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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1971
Page
4
New York investors favor a cautious approach as Phase 2 details loom. The Dow edged lower 7.89 to 293.91, amid weaker trading volume and mixed signals on labor response and federal controls. Westinghouse fell about 3 percent, White Consolidated gained or fell with 410 300 shares changing hands.
Plant delivered prices in Waterloo showed a steady hog market with 200 to 730 lb butchers at 19.25 to 13.75 dollars, packer sows 270 to 300 lbs at 16.50 to 17.00, and dressed meats noted in Des Moines area wire service copy.
Prices paid on no Cedar Rapids hog market Saturday were three lower. Friday's bulk deliv ered butchers 210 to 230 lbs commanded 19.25 to 19.75. Packing sows 300 lbs down ranged 16.50 to 17.00 with other weight tiers discounted per 10 lb increments.
Walter Galvin of the Iowa State Education Association said a Louisiana federal court decision allowing pay increases for teachers could impact Iowa. He noted Louisiana's continuing contract law resembles Iowa's, citing IRS memorandum evidence used in the Louisiana case about wage adjustments after layoffs.
Federal grand jury indicts 121 counts against 21 Polk county residents tied to a citizen band radio operator club Apollo for alleged FCC rule violations. Iowa Federation of Labor blasts Nixon wage price Phase 2 as window dressing citing questions about advisory council veto power over the wage board. Gregory Peck stars in Ty Kill A Mockingbird on TV.
Danielson ex-fte W, an amateur radio operator, is charged after a mishap on Second Avenue NE at 2 10am Saturday. He allegedly talked excessive distances using nicknames, drove northbound while signaling, struck a light pole, and used overheight antennas. Penalties include fines up to 10000 dollars or imprisonment or both.
Des Moines Senator John Tapscott announced his candidacy for the 1972 Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He urged a "people's campaign" focusing on the poor, elderly, minorities, and youth, calling for wide reform in health, education, and welfare and pledging open government, district hearings, and education as a right.
David P. Convey, 21, of 2040 Glass Road NE, was injured Friday when his car was struck by an Illinois Central train at Forty-second Street NE. The car was dragged 457 feet. Convey remained in fair condition with a fractured right shoulder at St. Luke’s Hospital. He was charged with failing to stop for a train signal.
A 23-year-old Iowa City man died Friday when his car collided head on with a soybean truck on U.S. 61, a quarter mile west of Davenport. The high speed car reportedly forced two trucks off the road before impact. The soybean truck was driven by Everett Ford of Walcott.
Norman Wesley Swearingen 21 of Tower Terrace killed in an automobile crash west of Walker Thursday ness. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Aster Memorial Chapel. He born July 30 1840 and moved to Marion in 1969. Survived by wife Donna Lée Rule, a son John Wesley, parents Mr. and Mrs. Norman Swearingen of Robins, siblings, grandmother and grandfather. Burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery. Casket not opened. Friends may call.
A page lists numerous congregations with pastors, service times, and Sunday school schedules. First Baptist at 2895 14th Ave hosts Rev. William Lars with worship at 1:30 and 7:30, Grace Baptist at 440 S 151st St features Rev. Don Martin and services 9:45 Sunday school, 10:50 and 7:20 worship, while St Josephs Catholic at 995 5th Ave outlines Mass times and school mass options. Other churches include Ascension Lutheran at 2210 Grand Ave with sermons Reverse Gear Faith and worship 8 and 10, First United Methodist at 1277 8th Ave, and First Presbyterian at 1100 Sth Ave with sermons and Sunday schools listed.
Iowa Masons urged to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment allowing prayers in public schools. Woodrow W. Morris, Grand Master of Masons in Iowa City, asks Masons to write Congressmen against the amendment, arguing it challenges separation of church and state and raises questions about who writes and approves prayers.
