McGovern Introduces Bill to Reform Grain Futures Market
Senator George McGovern proposes a sweeping reform creating a five member independent Commodity Exchange Commission to regulate futures trading for farm commodities. The measure targets loosening self rule of exchanges, cites $268.3 billion in futures since last June, and aims to restore regulatory capability amid trader and farmer concerns.
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Washington
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Commodity Exchange Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commerce and Agriculture
Commodity Exchange Authority
CEA
SEC
Capitol
House
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
House Select Small Business Committee
Justice Department
Kansas City Board of Trade
Congress
Neal Smith
D Lown
Agnew Works on Resignation Speech After Resignation
Spiro Agnew spent his first day in private life drafting a speech addressing his forced resignation as vice president. He sought to explain his innocence amid broader corruption allegations, while awaiting a forum for his personal accounting to the public.
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Washington
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
W. Roy Pollard
Randallstown
Pollard
Atty. Gen. Richardson
Maryland
Justice Department
White House
Gerald Warren
Seal Coating and Cleaning Sunday On Loop Bridges
The First Second and Third avenue bridges will close at times Sunday for cleaning and seal coating. At least two bridges will stay open, and no parking will be allowed after 2 a.m. Cars on the bridges after that time will be towed. Work runs from First street E to First street W and should finish around 3 p.m. Sand will remain on bridges about a week to cure.
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Second
Third Avenue
Public Works
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
First Street
Callies Jailed on Charges of Kidnap and Rape
Kevin Callies twenty two of 126 Twenty first avenue SW was arrested early Friday on charges of rape and kidnapping. He was held in Linn county jail in lieu of twenty thousand dollar bond. The arrest followed an allegation that he forced an eighteen year old girl into his car near Blairs Ferry road and North Towne court NE then drove toward Palo and raped her early Thursday. The girl was later returned home and notified police Thursday night.
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Kevin Callies
Twenty-first Avenue
Linn County
Callies
Blairs Ferry Road
North Townecourt
Palo
Petska Named Traffic League Board Chairman
Richard Petska director of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau was named chairman of the Iowa Industrial Traffic League board of directors at the annual meeting in Marshalltown. Bob Wood traffic manager at Iowa Manufacturing was elected as a board member. The league unites traffic managers and agency representatives across Iowa.
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Richard Petska
Cedar Rapids
Juvenile Charged With Forgery Over Checks In Cedar Rapids
A 17 year old boy was arrested Thursday on forgery charges for cashing numerous checks totaling 340 dollars at Cedar Rapids stores. He was processed by the youth bureau and referred to a probation officer.
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Cedar Rapids
Youth Bureau
Cedar Rapids Unions Fail Tax Exemption Challenge
Linn district court Judge John Hyland ruled that two Cedar Rapids labor hall properties, the former Teamsters hall at 5110 J street SW and the IBEW hall at 270 Blairs Ferry road NE, do not qualify for property tax exemption as nonprofit institutions. The decision noted lack of charter evidence and the need for strict interpretation of tax laws showing public benefit.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn District Court
John Hyland
Teamsters Hall
J Street
IBEW
Blairs Ferry Road
District Court
Board of Review
LaBarge Pleads Guilty in Cedar Rapids Breakins and Thefts
Roger Del LaBarge 24 of Cedar Rapids pled guilty in Linn district court to breaking and entering and four counts of larceny. He faced charges connected to a coin theft of $5,000 to $8,000 and five other thefts totaling $3,390, with sentencing set for October 26. He was in custody on $20,000 bond and being treated for drug withdrawal.
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Roger del LaBarge
Linn
Cedar Rapids
LaBarge
Former Tenants Win Damages Over Cedarwood Trace Apartment
A Linn district court jury awarded Francis E. and Joan Cockroft of Louisville, Kentucky, $2,973.90 in damages from Kassuba Development Corp for carpet damage, invasion of privacy, and stolen heirlooms at Cedarwood Trace apartments 2010 Glassroad NE. The plaintiffs sought $870.90 for carpet damage, $350 for privacy invasion, $453 for stolen heirlooms, and $1,300 in punitive damages.
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Cedarwood Trace Apartments
Glassroad
Linn District Court
Lawrence David Wolfe
Gerald E. Clinton
David C. Ott
Russell W. Hamilton
Phyliss M. Hooper
Thomas M. Cours
Patricia A. Dirris
Cedar Rapids
Kay L. Hendrix
Coggan
Rae E. Denny
Springville
Kathryn M. Robertson
Greg A. Grant
James R. Kilkenny
Marton
Charges Against Three Dismissed
Three defendants Kevin Northway Roger Reader and Clark White had charges of possession of a controlled substance dismissed after preliminary hearings in magistrate court. The alleged incident involved marijuana possession on Sept. 24 in Marion and surrounding areas.
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Kevin Northway
Fifteenth Avenue
Marion
Roger Reader
Boiling Street
Clark White
Route Two
Considering bonds for seniors income and tax-free options
Readers ask if bonds rise when stocks fall and compare discount bonds to current yields. Advice notes Dayton Power and Light 1984 bonds offer around 4.9 percent current yield vs ~8 percent yield to maturity. high coupon quality bonds may maximize income. Tax-free bonds may suit certain brackets, but taxable high-grade bonds can offer better after-tax returns. Sam Shulsky answers readers with practical guidance on retirement planning and writing for column replies.
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Central Illinois Public Service
Consumers Power
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
Dayton Power and Light
Michigan Bell
Shuisky
Sam Shulsky
Gazette
Youth Gets 15 Years For Stennis Shooting
John Marshall aged 22 was given a 15 year sentence in a federal youth corrections center for his role in the robbery and shooting of Senator John Stennis ten months earlier. Judge Joseph C Waddy imposed the term under the Youth Corrections Act permitting release on rehabilitation.
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Washington
UPI
John Marshall
John Stennis
D-Miss
Joseph C. Waddy
Naples Residents Draw Water From Sewers After German Damage
Naples residents faced a water crisis as German forces wrecked the city’s water system before retreating prompting use of the sewer system for basic water intake.
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Naples
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