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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1970
Page
17
Prices paid in the Cedar Rapids bog market rose Tuesday with traders noting higher bids and wider activity. Early gains supported by firmer demand and stable supply, as buyers and sellers eyed nearby futures and seasonal factors shaping the market.
NEW YORK AP report notes mixed early action on the market with a late uplift on trade. Dow Jones edging higher after a rate cut sparked some optimism, while uncertainty kept gains limited amid activity in Memorex and other issues.
The Iowa Air Pollution Control Commission remained deadlocked on admissible radiation and fluoride levels. After 4 to 4 votes the panel will follow Atomic Energy Commission guidelines and a public hearing is planned for January to discuss air pollution standards and debate proposed limits. Members present included Shaler McLeod Trausler Culver Jebena Reeve Roekr Savery Campbell. absent was Carl D. Smith.
Fort Dodge plant Cargill Inc soybean mill is sold to Felco Land O Lakes for an undisclosed sum. Felco will retain 44 employees and use the facility to expand soybean production and better serve farmer owners in a 10 county area.
Four Cedar Rapids men entered guilty pleas in Linn County district court on varied charges. George E. Yates, 20, admitted breaking and entering and received a sentence to county jail plus a $100 fine. Stephan L. Stickley, 21, pled guilty to a reduced larceny in the nighttime of goods under 20, with prior thefts cited. Lanny E. Nowotny, 27, pleaded to breaking and entering tied to a southwest Cedar Rapids warehouse burglary and was placed on probation with sentencing set later. Robert W. Wit Jr., 24, pled guilty to false altering of a check related to a no-account check. Rudy L. Papakee, 21, was sentenced to not more than 10 years for robbery, with concurrent terms.
Chicago AP reports heavy liquidation and profit taking sent nearby soybeans futures down ten cents on Tuesday. Old crop soybeans closed at the limit, with deferred options lower by about 3 percent. corn, wheat, and oats futures also declined as traders weighed supply and demand signals.
Vatican officials urged certain teaching of atheism and Marxism to candidates for the priesthood while signaling limits to dialogue with communism. They framed the stance as necessary to understand the modern world yet warned that dialog with the communist world is conditional and political, not a path to truth.
A terse AP summary notes wholesale onion and citrus offerings in New York markets on Thursday. Traders report fluctuating demand and uneven price movement as commodities, including produce staples, face shifting buyer interest amid uncertain conditions.
Linn County supervisors set lower speed limits near the new Squaw Creek school in Cedar Rapids. Mt Vernon Road from west of the school to Highway 13 drops to 45 mph and the gravel road west of the school from Mt Vernon Road north about 730 feet to 5 mph. County Attorney William Faches approved travel to attend the National District Attorneys Assn conference in Hawaii in March, citing his long membership and previous lack of opportunity.
Two Sun Mart stores in Cedar Rapids area will close after business Wednesday. Lloyd Skiter of Nash Finch Co confirms closures at Mt Vernon Road and Twenty fourth Street and 2300 Johnson Avenue NW due to low productivity. Rumors of Warehouse Market at Sixteenth Avenue SW also cite possible closure. some employees have termination notices dated December 46.
Frank E B Kramer 31 of Marion route two was arrested by Linn County Sheriff deputies on a warrant for failure to support a minor. The charge under the contributing to the delinquency of a child law. Kramer held in county jail on $500 bond.
Gary D. Knoke, 28, pleaded guilty in Minfinn district court to a reduced charge of larceny in the beating and robbery of a blind Cedar Rapids man, Lloyd J. Hilleshiem. Judge Ansel Chapman ordered a pre sentence study and set sentencing for Dec. 28 with possible penalties up to five years or up to one year in jail, plus a possible fine up to 1000 dollars. Police said Hilleshiem was robbed of 32 dollars on June 3, 1989, after being beaten with his cane, suffering a broken nose and head wounds requiring 19 stitches. Two arrests followed as Three Arrested of Minors in Tavern were taken into custody at the Brown Derby tavern. Billed: Jack J. Baker, 19, Richard L. Randall, 18, and Timothy J. Callahan, 18. Each posted 30 dollar bonds.
Cedar Rapids man Raymond G. Wisniewski, 43, denied a fourth bid to cut his prison term after being convicted of passing a forged treasury check. Judge Edward J. McManus previously reduced his federal term to five years and ordered it run concurrently with a 25 year Linn County robbery sentence. The latest motion failed for missing the 120 day federal deadline and was not filed properly.
Davenport based Lee Enterprises reported record operating revenues of 34.64 million for the year ended Sept 3 1970, up from 31.94 million, with net earnings of 2.03 million or 1.55 per share. The company operates 14 newspapers three TV stations and five radio outlets across eight states.
Arlan Becker 33 and wife Judy 28, Atkins and Della Orange 32, were charged with larceny on Monday for taking a suede coat and hat from Arlan’s home at 4501 Sigst Avenue SM valued at 51.99. Becker and Judy posted $500 bonds and were released. Orange remained held pending arraignment Tuesday.
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