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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1969
Page
86
Financial market news shows hog prices holding near steady with slight declines around 50. Investors track shifts in Vietnam war fears and a potential franc devaluation. Commodities report a sharp soybeans recovery while stock activity trims losses, with quotations and receipts cited from New York and Des Moines monitoring.
C R Markets notes Cedar Rapids hog prices remained steady on Friday with Thursday's deliveries to bulk country and plant butchers at 19.50 to 20.00 per cwt for 200 to 220 lb pigs. Sows about 300 lb steady with firm tone in overall hog and cattle markets. Chicago futures showed hogs steady to up.
The dean of students at a Catholic women’s college spoke at a Lenten luncheon about growth as active, not static, and urged reflection on young people’s modern concerns. Sister Marie James of the College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, noted youths seek substance and identity, cautioning against abandoning faith amid technology and change. She urged individuals to choose their own future path.
A presidential board recommends railroads grant signalmen a three step general wage increase retroactive to July 1. It calls for an 18 month agreement with 3.4 percent increases July 1 1968, 2 percent Jan 1 1969, and 4 percent July 1969.
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear items with scattered names and numbers. The readable parts hint at a local notice or classified item but substantial content is missing to identify entities or a clear event.
A Sirhan Sirhan classmate testified his personality shifted after a 1966 fall from a horse. He became impatient and withdrawn, later showing interest in the occult. Artist Millard Sheets described Sirhan's 1968 accident at a foggy track, as Sirhan rode with others while Sheets watched.
Walter Annenberg testifies before senators that he did not contribute to President Nixon's 1968 or 1972 campaign. The Philadelphia publisher and philanthropist faced questions as he was nominated to be ambassador to Great Britain.
The FTC charges White Consolidated Industries with violating antitrust laws in a plan to gain control of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing. White allegedly held over three million Allis-Chalmers shares and expanded by acquiring 42 firms since 1950, boosting sales to 825 million in 1958. The complaint notes White and Allis-Chalmers could enter major electrical appliances and heavy machinery markets, raising competition concerns.
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