the city's municipal ordinances. The action followed a Bar Association recommendation for codification by experienced municipal code specialists. The committee report paused and a formal submission to the council was announced.

Edéth Johnson Linn ‘County Bar Assn Bar Association Vientiane {Ap Trans-Hsume Ments Laos Johnson Anne

Labor unions report 1960 receipts and assets in nationwide analysis

Government study shows unions exceeding 1.5 billion in 1960 receipts with total assets around 1.3 billion for national bodies and 670 million for local unions. About 10 percent of 260 national unions had receipts over 5 million yearly while 33 locals had over 1 million. Detailed reports available in the Bureau offices. Correction notice accompanies the analysis.

Durbala Mike Bishop Lar-The- Cedar Raplés Gaselte Thura Ptry Moore Terry Docker Iman Lynn Schaull Cecili Reade Mike Schultz John Reed Stickly Donald Gephart Mike Welter Steven Sets Nora Will Brown Mike Pnav Iss Chandler Street Ign St. Luke's Filingt Goldberg Bureau of Labor Management

Yank in Vietnam Killed and Two Others Wounded

In Saigon a U S Army sergeant was killed and two other Americans wounded during a combat operation near the Laotian frontier. The wounded, a captain and a sergeant, were taken to a field hospital. names withheld pending next of kin notification. A large Vietnamese force airlifted by U S helicopters swept the area, killing three Viet Cong and seizing a supply depot. one helicopter was destroyed by engine trouble.

Saigon South Vietnam Havelsworth’s Amerimore jEvans U. S Ngo Dinh Diem U_ S

Local notable events and statements from diverse sources

Father’s Day promotion at Newport's Greenhouse offers 2 dozen red roses for 1.98 while a Meth-Wick Manor resident is elected senior ice commander of the Iowa department of the United Spanish War Veterans at Boone encampment. Scouts award 29 boys at a Court of Honor. Berlin reports German fortifications growing with sixteen bunkers near the city as police report activity.

Newport Wilson ‘Ave Swadv John R. Watson Meth-Wick Manor Iowa Department of the United Spanish War Veterans Boone Scout Craig Daves Joe Lucas Berlin East Roger Schultz Tom Dicus Carpenter Gary Clark Larry Darrows Tschopp Lavern Burns Jim West Berlin West Police Gephart Donald Jones John Ramson Leroy Lucas Paul

Neighbors Protest Heisey Rain Seeding Tinkering

In Mercersburg Pennsylvania about 400 residents crowded a township elementary school to protest farmer Heisey's use of a Blue Ridge hail suppression project to seed clouds over his 300 acre orchard. The Martinsburg West Virginia firm seeded clouds prompting claims water was drawn to his land and a damaging 24 hour storm followed. A state meteorologist argued seeding does not control rain over a target area and offers limited rainfall.

Mercersburg Heisey Montgomery Blue Ridge Marlinsburg Martinsburg West Virginia Helsey Lands Charles Huesler Pennsylvania State University

Grease Fire At Baranchanu’s Steak House

Firemen battled a grease flare up at Baranchanu’s Steak House at 124 First Avenue NE Thursday morning. Floyd Popinger reported the alarm around 4 13, and trucks arrived about 45 seconds after the call. Aerial ladder and pumpers responded as a precaution, with about $400 in damage.

Baranchanu First Avenue Floyd Popinger Popinger Jesse Hunter

Car Hits Tree Injuring Driver Thomas Clark

Thomas Clark eighteen of 1715 B avenue NE suffered multiple lacerations when his car left the road at Golf and Forty second streets, struck a tree, and he was treated at St Luke's hospital and released after X rays found no broken bones. Police said he was turning west on Forty second when he lost control and the car rammed the tree. he was charged with failure to have his car under control.

Thomas Clark B Avenue Golf Forty-second Streets Clark St.Luke’s Hospital Forty-second Street

Lieutenants Fined for Beating in Korea

CAMP HOWZE Korea Two U S army officers were reprimanded fined 600 and suspended six months for beating a Korean. Lieuts David Swanson 25 of Galesboro Wisconsin and Thomas Wilde 25 of Wordsworth Texas pled guilty to unlawful detention assault and battery and false testimony. Swanson and Wilde accused of raping and beating Lee Hyong 30 after he was caught in their area May 49. He suffered head injuries a broken finger and multiple bruises. The incident sparked Korean student demonstrations.

Camp Howze Korea Swanson Wilde Lee Ll-Yong

Investing in Stocks in an Era of Government Control

Investors question if stock investment is wise as government intervention grows. The Dow Jones rose from 42 in 1932 to over 600, underscoring market endurance. A reader asks about tax losses on worthless stock and guidance notes securing broker confirmation of no market to aid IRS treatment.

Sam Shulsky Uther the Revenue Service

Dog Dies in Car Crash After Family Air Crash Death

In Atlanta AP report says Padre the long haired dachshund died after a car collision. Six members of the Frederick Bull family were killed in the Air France jetliner crash in Paris on June 3 while neighbors cared for the dog abroad.

Atlanta Padre Frederick’ Bull Air France Paris Bull

Contractors Seek Bids for Cedar Rapids Post Office Demolition

Eleven bidders have shown interest in the demolition contract for the new Cedar Rapids post office site. Nine locals and two out-of-town firms picked up bid forms and specifications from Postmaster E R Petro, with others possibly obtaining documents from the St Louis regional office.

John C. Culver Red Fox Road So University Cedar Rapids E. R. Petro St.Louis Petro

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