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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1975
Page
13
New York stocks edged higher with the Dow up 4.61 to 929.08 by midafternoon as gainers slightly outweighed losers. Brokers note continued bargain hunting after Friday’s advance while NYSE and Amex indices show modest advances in a slow session.
Cedar Rapids hog market Monday higher with Saturday delivered butchers at 48.00-48.50, sows 41.40-42.00, weight-based discounts for over 300 pounds. Across Waterloo Sioux City and Omaha reports show mixed cattle and hog movements, with varying price ranges for steers, heifers, and sows. USDA and regional quotes reflect activity in live cattle, hogs, and dairy products across several markets.
Peter Leonard aged 22 pled guilty Mon day to murdering 24 people in the Gulliver's discotheque blaze on June 30 in Port Chester. He also admitted arson and burglary. temporary sentence 15 years to life, permanent sentence set July 16, with potential 15 to life to 25 to life. Leonard fainted leaving court.
Chicago Board of Trade futures gain as demand and short covering lift corn, soybeans, and wheat. Oats close higher and soybean meal up about 3 dollars a ton. Soybean oil mixed. wheat July up to about 9.44 per bushel.
President Ford told West German President Walter Scheel that the United States remains thoroughly committed to Berlin and central Europe security as a test of detente. He cited Brussels summit solidarity with NATO and urged stronger Atlantic unity between Europe and the United States. Scheel pressed for a stronger Atlantic partnership and warned against acting alone.
In Cedar Rapids Federal court William F. Allen of Marion sues International Harvester Co. for 690000 alleging a defective fuel tank in a truck caused a June 1974 crash on Highway 30. Allen, severely burned in 65 percent of his body, underwent multiple surgeries and doctors estimate facial reconstruction costs at 10000 to 15000.
An early morning explosion at 10 Rockefeller Plaza in mid Manhattan shattered windows and injured a bakery truck driver. A caller linked the incident to the Weather Underground in support of Puerto Rican cement workers, with no other injuries reported. The group’s leader is believed to be Bernadine Dohrn, a fugitive on the FBI’s ten most wanted list.
Seven more motorists were charged with drunk driving over the weekend in the Linn county crackdown. Alto gether 73 drivers have been arrested since the program began in January. Hiawatha police also made three arrests over the weekend, listing names and addresses of those charged for alleged drunken driving and erratic operation on various highways and streets.
Seven University of Iowa College of Medicine students are implicated in distributing a pathology exam stolen from a university computer last semester. One freshman was suspended for a year and placed on probation after an investigation found he copied the test and shared it with six peers. Names are not released due to university rules.
In Linn district court on a Friday three defendants pled guilty to charges. Robert Lawrence Maddox, address listed, admitted assault with intent to inflict great bodily harm on Charles McDonough with sentencing set for July 9. Sherry Lindeman, 19, of 344 Eighteenth Street SE, pleaded to forgery for issuing a false $100 check. sentencing set for July 1. Charles Heiden, 1250 Thirtieth Street NE, charged with breaking into the Juha FP Bartosh residence in Mb Vernon. sentencing set for July 24.
Leonid L Brezhnev says he feels fine and intends a busy schedule for the rest of the year. The 71-year-old Communist leader met briefly with reporters Sunday, signaling continued active leadership and public appearances despite aging.
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