Market News Little Change After Indicator Surge
New York prices held steady as the government index of leading economic indicators jumped 4.2 percent in April. The Dow Jones average slid to 816.68 by midafternoon with mixed gains and losses, while Du Pont and Union Carbide fell and Occidental Petroleum led a broad rally.
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New York Stock Exchange
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Union Carbide Sed
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Amex
Grain Quotations and Meat Prices Mixed in Des Moines Notice
A garbled market page lists grain quotations and meat prices with figures for beef pork and other products. It mentions Des Moines and various numbers, with references to Maher and Lamson Brothers and a senior citizen buses notice.
Beans Lead Grain Gains Amid Mixed CBOT Trade
Chicago reports soybeans rose up to 6 cents a bushel with profit taking trimming early gains. Wheat fell about 4 cents while corn and oats showed irregular moves. July soybeans at 5.02, corn 2.8834, wheat 3.06, oats 1.54, with prices noted for No 2 wheats, corn, and oats in a volatile session.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids hog market mixed prices for 210 to 230 pound hogs
The Cedar Rapids hog market reports Wednesday bulk prices for 210 to 240 pound butchers at 45.90 to 48.28 with sows around 40.50 to 41.40. Prices decline for heavier hogs and lighter weights, with packers and country points showing reductions and discounts by weight. Thursday receipts are estimated at 65,000 with activity described as fairly active and demand good.
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Cedar Rapids
Lowe Hogs Movies
Usda
Lowa
Minnesota
U.S
Joliet
UPI
Hilgher
Oti Merken
Webster City
Central Tor Wil
Lawar
Market News Reports Steady Prices and Spotty Demand for Poultry
Des Moines reports prices unchanged with spotty trading and moderate demand for poultry. Commercial product prices range with various grades and weights noted. cattle and hog markets show mixed moves across Omaha Joliet Webster City and Sioux City stockyards with steady to lower tendencies.
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Des Moines
Bes Moines
Raportet
County Board trims bid for emergency center project
Buchanan county supervisors will cut the general contract bid for the county emergency operations building to 5185 0) after voters approved a bond issue last June. The Youngblut Construction Co. of Washburn had the low bid of 192000 for the courthouse addition housing police sheriffs and civil defence. Bids were let twice and exceeded the approved amount, with informal deviations possible to reduce total by about 6100. In New York AP reports prices on eggs and other commodities, while Washington and Florida prices for potatoes and whites show market activity. The Senate foreign relations committee urged stronger economic aid to the Far East to counter Soviet tactics.
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Buchannan County
Youngblut Constructon Co
Washburn
Buchanan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Woman Escapes Rape Attempt Near Cedar Rapids Park
A 22 year old Cedar Rapids woman reported a man with a claimed knife tried to rape her on First Avenue SE near Van Vechten park. She escaped unharmed after being driven to the park area. Police logged the 4 58 pm report and noted it was the second sex assault in two days.
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First Avenue SE
Wallace LaPeters
News Mafia
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Avenue
Cains Household Items and Guns Reported Stolen
Ben Rutley of 308 Eighteenth Street SE reported items stolen from his home including a coin collection worth 930 dollars and guns plus household goods valued at 1640 dollars. The theft also included an Adin Chunler television set valued at 2100 dollars a blender and digital clocks. Missing guns were a 12 gauge single shot shotgun a 16 gauge bolt action shotgun a 30-30 lever action rifle and a 22 caliber revolver with assorted values listed.
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Ben Rutley
Eighteenth Street
Rutley
McCord Paroled After Four Months in Prison Camp
Allenwood Pa AP James McCord the first Wat ergate conspirator to cooperate in the government investigation that led to Richard Nixon resignation began parole at the federal prison camp near Allenwood. He had not served a full term, was moved from Lewisburg and released after less than five months of a five year sentence.
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James McCord
Richard Nixon
McCord
Lewisburg Federal Pendentary
Marijuana Plane Crashes With Two Killed In Tennessee
In Rockwood near Rockwood Municipal airport a Lockheed Lodestar crashed on takeoff early Thursday carrying at least one ton of marijuana. Two women died in the wreckage and 800 pounds or more were recovered from the burning fuselage.
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Byrge
Roane County
Kucera Guilty On Marijuana Delivery Charge in Linn County
Gerald David Kucera of Fairfax was found guilty by a Linn County jury of delivering drugs. The jury verdict came after a trial that began Tuesday, with sentencing scheduled for June 23. The case involved alleged sale of two pounds of marijuana to a police officer.
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Gerald David Kucera
Fairfx
Linn District Court
Kucera
FDA proposes ban on zirconium antiperspirants
The FDA proposed removing several antiperspirant sprays containing zirconium from the market after a public-comment period. The panel found little consumer benefit and possible lung risks from long term use, naming brands Sure, Secret, and Art XX from Procter & Gamble and Carter-Wallace.
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Washington
UPI
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Cedar Rapids Detective Recovers Stolen Bike Case
Cedar Rapids Detective Darwin Ammeter spotted a familiar bicycle Wednesday and traced it to a home. Rodney R. Hrdlicka, 20, of 717 Elfs Boulevard NW, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property.
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Darwin Ammeter
Wong
Darwin
Trinity Lutherant School
Seventh Avenue
Ammeter
Rodney R. Hrdlicka
Elfs Boulevard
Buttery Inmate Slips Out of Jail
Bridgeport Connecticut AP reports a high security jail escape as inmate Bella Kraiger, 2, allegedly covered with butter and slipped through security windows. She faced murder charges for the September 6 killing of Elizabeth Seeley. The incident marks the first escape from the new state jail.
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Conn
Richard Tadioni
Bella Kraiger
Elizabeth Seeley
Blouin Attacks Federal Failure In Farm Bill
Iowa Congressman Michael Blouin charged that federal foes failed to fulfill the 1970 farm bill pledge for a fair rural urban balance. He cited impoundments, funding gaps, and poor leadership at the Agriculture Department, calling rural programs largely ineffective or unimplemented.
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Washington
Iowa
Michael Blouin
America
Department of Agriculture
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Government to Direct Deposit Social Security Payments
The U S plan directs August rollout of a nationwide program to send social security payments directly to banks or financial institutions. The system will be voluntary with recipient authorization and aims to reach 40 percent participation by 1980.
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Georgia
Florida
Treasury Department
Lester Plumly
Alreet
Plumly
Des Moines Grain Firm License Suspended by Commerce Commission
Des Moines and Vinton based Midwest Grain Co. Inc. had its grain license suspended by the commerce commission over alleged failures to pay for grain under the state grain dealers law. The case cites requirements for maintaining checking or savings accounts and government check listing for payments.
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Own Commerce Commission
Midwest Grain Co., Inc
Des Moines and
Vinton
Fone
Three Appear in Linn District Court
Phillip Henry Fellers, 22, of AY Tower Terrace, Marion, received a deferred sentence for breaking and entering at Jerry's Back Room on Jan 10. Robert Cage, 24, of Ti Ninth Avenue SE, pleaded guilty to a Dec 9 1974 larceny and faces sentencing July 16. John Stephen Stoko, address unknown, is ordered to serve a five year penitentiary term for larceny from Nov 8 1973 after probation violations.
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AY Tower Terrace
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