Washington AP The Veterans Administration ordered hospitals to admit immediately any eligible veteran seeking hospitalization for drug addiction as a medical emergency. The move expands access amid a program to open 32 new treatment centers, part of a sixfold increase in VA drug treatment facilities.
AP report states Jewell Butler 21 of Fort Worth Texas died in a head on collision on U S 51 north of Tonica Illinois Friday. The other driver Herbert Chults 43 director of the Livingston County vocational center at Pontiac Illinois also died in the crash.
Kirkwood Community College announces two neighborhood sewing classes on the northeast side. Beginning Wednesday at Park Towne apartments recreation center and Thursday at Five Sensors mobile home court, the eight week program runs 9 am to 11 am and 1 pm to 4 pm with beginner and intermediate levels. Instructor is Mrs. Jessie Romp. tuition is 15 dollars. For questions call the Kirkwood adult education office at 198-?548.
Des Moines AP reports Gov Rob Ray and state officials asked Atty Gen George Murray to meet with the U S Labor Department over a suit to require payment of federal minimum wage to workers at eight state institutions. The dispute centers on overtime eligibility and exact dollar amounts. Social Services says workers at the eight facilities are at least paid the federal minimum wage. Institutions named include Glenwood State Hospital School and Annie Wittenmyer Home among others.
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Liquor Commission will refuse renewals of state liquor licenses for fraternal clubs and other organizations with restrictive policies. Executive director Alvin C. Hayes Jr says the policy was agreed after six months of talks and will require clubs to prove they do not have white supremacist policies before renewal.
DES MOINES AP An Atlantic man Arthur R Friday of the Publishers News Co Inc was indicted by a US district court grand jury on charges of using the mails to circulate allegedly obscene magazines. Friday was charged with receiving from a California publisher four cartons of magazines deemed obscene lewd lascivious indecent filthy and rae The California publisher Erwin Gustav Lang of Pain Publishers in Los Angeles was charged with two counts of mailing the material to Friday.
Friday gunmen blew up a reservoir pumping station described as vital by a British army spokesman. A Belfast water commission official warned water supplies to West Belfast would be disrupted possibly for months with four housing areas housing several hundred people certain to be without water for days to come.
A two car crash near Waukon, Iowa, Friday killed Dorothy Greiner, 56, of Agency. Darrell Gramsford, 48, was the driver of the other car. Gary Bahr, 25, and Jennifer Bahr, 16, were hospitalized with injuries. The collision occurred on a blind corner near Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Johnson County Supervisor Robert Burns raised whether attending lavish dinners funded by suppliers at the annual county officials conference could violate the law. Attorney General Richard Turner said no violation appears likely and hospitality rooms have been a long practice since 1961, with critics arguing gifts could influence officials.
By mid morning Saturday Eastern Iowa officers registered for a two day Iowa Identification Officers Assn meeting at the Holiday Inn Cedar Rapids. R Kenneth Coppage spoke on police photography and on infra red and X ray methods from Eastman Kodak. The aim is to teach basic investigative procedures and help small departments establish identification bureaus.
Grain elevator workers who struck returned to work Saturday ending the court ordered stoppage. The strike tied up about 10 percent of grain shipments from Chicago.
Notice of taking bids for removal of trees along streets and alleys in Cedar Rapids city limits. Bids to be opened at City Clerk’s office on October 41st, 1982. Specifications require bid security, work specifications, and itemized costs. Public works panel will review bids for removal of 455 trees and related work.
Notice of appointment of administrator in Iowa estate, with details on creditors claims file with the county court. Names missing or garbled include executor Bernard Admutentar and potential heirs. Filing deadline and notice issued September 9, 1801, with instructions for creditors to present claims to the court.
Notice of probate for Grace Stewart Low deceased with will dated 1977. Patrick Court Guam? Notifies interested parties, appoints executors, and outlines requirements for claims, filing deadlines, and bond details. Includes notice to bidders for storage facility sale and related estate administration actions.
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