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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1969
Page
13
Prices on the Cedar Rapids hog market Saturday were steady to 25 cents lower. Friday bids for country and plant delivered butchers 200 to 230 pounds ranged from 20.25 to 20.75 dollars. Packing sows 300 pounds and down sold 18.50 to 18.75 dollars, with price cuts for heavier weights and higher grades.
Lewis Craven an 18 year old of 609 Ninth avenue SE was found unconscious from exposure after being struck in the neck by a stranger near Alburnett while hitchhiking to visit a friend. He was treated at St Luke's hospital in fair condition. Police report Craven left Cedar Rapids Friday evening and rode in a car to Robins where another stranger stopped and assaulted him before fleeing.
Craven was found Saturday after an unclear sequence starting Friday night when temperatures reached 8 degrees. Linn deputies said he wore only a light jacket and could not recall what happened after he came to. He walked some distance before appearing at the Walton farm. deputies will reinterview Craven once he recuperates.
Iowa Senate Majority Floor Leader David Stanley said the 62nd general assembly would adjourn on April 23 or shortly after. He criticized Democrat Frommell for delaying tactics, noted past long sessions, and warned of possible night sessions only if needed. He praised smoother recent appropriations process and predicted faster work with potential overtime but no guaranteed late hours.
Port on two tome auctions March 27 reports cattle numbers and price ranges. Slaughter cows weak while feeder cattle and calves stay steady to weak with active trade and good demand. Feeder pigs and calves show steady trade with varied per head and per hundredweight prices across weight classes through U.S. 1 2 categories.
AP report from Des Moines notes a Friday USDA crop meat trade with Iowa and nearby areas. Steer and heifer beef mostly steady in a limited market while some cow beef prices slip. Boxed loin and seedless belly prices vary, with references to steers, heifers, cows, and lower canner and cutter values.
Final arguments begin Monday in the murder trial of Glenn Lucas a 47 year old Reno businessman charged with killing two Wyoming men The judge will instruct the jury after last remarks and deliberations could start Monday afternoon Prosecution dates place the killings in late August 1967 with defense witnesses questioning the death timing.
Cub Scouts Pack 33 presented awards at Cleveland school on Thursday listing recipients Michael Mc Sweeney Tom Utt Joe Gunzen hauser Jim Covington Tod Al Steve Busher Bryce Richmond Ackerman Roger Whited Michael Elam Jerry Covington Steve Busher Bryce Richmond Michael Magee Brad King Bill Haughenbury Jim Hunt Greg Penn Doug Hollan Ken Berzin ski Gregg Marling Mike Fisher Craig Schuh David Jacobson Robert Hill Ricky Grimm and Ken Samek. Pack 13 awarded at Fillmore school include Tracy Knake Danny Brown David King Gerald McFatridge Tim and Mike Collins Jeri Wieneke Brian Saunders Tom Newcomb Richard and Eugene McIntosh Martin Carlton Peter Parker Dennis Mills Duane Mueller Scott Vyskocil Danny LaRose.
Raymond Stewart Tanner, 33, was sentenced to 1 to 14 years for beating and raping a housewife. Judge Maurice Leader rejected the claim that an extra Y chromosome determines behavior, recommending Atascadero state hospital for study of the alleged genetic factor. Tanner said he would appeal.
Four California privates were sentenced Friday to prison terms from nine months to six years for mutiny in a sitdown protest with 23 others at the Presidio stockade on October 14. Dodd, Swanson, Hayes receive dishonorable discharges. Yost gets a bad conduct discharge. All lose pay and are reduced in rank as reviews proceed through military channels.
Three Garnaville area men were fined 200 dollars and costs each for lewdness. Two others received suspended 60 day jail terms at hard labor. Carl Stickfort 20 Robert Tauke 19 Gene Egelseder 19 were fined. Michael McLane 21 and Michael Berns 21 got hard labor then one year probation. Lillian Voss faces trial April 29 in Clayton district court on aiding and abetting lewdness.
The newlywed game airs on KCRG-TV 9 at 7:00 PM this Saturday with color broadcasts and lighthearted surprises for the audience.
Monday marks a national day of mourning for former President Eisenhower with long closures and tributes. Federal buildings will close. mail delivery stops. Broadway shows and other events pause for silence. Basketball and baseball playoff plans include memorials. schools close for Easter and Passover. a Republican fundraiser is delayed.
Marion firefighters rushed to the Milwaukee Railroad right of way on the city’s east edge Friday afternoon after railroad workers burned old ties. The blaze apparently drew a call that the fire was not attended. Also listed are local church notices and community group updates.
Montgomery Clift headlines a Channel 9 movie night airing Freud this Saturday at 9 30 PM. The television showcase highlights Clift in a leading role with the film set to intrigue viewers.
Sebahattin Ozen, 28, was rescued by Greek royal navy frogmen after four days trapped in the hold of the Turkish motorship Aycan which capsized off Pylos during a storm. The 1,300-ton vessel sank with 19 crew. Ozen was the sole survivor found when divers cut a hole in the hull as the ship was towed to port.
AP report from Hinton states Ronald Schindel 17, a local youth, died early Saturday when a vehicle crash occurred on a blacktop road southeast of Plym outh county town.
The tenth anniversary Eastern Iowa Science Fair, opening Saturday in Coe College Moray Eby Fieldhouse, features elaborate models and lab setups exploring current problems from water pollution and traffic effects to ESP and music impact. Public viewing runs 9 to 9, with Sunday hours 1 to 5 and an awards ceremony at 4.
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