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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1967
Page
7
New York stocks end Friday mixed with blue chip gains lifting averages while losses outnumber gains overall. Trading was active but below the prior two days, with Tenneco leading on volume after a large block. Chicago livestock prices show varied quot s across cattle hogs and cows amid fluctuating demand.
Davenport reports coordinated CAP rescue mission after air force gear goes missing from a plane. More than 400 CAP members statewide joined the drill with Eastern Iowa units at Davenport and Atlantic airports. Senior officers led air and ground teams, cadets supported nonhazardous duties, and plans centered on aircraft tracking, fuel and mission timing.
Feb that 1 May July Fronzen pork bellies trading data appears with Friday quotations. Open high low and prev sales figures are listed with prices around 32 dollars and volumes. The fragment shows buy and sell quotes including estimated ranges and notable figures from Lamson Bros.
C R Markets reports Cedar Rapids hog prices Saturday steady. Friday delivered hogs 200-230 lbs fetch 18.75 to 19.10. Packing sows 300 lbs down range 17.75 to 18.00. Butchers lighter by weight incur 25c off per 10 lbs. other weight-based discounts apply up to 400 and 500 lbs. above 500 lbs 1.00 off. Lambs 85-110 lbs at 21.00 to 22.00. good to choice 20.00 to 21.00. old sheep 3.00 to 5.00. Eggs various, delivered. Poultry prices listed. Wool and grain figures included.
USDA AP dispatch from Des Moines notes a slow carrot meat trade in the Midwest with live cattle prices mostly steady but some declines. Steers 400-800 lbs traded around 43.00 to 143.50, 800-900 lbs at 43.00, heavier steers mixed. cows and canners ranged down to 19.75 to 36.00 with utilities around 35.25 for some cuts.
Two 14 year old Cedar Rapids youths were arrested Friday evening for stealing a car. Officers said a car was reported parked at a dead end on Fourteenth avenue SE and two youths were seen running from it. A suspect vehicle matching the description was found and stopped, the stolen auto identified, and the youths were taken to the station then turned over to their parents.
Eastern Iowa tenth and eleventh graders who took part in Coe College Upward Bound this summer return to campus Saturday for the first in a series of follow-up sessions this fall and winter. Dr. Paul Uhlinger notes Saturday sessions will cover writing math sociology group counseling art drama and newspaper production.
Hoffa is described as well behaved by prison officials with no major incidents. He reportedly uses church time to talk with former Teamsters official Anthony Provenzano. His appeals for a new jury tampering trial and Chicago fraud case have repeatedly failed.
Burglars broke into The Home Run cafe at 1200 Fifth Street SE between 12 30 a m and 4 10 pm on Friday. Entry was gained by prying the lock and hasp from the front door. The pool table and the juke box were damaged and $60 to $70 in change was stolen.
Miami AP reports Julian Bond, the African American who won a court order seating him in the Georgia legislature, said Friday night he may drift away from his former commitment to non violence citing frustrations and Nashville influenced tensions.
Iowa City authorities reported the death of Jack Harold Campbell aged 68 found by neighbors in bed at his south Iowa City residence on Friday evening. Officials say he died of natural causes and the body was cremated.
In Saigon the ruling military junta dismissed four generals and a colonel for corruption and inefficiency, the first stage of a broader army purge. Buddhist leaders warned of non-violent struggle to topple Thieu and Ky, challenging U.S. hopes for national unity amid opposition among dissidents and rival factions.
The Rev E L Brandt announces farewell sermon at St Pauls Lutheran with services at 8 and 10 30 am and plans to move to Columbus Indiana. Bonnie May Otto funeral at Murdoch chapel 10 30 am with burial at St Josephs Catholic. Obituary notes, house guests, and church schedules appear for multiple congregations including Bethe Baptist Grace Baptist First Baptist and others with sermons guest speakers and worship times.
The board of regents will discuss tuition and funding needs at the November meeting as they prepare to present budget requests to the legislature. Some members want a minimum funding level stated, while others argue against further hikes. University of Iowa President Bowen cautions against quick changes given political and economic effects.
Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik said the entire Indonesian embassy staff in Peking was ordered to move to Hong Kong after China refused exit permits. He cited lack of guaranteed security and safety for staff while insisting Indonesia does not seek to break relations with Red China.
Abie Nathan, a self-appointed Israeli peace seeker, announced plans to sail a radio-equipped ship into the blocked Suez Canal and broadcast programs aimed at possible understanding between Israel and Arab nations.
Eleven residents report finding envelopes with $2 to $10 in mailboxes windshields or doorsteps. Each note reads Today may be your lucky day and Good luck in the future. Police chief Haun says no investigation, just watching the odd gifts.
Police Chief Patrick J. McCarney promotes Sgt Kenneth L Stock to captain effective today. Stock will supervise the meter department on the 7 am to 3 pm shift, replacing retiring Captain Donald Purvis due to a heart condition. The department adds two patrolmen, Robert Sitka and Ronald Fort, while manpower rises to 29 from 33 with Douglas Freeman resigning Sept 30 to move to Del Rio.
Donna Marie Lenox, 22, of Cedar Rapids, was hospitalized in fair condition after a 4 a.m. crash on highway 6, three miles east of Marengo. The car left the road in fog, hit a farm fence. driver Carl A. Martin, 29, was uninjured and charged with no operator's license and loss of vehicle control. Eugene Smith, who lives nearby, helped transport them to Marengo hospital.
Albert City AP reports Charles Albert Haake aged 71 editor of the Sac Sun in Sac City died in a crash when his car struck a hog truck two miles southwest of here at the junction of Iowa 18 and a county road. Haake was killed Friday.
The Iowa City park and recreation commission recommended the city council accept the Drake Scandia Co combined low bid of 199 218 for the pool and bathhouse at Mercer park. It urged using unallocated reserves from the federal land acquisition grant to widen the shallow end by 30 feet at a cost of 5 400 as an alternate. It also favored replacing face brick with underwater pool lights to balance the alternate savings.
SAN FRANCISCO AP reports city health director Dr Ellis Sox warns hepatitis and venereal disease carried by Haight Ashbury hippies may spread to college campuses nationwide as youths seek summer jobs in college kitchens.
Washington reports the United States rejected a protest alleging that American ships violated Algerian territorial waters in September. No further details provided.
In Johnson county district court on Friday, Carl Eugene Hobbs 18 Cedar Rapids and Michael Jackson 17 Des Moines pled guilty to a June 22 larceny of a motor vehicle. Judge Clair Hamilton sentenced both to up to 10 years at Anamosa. Jackson credited for time served, Hobbs to parole for three years. A third youth remains jailed. Also charged with breaking and entering a service station. Two others pled guilty to drunk driving charges A W Klinkhammer 70 West Branch and Richard B DeVine 25 314 South Governor were fined 300 each and barred from renewing licenses for 60 days.
Attorneys for the City of Coralville filed a second petition in Johnson County district court seeking affirmation of annexation south of the Rock Island railroad tracks. The move follows an April 19 1966 election approving involuntary annexation for the area, which is part of a larger region Iowa City voters also approved that day. A district court hearing on Iowa City's annexation petition is to begin Monday morning.
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