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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1961
Page
8
CHICAGO AP USDA hogs barrows and gilts steady to 25 lower than last week while sows stay steady. Slaughter steers advanced 50 while cattle prices remain mixed with prime loads and varied weights. DES MOINES reports slow trade with mostly steady demand and limited gains across cattle and sheep markets.
Saturday bids in Cedar Rapids held steady from Friday with butchers 200-230 lb at 17.00 to 17.75 dollars and some at 17.85 depending on grade. Sows 300 lb and lighter quoted 16.00 to 16.85, with lighter weights discounted per 10 lb ranges up to 550. Packing and other weight groups showed incremental reductions.
Sugar Ray Robinson faces Gene Fullmer in the middleweight championship clash slated for Saturday at 9 on TV 9. Robinson aims to reclaim the title in a bout expected to draw strong viewership and brisk arena buzz.
In Waterloo, hog weights remain steady with reports listing pigs around 160 to 170 pounds and mid-range figures in the 1450 to 1515 range, showing a calm market as buyers monitor values.
Pvt. Patricia Worsley 23 finally wed Cpl. Francis Bonnici after five postponements due to military leave delays. She was flown home from Singapore on War Minister John Profumo’s orders with attendees including MP Bessie Braddock who raised the issue in Parliament.
Robert Gorsline, 65, a Republican nominated 24 years ago, says the senate refused three times to approve his appointment and postal authorities never accepted his resignation. He asks to resign and become acting postmaster, complaining the Democratic administration aims to create jobs for others.
India proposed a 3000 man brigade to bolster the UN Congo command and restore order. Nehru sought policy clarification before agreeing to deploy combat troops, noting India’s prior use of forces only for medical or non combatant missions.
In Lagos AP dispatch the prime minister warned that Nigeria may expel all French citizens if France conducts another atomic test in the Sahara. The statement signals rising tensions with France over nuclear testing and regional security implications.
In Warsaw the government announced all 20 000 work horses in Poland's transportation services will be retired by 1966. The move ends a long era as horses shift to modern methods.
Thomas L. Andrews, 22, Cedar Rapids, was jailed in Johnson county on $53 fines for reckless driving and no valid operator’s license after a citizen’s complaint. Police say his car blocked two other vehicles about 15 miles north of Iowa City on Highway 218.
Bomarc missiles at Eglin Air Base intercepted a drone jet bomber over the Gulf of Mexico Thursday. The test demonstrates active defense capabilities as part of the Bomarc program.
Mr and Mrs Fred Newlin returned Friday from a month long vacation in New Mexico They visited their son Gene C Newlin and family at Albuquerque The Newlins also visited Los Alamos and Truth and Consequences Mr and Mrs Richard D Gorman bought a building site at 2075 Country Club Drive Mc Gowans Country Club additions Sale handled by Thomas E McGowan Real Estate Firm Birthday Dinner Mrs Carl Case hosted her son in law Fred Taylor Cedar Rapids Other Cedar Rapids guests included Mrs Taylor Susan Ota and Flossie Taylor California Visitors Mr and Mrs L M Phelps spent three weeks in California visiting nephew Richard Diederich in Los Angeles and other relatives
A district church notice lists services for Marion area congregations including First Baptist with Rev. William A. McKee worship at 10:30 and 7:30 p.m. Grace Baptist with Rev. Carlton Bradley morning and evening services, St Josephs Catholic with multiple masses, Christian with Rev. Herbert Kohl sermon, Free Methodist with Rev. Howard Potter, Lutheran Church of the Resurrection with Rev. William E. Biedermann, and Methodist with Rev. Ralph E. Baker and Rev. E. T. can.
Local church listings show Sunday services across multiple congregations. Presbyterian, St Pauls Lutheran, Prairie Chapel and Seventh Day groups feature worship, Sunday school, sermons such as The Lepers Are Cleansed and Deaf Hear, Behold the Man, and Family night potluck plans. Lenten midweek services and Sabbath observances are listed with times.
Government says tribesmen shot down a Soviet Ilyushin transport west of the rebel held central plain on February 17. The plane crashed in rebel territory. Crew nationality not released. Tribesmen reported the incident but do not know their fate. Soviet planes make multiple daily arms drops into the area.
James Michael Scarlett, 18, was sentenced in Des Moines to 90 years for second degree murder in the killing of his step grandfather Harvey Thomas, 70, with concurrent 30 year term for assault with intent to commit murder against his step grandmother. The judge spared death by not upholding first degree murder.
Adolf Berle, head of Kennedy’s Latin American task force, described his first talks with Brazilian President Quadros as pleasant. A U S official said no bricks were thrown during the two hour conference Thursday night.
Joseph Grundy, 98, former Pennsylvania Republican senator and influential lobbyist for manufacturers, died Friday in Nassau Bahamas. Known for Grundyism high tariffs and low taxes, he shaped party policy as founder of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Assn and a key Harding nominator in 1920. He planned to be flown Saturday to Bristol, Pennsylvania.
The FAA issued a rule barring takeoffs for passenger and cargo airliners when runway visibility is under a quarter mile, following a Toledo Ohio crash on Oct 29 that killed 22, including 16 California State Polytechnic football players.
A light plane struck a residence in Waukegan Illinois early Saturday killing the pilot and injuring his passenger. Four occupants inside the house escaped uninjured as the craft hit trees and smashed into a second floor bedroom where 17 year old George Schoeler slept.
In Warsaw the Polish Press Agency reports a rare cross breed between a female brown bear and a male polar bear has produced cubs at Lodz city zoo.
Edmund DeLuca a 52 year old accountant begins a four year prison term after being sentenced by U S District Judge John Lord for filing false income tax returns for a surgeon who operated on Princess Grace of Monaco. He received a five thousand dollar fine and faced a harsh verdict for brazen systematic fraud.
Des Moines Patrolman Edward E. Crozier, 31, back on duty after taking a lie detector test in the department investigation. He was restored to duty by City Manager Elder Gunter without pay loss. Crozier had refused to sign a waiver freeing Keller Polygraph Institute from liability. Others connected to the tests include officers mentioned in a statement by Martin Brightman Jr., a former officer imprisoned for larceny.
A Fritz Lang production released by American International at the Paramount presents Debra Paget and Paul Kristian. It claims authentic India settings with palaces and jewels but the reviewer finds the plot repetitive and the pacing dull though Paget dances seductively and Kristian fights danger.
The note emphasizes abundant land beauty yet cautions that even strong splendor can overwhelm under current circumstances, suggesting restraint and prudence are needed.
Norman M. Clapp of Wisconsin won Senate confirmation Friday as administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration. Col. Jackson Graham of the army engineer corps was confirmed as a member of the Mississippi River Commission.
The schedule lists Paramount showings for Journey to the Lost City at 1 15, 3 20, 5 25 with shorts. World of Suzie Wong at various times. World release Where the Boys Are with multiple screenings. and a children’s program including Village of the Damned, Cossacks, Wackiest Ship in the Army, and Magnificent Seven among Marion entries.
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