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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1969
Page
6
New York stocks closed Friday with a moderate, broad gain in heavy trading of more than 12 million shares. The Dow Jones average rose to 806.96, while the NYSE index gained about 0.32 points to 1,691, with 446 more gainers than losers and 28 new yearly highs. Chicago hogs and Des Moines cattle figures accompany a busy commodities segment in this market wrap.
A fragmentary market report cites frozen pork gallies and dressed meats with prices and weights. It references Friday events, regional markets in Iowa and Chicago, and grain notes including No. 2 corn and yellow soybeans with quoted bids.
Prices paid on the Cera Hap Ids hogs market Saturday were steady with bulk deliveries and butchers weighing 200 to 230 pounds at 25.00 to 28.28 dollars. Packing sows 300 pounds down were 23.51 to 23.76, with weight-based discounts for larger hogs. Cattle prices show mixed figures across prime steers, cows, and calves, with some declines noted and wholesale ranges listed.
A terse market report notes limited bids and uncertain demand for apples and dairy amid scattered buy offers. Prices and volumes remain uneven with suppliers cautious.
The Apollo 12 crew has chosen the names Yankee Clipper and Intrepid for the command and lunar modules. Cmdr. Conrad and his team aim for Nov. 14 launch with 32 hours on the lunar surface including two excursions to collect rocks and deploy experiments. A color TV camera will be aboard for surface activities.
Louis Althof, 19, of Marquette was listed in fair condition at Mercy hospital after a crash Friday at 3 14 p m Authorities said his car was struck by another vehicle carrying Lyle Clark and Louis Spiker of Prairie du Chien The Wisconsin car swerved to avoid another vehicle and struck Althofs car Clark and Spiker were in serious condition at General hospital in this city
The state board of regents accepted the resignation of J. B. Page, vice-president for graduate studies at Iowa State University, effective June 10, with regrets. Page will become an official with the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Mrs. Bockelmann and three older children were injured in the two-car crash that killed Ronald Bockelmann, 30, and injured Ronald Lingle, 15, near Battle Creek on a rural county road nine miles north of here.
Notice and details of probate of will in the Estate of Rell Fing, appointment of William H. Collins as executor, creditor claims, and instructions for filing claims by law. Court and date references included with public notice of letters testamentary and estate administration.
MAR DEL PLATA Argentina AP Italian expert Pompeo Magno warned congress of the International Astronautical Federation that television could become a tool of ideological invasion by 1985. He said private viewers with satellite links could receive Moscow Peking and other programs directly, bypassing ground stations and national control, threatening international law norms and advertising systems.
Davenport police say James Rosenbaum, 71, was killed when his car was struck by one of five racing vehicles early Saturday. The other driver, John Graham, 29, was treated and released. Warren Moses faces speeding and reckless driving charges and posted bond.
Iowa authorities search for two women who fled Thursday evening from the women's reformatory at Rockwell City. Jane Sherman, 33, sentenced for larceny of a vehicle, escaped for the ninth time and has five additional years added for past escapes. Barbara Cleppe, 20, sentenced for breaking and entering, fled from the village area.
Marion Christian church hosts a union service marking its fifth anniversary with two worship sessions at 9 and 11 a.m. Dr. T Dwight E Stevenson of Lexington Theological Seminary will speak. Congregations from Noelridge First and Cedar Christian of Cedar Rapids join Marion Christian. Laymen lead aditional services at nearby churches as part of a broader Laymen's Sunday observance.
A federal judge ruled Utahs 1965 petition for a national constitutional convention invalid and void, blocking the drive alongside 32 other states. Judge Willis Rill er Tyday said the resolution was malapportioned and not legally binding, ending the push for a convention not yet two thirds of states supported.
A dense OCR slate shows diverse services including tree trimming and removal, roofing, painting, plumbing, wiring, concrete work, and cleaning, plus help wanted listings for babysitting, nursing, and general labor. Numerous business names and phone numbers appear, reflecting a crowded classified page of contractor ads and job offers.
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