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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1966
Page
13
Markets were largely shut across the United States on Election Day with major securities and commodities exchanges closed or operating on reduced hours. Officials urged calm and noted light trading volumes as investors awaited results and policy cues.
USDA estimates Wed opens with 7,000 cattle 5,000 hogs 400 sheep. Hog receipts fall 25 to 75 cents a hundredweight. hogs steady to 75 cents lower in spots. Slaughter steers steady. lambs weak to 50 cents down. ewes steady. Typical hogs 200-280 pounds 18.50 to 21.50, steers 900-1,250 pounds 24.00 to 24.73, lambs 80-105 pounds 21.50 to 23.50.
Moderate trading with demand fair. butchers down up to 50 cents from mid session with sow prices mostly lower. Receipts estimated for Tuesday at 80,000 with weekly age totals near 95,000. Cattle markets show gains for steers and heifers in Sioux City and steady to weak trends in Omaha and Des Moines markets.
C R Markets report Cedar Rapids hog prices 25 cents lower on Tuesday with earlier Monday figures for 200 to 280 lb butchers at 19.50 to 19.75. Packers sows 300 lb and down bid 18.25 to 18.50. Price adjustments apply per weight and grade. Sheep and grain notes. lambs at 19.50 to 2.40 and various feeds with erratic OCR.
Marblehead Massachusetts AP reports Air National Guard Captain Edward Mansfield faced engine trouble on a training flight the day before his 40th birthday. He executed his second high altitude ejection in four years without injury, continuing his service record.
Noble Woods 39 is charged with two counts of assault with intent to commit murder. He was ordered to waive or demand a preliminary hearing by 9 am Thursday. Woods was arraigned before Judge Loren Hullinger Jr and jailed at Linn County. bond set at 5040 per count. Burns 21 and Portz 23 were injured at the Yankee Service Station on Mt. Vernon road SE. Burns struck by a pickup and tire iron while Portz was hit with a pop bottle. Both remained in fair condition at University Hospitals Iowa City.
Nissen Corp. of Cedar Rapids reported a 29 percent rise in net sales for the first six months of its fiscal year ending Sept. 30. Sales reached 1.7 million, up from 1.3 million last year, with net income at 152,098 versus 109,334. Per share earnings were 42 cents, up from 29 cents. Incoming orders were 31 percent higher, and the Sept. 30 backlog stood 20 percent above a year earlier.
General Motors directors declared a year end dividend of 1.50 per share for common stock. The payout brings 1966 total dividends to 4.55 per share, second to 1965’s record 5.25. Payment is Dec 10 to holders of record Nov 17, about 1,385,000 shareholders, totaling 28 million dollars.
Vincent Butz 59 of Watkins found dead at the wheel after his car left a county road southwest of Norway. Autopsy to be held in Cedar Rapids. Authorities uncertain if death resulted from the crash or a prior heart attack. Services set for Friday at St. Michael's Church Norway with rosary Thursday evening at the Brosh residence.
Ozark Air Lines has filed several applications with the Civil Aeronautics Board seeking new routes to Denver. Among the requests is a Denver to Omaha and Des Moines service with stops at Minneapolis Milwaukee and Chicago.
AP reports USDA live poultry wholesale prices steady for roasters 23 to 25 cents per pound and special red white rock fryers 18 to 20 cents. Potatoes show arrivals at 48, U S shipments 274, supplies moderate and demand fair with market steady. Washington Brussels carrots and Red River Valley round reds quoted at 3.76 and 2.85 to 2.90 per unit respectively.
Cedar Rapids United Air Lines station reports October gains over 1965 with gross business up 16.5 percent. Local manager C. C. McIntyre notes passenger boardings up 23 percent and inbound passengers up 19 percent. Air mail flat, air express down 10 percent. air freight up 14.5 percent. National figures show 1.3 billion revenue passenger miles and 1.8 million passengers, up 23 and 18 percent respectively.
Iowa City Mayor William Hubbard and City Manager Carsten Leik vold defended police actions after a Viet Nam protest march turned disruptive Saturday night. They attributed disorder to the late date and darkness while noting University of Iowa security and REACT volunteers on duty and stressing longstanding police reliability.
Lynn Potter vice chairman of the Iowa tax commission was listed in serious but not critical condition after a head on collision with a pickup near Saas Center. Potters injuries included a broken left leg two fractured ribs and facial lacerations. He is expected to be moved to Des Moines for further evaluation once the extent of injuries is clear.
Kaye Hite, 18, of 1816 Fourth Avenue SE, sustained neck and back injuries in a two car crash at Washington Avenue and Eighteenth Street SE. She was admitted to Mercy Hospital in good condition. Drivers were Kaye Hite and Janet Schmit, 19, of 1627 Second Avenue SE. Schmit charged with failing to control her vehicle.
Marion farmer Waldemar Krog, 62, died after a tractor overturn while filling a washout on his Krog farm northeast of Marion. Survivors include three sons, a daughter, and four grandchildren. Services at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Marion with burial at Cedar Memorial. memorials to the church fund encouraged.
Prime Minister John Vorster announced that President Swart plans to retire May 31, a year ahead of the scheduled date, in Pretoria.
A red Volkswagen caused an estimated $50 in damage to the first green at Ellis Park golf course. Greenskeeper David McLaud reported the incident, which occurred Friday night around 9 30 p m, with a dented fender noted on the car.
Duane K. Duncan, 23, Linn County jail inmate, was arrested Monday night on two charges after being released to seek employment. He received a 30 day extension to his 70 day sentence and faces potential contempt of court. Police found him intoxicated at A avenue and First street NW.
Police are holding a large amount of money found in Cedar Rapids loop area on Monday night. Detectives say the owner may recover it by accurately stating the total amount and denominations. The cash was rolled as if from a wallet and fell out.
After a heated session the Marion city council voted 4 to 2 to study the cost of trimming storm damaged trees and of removing Dutch elm disease trees. The measure directs Crivaro and Forester Van Camp to solicit proposals to determine actual costs while pursuing a broader five year tree trimming program. The vote reflected splits over funding, with proponents citing citywide elm disease impact and opponents noting tax and funding limits. The council also advanced paving plans for 1967 quarters, with total program cost around 435 800 dollars and road use tax and assessments funding portions. Further study will address assessment objections and a comprehensive urban renewal study with a hired consultant.
A Marion couple, Mr and Mrs William Huntoon of 18 Eighth Avenue, were injured Monday in an auto crash near Kirksville Missouri. Mrs Huntoon listed in poor condition at Laughlin hospital with head injuries and lacerations. her husband suffered head lacerations.
Arlan's Department Stores opens its sixth Iowa unit in Cedar Rapids at 4501 First Avenue SE. The 80 000 square foot store with two acres of parking features modern design and 80 plus departments. Opening ceremonies start at 9 30 a m with Cedar Rapids officials and Arlan's New York executives attending.
Earl B Phillips 57 of 938 Fifteenth Avenue SW escaped injury when her car was struck by a train at Crandiee tracks on Eighth Avenue SW Monday at 6 10 p m She was fined 10 and costs after municipal court Tuesday for disobeying a railroad flagman warning The 1963 model car damage was estimated at 300
Ronald C. Berry, 19, of Route One Springville received a 30 day suspended jail sentence Monday after a charge of failing to make an accident report. Police said Berry failed to file a report after his auto was involved in an accident in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue SE on Aug 1.
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