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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1973
Page
17
New York stocks opened amid a broad rally then slowed as major indices fluctuated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up while volume spiked at the New York Stock Exchange, with many advancing issues and notable activity on American and other leading stocks.
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines livestock reports show hogs higher with price ranges for 200 to 220 lb butchers at 38.25 to 47.7 cents per pound, sows 43.50 to 44.00, and butchers over 239 to 250 lb tier discounted per 10 lb. Packers 26 to 50 cents off weights 300 to 500 plus. Cattle: good fed steers and heifers steady, cow price around 3.75 to 4.00 per cwt, mixed market tone. Regional listings include Postville and Sioux City reports with price spreads for several classes and weights.
Detroiter Robert Driskell, 22, claims his bus driver interview centered on his freckles. Thaddeus Majkowski noted freckles on the application, while Charles Meyer of the Commission on Community Relations defended hiring people with freckles and suggested concerns about possible medical relevance.
Corralville deputies report vandals unscrewed a stern plug on a Johnson County boat causing sinking. Estimated $2000 damage covers radio gear, sirens, lights, and safety equipment. Officials planned to raise the craft with a wrecker, authorities said.
In Chicago, soybeans advanced despite profit-taking after a one day moratorium by the Commodity Exchange board. July soybeans gained and other grains moved unevenly as liquidation limits were imposed on July meal and soybean options.
Tenth Street SE rail jobs opened to traffic between Fifth and Eighth avenues Friday afternoon, the city traffic engineering office said. The section is part of the ML Vernon roads widening project, delayed for several months by weather. City officials earlier this week hoped the rail would be open to Ninelechty Street by next week. In Des Moines lawmakers wrestle with house and senate bills as the 1973 session nears adjournment, while Senate moves to fund 13 million to hire unemployed youths to repair railroad spurs to keep branch lines operating enabling farm production.
The bill was debated and the senate ultimately dismissed charges against Gerald Hagerman and Steven Fowler. The session included discussions on Vietnam bonus legislation, a house vote on a conference report, and funding the Town citizens' aid office. The Vietnam bonus bill proposed 28 billion to pay monthly bonuses, with POW limits and service periods tied to Gulf of Tonkin dates. The senate and house clashed over amendments, sending the measure to a conference committee for possible revival this session.
DES MOINES UPL promoters of a large Muscatine county rock festival cancelled plans for the July 4 event after failing to secure necessary state or county approvals. John P. Rogers of Concept Investments signed a consent order prohibiting conduct and exposing promoters to contempt if the festival proceeds. Attorney General Richard Turner and staff warned of potential injunction and legal action, with costs covered by the state.
Robert Hollant of 129 Ninth Street appeared in Kiel SW court last week on drunk driving and possession charges. He pled guilty to possession and received a six month suspended sentence. He faced a seven day sentence for assault and battery and was later charged with assaulting two officers on June 11 during a melee.
Jack Derling of 1009 Westview Drive Marion pled guilty in municipal court on a charge tied to a June 4 incident at the Holiday Inn. He received a suspended jail sentence after the hearing.
Lynn Boots, living at a northeast side address, pled guilty by municipal court last week to an amended charge of disturbing the peace. He was sentenced to two days in jail and an amended charge of resisting execution of process stemmed from an arrest on April 18, 1972.
Mary Hunter of Wyoming pled guilty in municipal court to false uttering of a check. An amended charge for a loss of $92.17 was brought after she wrote a bad check for $92.17 to Wall on Sept 21. She received a one day suspended jail sentence.
Goubka pled guilty in municipal court last week to possession of a controlled substance. He received a one month suspended jail sentence. The charge stemmed from possession of marijuana on April 21 at 1230 Wilson Avenue SW.
A municipal court dismissed charges against Sievert Aldrich of Fairfax for possession of a controlled substance. The case cited alleged possession on April 4 and referenced LSU in the possession context. Authorities indicated the charges were dropped Tuesday.
Buchanan: sheriff corrects mistaken report linking Daniel Allsup to two crashes in one day. The corrected record shows Allsup in two crashes in different vehicles, one with passenger Ray Snyder, 23, of Independence.
Cyellyt Laturedt INDEPENDENCE Douglas Bean, 19, of Independence was hospitalized here Thursday night with head lacerations and bruises from a motorcycle collision with a car driven by Mary Marie Gain, 41, of Cedar Rapids in First Street W. 1.
Havant Wilsoy of 401 Sixteenth Avenue SW appeared in municipal court last week and was ordered to attend Kirkwood Community College drunk driver’s school in lieu of a $100 fine after being arrested on September 29 for drunk driving.
Howard Sampson of 1044 South Avenue SE had a conspiracy charge dismissed in municipal court on a motion by the state. The case involved an alleged attempt to cash a forged $20 traveler's check at a Sty-Vie store on April 24.
SAIGON AP reports fighting in South Vietnam fell to a five month low as a lull in incidents persisted. A Vietnamese delegate and officials cited reduced hostile activity, with no dangerous communist tracts reported in 24 hours. A war veteran set fire to himself outside Saigon cathedral, motive unknown, while a weekly air liaison column was canceled over safety disputes. The U.S. embassy noted restrictions on aircraft tied to safety verification after a June 8 incident, as ceasefire observers faced renewed tensions between Saigon and Hanoi.
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