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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1971
Page
6
New York AP reports a modest stock advance on Friday with the Dow Jones up 5.11 to 906.22 on light volume of about 150 million shares. Analysts call the gain a technical rebound amid cautious trading and notes President Nixon’s Phase 2 plan may have “teeth” while aviation, chemicals, rubber and auto sectors rose.
Waterloo market notes show buyers paying for 200 to 220 pound hogs at 18.00 to 18.59 dollars with butchers at 18.00 to 18.59. Packing sow bids ranged 15.50 to 5.600 dollars for 270 to 400 pound hogs. Plant delivered prices in Waterloo matched country buying points.
Fragmented OCR snippet shows scattered market terms and prices for pork and beef, with figures like 0.50 and 1.60 amid garbled words. Mentions Postville, beef, pork, and a column likely detailing local commodity prices and notes.
Prices paid on Saturday at the Cedar Rapids hog market were steady. Friday’s figures show bulk country and plant delivered butchers 210 to 220 pounds priced 18.50 to 18.75, packing sows 300 pounds down 15.75 to 16.25, and adjustments apply for heavier weights and weight grades through 500 plus pounds.
Connecticut urged federal review of possible dangerous corrosion in 193 Chevrolet frames and asked 1963 Chevrolet owners to inspect their vehicles. Governor Meakill sent a letter to the Transportation Secretary proposing a safety check after a survey found 10 of 173 Chevrolets with seriously rotted frames.
Two International Harvester dealers Missouri Valley Farm Equipment and Neleo Co Council Bluffs sue in Nevada district court seeking injunction to avoid testifying before a Story county grand jury. They also seek to block production of business books and records amid alleged price fixing by IH dealers. The grand jury has met daily since September vetting price rise schemes allegedly benefiting dealers over parent company pricing. District judge not expected until Monday. suits challenge Story county jurisdiction due to distance from southwest Iowa locations.
Floren Dipaglia, 4, a noted amateur golfer from Des Moines area, was sentenced in Union County to 12 to 15 years in state prison on armed robbery and attempted killing a policeman charges. Judge W. William Cibuono also fined him $10,000. Dipaglia’s lawyer sought insanity, citing a three hour jury deliberation. The jury convicted him on five counts including armed robbery and assault with intent to kill at Irene Marques residence in Springfield, New Jersey, on September 1, 1969. Police said he tried to shoot Lt. Thomas Kennedy at the scene but the gun misfired.
The National Education Association says mixed rulings and repeated boilerplate releases cloud how teacher salaries fit into the Nixon era wage freeze. NEA counsel Robert Chanin and President-elect Catherine Barrett say they will seek a court ruling to prevent government interference with local boards approving raises under existing rulings.
Des Moines AP Bolton, 33, former head of the Iowa commerce commission utilities division, says he will not appeal his dismissal. He faced charges of incompetency and inefficiency and said appealing would bring further publicity to the commission and its activities. He did not agree with the chairman’s charges but stated the chairman must be satisfied with his employees' actions.
Linn County Cancer Crusade totals reach a record 81 487 with 41 487 raised by the Linn chapter and a 4 000 donation from Collins Radio employer funds to the Margaret and Howard Hall Radiation Center. Dr L Robert Martin warns funding shifts toward research goals may expand ACS education duties.
Patrick J. Connolly, 71, of Anamosa, jailed Friday for impersonating an officer. posted 500 bond and released. Authorities say Connolly claimed deputy status on two occasions, produced badges, and was not a real special deputy per Jones County sheriff.
The Rev. Jack Garner of Dallas will lecture nightly at 7 30 at Grace Baptist Church 40 South Fifteenth Marion. Garner trained at the University of Corpus Christi and Baptist Evangelistic Schools of Texas. He heads Beacon Street Baptist Church Dallas and founded the Gospel Tracts Fellowship a printing ministry sending Gospel Tracts free Bible courses and open convert materials nationwide and to other countries.
Marion police investigate eight cases of vandalism at two Linnwood Acres model homes at 2905 Seventh Street and 2935 Eighth Street. City officials discuss a proposed moratorium on new construction due to inadequate drainage and flood-related issues affecting property rights and development.
Kirkwood Community College superintendent Dr Selby Ballantyne criticizes a state board of regents report comparing tuition costs. He says Kirkwood’s $375 annual fee for a 36 week year is misrepresented as $540, and asserts universities raised tuition while Kirkwood remains low. Ballantyne calls the regents’ analysis inaccurate and says officials refused to send a fusion report.
Public records reveal a probate of the estate of a deceased individual with notices to creditors and claimants. A public hearing is scheduled to consider the will and related requests, with deadlines for filing claims and responses by interested parties.
Sandra Werndt greets patrons at Wilson Beauty Salon inviting inquiries and visits. Contact 377-0550 for appointments or information about services offered. Established local business emphasizing personal care and community presence.
Multiple churches list Sunday schools and worship times across Marion area. Denominations include Baptist First and Grave, Catholic St Joseph, Lutheran Ascension and Resurrection, Methodist First United and Prairie Creek, Presbyterian First, and others. Times vary by location with services from morning to evening and accompanying sermon topics where given.
A Polk County district court judge issued a temporary injunction barring the sale bureau of adult corrections from enforcing a ban on work release prisoner passes. The order allows trips away from release sites during off hours with a responsible person, pending a hearing next Friday. The bureau, led by Nolan Ellandson, had ended the pass policy a week earlier by administrative decision, a suit filed by Des Moines attorney and State Senator Lee Gaudineer alleges.
IOWA FALLS Af Darrell Ubben 24 of Aplington was killed and two other young men injured early Saturday in an auto accident on US 63 east of here Douglas Neymeyer IV of Aplington and Russell Janssen of Ackley were injured Neymeyer taken to Mercy hospital Des Moines in serious condition Janssen hospitalized in Iowa Falls
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