Cedar Rapids hog market holds steady amid mixed price moves
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market Saturday were steady with Friday’s figures for liveweight butchers 200 to 230 lbs at 20.10 to 20.50 dollars and packing sows 300 lbs and under at 18.00 to 18.25 dollars. Smaller weight bands saw reductions, while other breakdowns list cuts, deliveries, and Iowa Midwest meat trends. Prices for Chicago cattle and hogs show higher ranges, with slaughter steers and heifers near recent peaks and various hog classes priced from 19.50 to 22.25 dollars per hundredweight, plus sow and boar ranges, as regional auctions report.
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Washington Negro Named to Labor Post
Art Fletcher, 43, a former shoeshine boy and Pasco city official, was named assistant secretary of labor by President Nixon. Based in Olympia, he will oversee wage and labor standards and man power development projects, with a $38,750 annual salary starting April 1. Fletcher, a Republican, will liaise with mayors and local governments while advising Nixon on urban affairs and economic development. He previously led the East Pasco Self Help Cooperative and served as Evans aide in urban affairs.
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Richard Nixon
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Platform Committee
Waterloo Man Seriously Hurt In One Car Crash
Jerry Lee Watt, 24, of Waterloo was listed in serious condition at University Hospital Iowa City with head injuries from a morning crash on highway 13 near Manchester. His car went off the curve through a ditch, a cornfield, two fences, a farm drive, and trees, before hitting a pickup camper and resting between trees. Watt was thrown from the vehicle.
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Jerry Lee Watt
Waterloo
University Hospital
Iowa City
Highway 13
Dave Williams
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Iowa City council weighs ruling on housing and renewal plans
Iowa City officials await federal word on whether Iowa Supreme Court action invalidated the urban renewal project tied to federal funds. The court upheld a district ruling finding possible conflicts of interest among three council members, delaying progress on housing and a downtown parking ramp plan as assessments proceed.
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Iowa Supreme Court
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Migrant Camps Face Sanitation Crisis in Iowa Hearings
Iowa lawmakers heard dire reports on migrant labor housing with rats, lice, and flies, as a bill for strict sanitary standards under the state health department moves forward. Inspectors cited camps lacking showers, laundry, and safe water, while witnesses described dilapidated buildings and intolerable conditions in Muscatine Cedar and Louisa counties.
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Haitian Deserter Surrenders After Everglades Killing
Miami AP reports 21 year old Haitian Charles Smith surrendered to deputies after a posse reached a secret Haitian guerrilla camp in the Everglades 50 miles west of Miami. He is accused of murdering a fellow soldier of fortune.
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Passion Sunday program at St Pauls presented in 7 p.m. observance
Passion According to St Luke will be performed Sunday March 23 at 7 p.m. at St Pauls Lutheran Church 915 Twenty seventh street. The combined choirs of Ascension St Pauls and Lutheran Church of the Resurrection will join singers from First United Methodist and First Presbyterian. Soloists include Harley Donald David Scheie Everett Peterson Romaine Foege Mrs David Gonnerman and Mrs William King. Conductor John Sievila Cedar Rapids and organist Howard Glenne. An eight piece orchestra will participate.
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David Scheie
Everett Peterson
Romaine Foege
David Gonnerman
William King
John Sievila
Cedar Rapids
Howard Glenne
Iowa House OKs Sunflower as Noxious Weed
DES MOINES AP The Iowa House approved 92 18 a bill placing the wild sunflower Kansas state flower on Iowa list of secondary noxious weeds Rep William Gannon said the move could bring reprisals from Kansas and that the plant threatens Iowa crops especially soybeans by robbing soil moisture The bill now goes to the Senate and also designates wild marijuana as a secondary noxious weed.
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Local churches schedule Sunday services across the city
A list of morning and evening worship times, Sunday schools, and sermons for numerous congregations. Includes Marion Churches Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist St Josephs Catholic Christian Christian Reformed Ascension Lutheran Lutheran Church of the Resurrection St Pauls Lutheran Free Methodist First United Methodist Prairie Chapel United Methodist First Presbyterian Reformed Presbyterian Church of God Seventh Day United Seventh Day Brethren with pastors and service times.
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8Th Ave
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14Th Ave
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Grace Baptist
S. 15Th St
Don R. Martin
St. Joseph’s Catholic
5Th Ave
William H. Blessington
James J. McBride
Bernard Grady
Christian
McGowan Blvd
Peter Morgan
Christian Reformed
7Th Ave
Verlyn Verbrugge
Ascension Lutheran
Grand Ave
Roger W. Peterson
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
18Th Ave
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Larry Suggs
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Clyde C. Scott
First Presbyterian
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2Nd Ave
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Hughes Disappointed by Nixon ABM Decision
Senator Hughes of Iowa voiced keen disappointment at President Nixon's plan to proceed with the Sentinel ABM program. He called the move symbolic and warned it escalates world tensions while urging spending be redirected to domestic needs.
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Auto makers report production by makes for latest week
Automotive News provides a weekly tally of U S auto production by make and year to date totals through 1969 versus the previous year. The report details factory output by manufacturers and compares current week figures with the same period a year earlier.
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Automotive News
Lenten Observances Dialog on Church Union at Kenwood Park
A dialogue on church union opens a Lenten series at Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 p.m. with pastors from Kenwood Park United Methodist St Michael's Episcopal Noelridge Park Christian and Hope United Church of Christ Hiawatha plus members of the host church. The observances include additional Lenten events at several area churches with sermons films and concerts through midweek sessions and weekday services led by church groups and choirs.
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Kenwood Park
Dial-A-Prayer service launched in Independence church briefs
A Dial-A-Prayer service sponsored by the Independence Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Independence Ministerial Assn. is now in operation in Independence. Residents can dial 334-3534 to hear a recorded prayer or Scripture from local ministers. The service runs through Easter, 24 hours a day, with 30 to 60 second recordings.
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Travel ban extended six months on U S travel to four nations
Washington AP report states the State Department extended for six months its general ban on travel by Americans to Red China North Vietnam North Korea and Cuba. Secretary of State Rogers acted under rules that could have ended the off limits designation by midnight Saturday unless otherwise decided. Officials say the six month extension signals a planned thorough review of U S travel ban policy by the Nixon administration.
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