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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1967
Page
2
Financial and market notes show Monday livestock receipts for cattle hogs and sheep. Hogs mostly down 50 cents while steers and heifers adjust with varying price ranges across prime choice and mixed grades. Des Moines Iowa reports steady to weaker demand and similar price spread for U S 1 3 hogs and sows with weekly receipts and yesterday's totals listed.
Saturday market prices show steady hog bids with 200 to 220 lb butchers at 17.75 to 18.25 and 300 lb down sows at 16.00 to 16.25. Cattle across grades list primes to standards with varying across weights, plus discounts for overfat stock. grain prices include No 2 corn 1.29 and soybeans 2.74. Sheep and wool figures appear with prime lambs 19 to 20 dollars and older ewes and wool prices noted. poultry prices are listed for heavy hens and old cocks.
A chiropractic advertisement explains how poor posture overeating and lack of exercise violate nature s laws and cause aches indigestion and fatigue. It argues nerve pinching from spinal issues disrupts body function and urges seeing a chiropractor.
Prices on the New York stock exchange rose again on Friday despite some profit taking after the Federal Reserve Board kept the discount rate unchanged. Trading was heavy at 10.03 million shares with Reichhold Chemical leading the list as it fell slightly. Parke Davis Avnet and Consolidated Cigar gained while Gulf & Western Ethyl Corp fell about a point. Montgomery Ward retreated from a big Thursday rise and Homestake du Pont and IBM traded down about a point.
AT&T reported net income of 472.785 million for the quarter ending February 28, up from 455.526 million a year ago. For the year ending February 28, earnings were 1.97999 billion or 3.68 per share, against 1.820759 billion or 3.45 prior year. The 55 cent quarterly dividend will be paid April 1 to holders of record March 1.
Des Moines AP reports Friday’s Midwest meat trade with Iowa and nearby areas. Choice steer and heifer beef held steady, good steer steady to 25 cents lower, good heifer down up to 50 cents. Cow beef mixed, utility boning priced around 34.25 to 35.00, canner and cutter 36.25 to 37.00.
John Garfield headlines a Channel 9 Saturday night double feature with Body and Soul airing at 9 30 PM on KCRG TV.
Awards were presented Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church to Steven Magoon Scott Smyth and Mark King in a community recognition ceremony.
Cedar Rapids Iowa City Council will hold a public hearing at 9 00 a m on April 5 1967 in Council Chambers to consider zoning change from R 3 two family to R 4 multiple family for property at 1020 Ellis Blvd NW filed by B and L Investment Company The hearing notice is dated March 10 1967 and published March 18 1967 in the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
At Cedar Rapids City Hall on April 5 1967 the council will hear a request to rezone from R-1 to B-1 for lots 46 47 48 and 49 in Cooper Subdivision Edgewood Addition described as the N half of section 25 township 83 north range 8 west. Location 3401 E Avenue NW. Owner tenants Thomas L Gallagher and Charlotte C Gallagher may appear. Published March 15 1967.
On Sunday in April 1967 a public hearing is set to consider changing the zone from R-3 Two Family to R-4 Multiple Family and Special Permit for an office building. Petitioners are Charles A Thurston Velma A Thurston and Cherry Burrell Employees Credit Union as option holder. Property is Lot 1 and Lot 2 Block 42 James C Youngs Fifth Addition Cedar Rapids locating at Wilson Avenue and 8th Street SW. City Clerk Harold G Schafer notes the date March 15 1967 with publication March 18 1967.
State Soil Conservation Committee of Iowa issues notice of election for a commissioner in Linn County Soil Conservation District. Polling places include Marion First Methodist Banquet room. absentee ballots available from Cedar Rapids County Auditor. Voting occurs March 28 1967 between 6 and 8 PM with eligibility for landowners and operators within the district.
Gov. Hughes taps Gene Needles as acting Iowa Public Safety Commissioner after a legal vacancy ruling. Turner stated the post has been vacant since Feb 8 and Needles has lacked authority for 14 months. Needles assumed duties after an interim appointment following William Sueppel’s resignation.
North Mahaska Community school district officials face contempt of court jail terms as they move equipment from Barnes City and Lacey grade schools to New Sharon. Judge Harold J. Fleck convicted Caleb Hargis Dick Vanderwilt and Paul Rice for failing to close the Barnes City and Lacey schools per a prior order. Authorities paused committing papers until relocation was completed.
A K Stoutner, a Keota farmer, died in a Friday auto crash at Harding Arkansas while vacationing with his wife at Chero Kee Village. Details of the accident were not immediately known.
Local Cedar Rapids Ottumwa Davenport Rock Island LaCrosse Des Moines stations schedule a set of films games and news blocks for Saturday night. Highlights include Flipper Gunsmoke James Bond and Hollywood Palace with a mix of news weather and sports segments throughout the evening.
Georgia lawmakers completed action on a $24,500 annual pay raise for Governor Lester Maddox. The House approved the Senate version by 109 to 1, keeping the governor’s pay at $42,500, though he currently earns under $18,000.
Lewis Nasir of Warren is released from Southern Michigan prison after more than a year for an armed robbery he did not commit. Macomb County Judge Edward Gallagher ordered the release based on new evidence from Nasir’s attorney, police, and prosecutors. The real robber, who died in Detroit last year, had an accomplice who confessed after immunity. Nasir said he bears no bitterness and cites patience in justice.
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