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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1969
Page
3
NEW YORK AP The stock market ended the week with declines outpacing advances more than 2 to 1 as experts cited rising prime rates and weak market sentiment. The Dow fell to 949.26 with about 58 million shares traded, while traders noted cautious appetite and persistent rate fears weighing on equities.
Prices paid on the Cedar Rapids hog market Friday were listed, with figures showing a rise of around 25 cents in certain weight categories and a note of bidding activity across handled lots. Market participants tracked by local reports observed steady demand and moderate competition for finishing hogs.
Legal notices publish multiple public hearing announcements with dates and locations. Readers are informed of hearings on property assessments, subdivision plans, street widenings, and development considerations in areas around Cedar Rapids, Greene and Council Bluffs additions, and North side streets. Names, dates, and parcel descriptions vary. notices include call times and contact points for attendance.
The text details probate proceedings in Linn County Iowa concerning Gerald E Marrinaton and others, listing real estate and lots, executor appointment, debt notices, and sale terms. It references dates around November and December, a court in Cedar Rapids, and actions including sale of property, potential hearings, and notices to heirs and creditors.
DES MOINES AP reports a Nixon aide says Vice President Spiro Agnew's hard hitting address on Viet Nam and other topics was drafted in the White House. Clark Mollenhall, deputy counsel, says the speech represented White House concern about media fairness and public exposure.
Fire department bans were lowered and tourists boarded the retired liner Queen Elizabeth. Hollywood Fire Chief John Gerkin said inspectors reported favorable safety conditions after he had closed the ship because it did not meet strict standards.
Iowa county attorneys at a Roosevelt hotel conference push back on plans to abolish the office. Attorney General Turner’s aide Ben Callison says no such objective exists while outlining a district attorney system with four year terms, $11 000 salary, and new powers. Debate centers on preserving civil jurisdiction for county offices and potential wiretap law parity with federal rules.
Marion police reported no accidents overnight after the season's first snowstorm. Streets remained slick into early Saturday as public services salted and plowed. The city’s churches and religious groups announced altered service times with sermons and worship adjusted for the storm conditions.
The Cedar Rapids propxisal group votes to strengthen the conference work program and retain time for recreation during the Lake Okoboji summer session. A member warns against creating a strictly working conference that county boards might oppose as for enjoyment only. County attorneys are allowed to attend the Okoboji event and later Iowa Michigan game in Iowa City.
Polk County District Judge Jane Devele of Des Moines says turmoil over law enforcement is a chance for reform. He urges revising Iowa's lower court system to magistrate-style handling, noting over 90 percent of citizens interact with courts in lower courts and calling for trained judges.
Des Moines AP report: at Oakdale State Security Hospital a guard tower and electronic warning system are planned after a prisoner escape last month. Nolazi Bilandson, state welfare director, says not every wing will get a tower but electronic lights, buzzer warnings, and improved patient supervision are being installed.
David Victor Harris, husband of folk singer Joan Baer, denied parole from a federal prison camp at Safford Ariz where he serves an indeterminate three year maximum for refused induction into the armed forces. Parole Board chairman George J Reed offered no reason for the denial and scheduled a future hearing in June.
Cedar Rapids Public Library to stay open three hours every Sunday through December 44 with circulation in operation and staff on duty to assist visitors. Kenwood branch also to operate same hours. A referendum on issuing 2.9 million dollars in bonds for a new library and a west side branch is set for December 1.
An Army helicopter was hijacked by a U.S. serviceman from the 101st Airborne in Kunpoint Monday and pursued to a refueling landing south of Da Nang where he was captured. A spokesman said the hijacker was shot and wounded during capture at the base.
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