Market Slips Slightly Amid Active Friday Trading
New York stocks eased modestly in active session with blue chips down slightly though advances edged declines. Trading volume dipped by about 750000 shares to 9.7 million. Amphenol led gainers with more than two points, while Marquardt fluctuated on news of Liquidonics Industries’ interest in acquisition. General Motors rose about half a point and Ford declined similarly.
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New York
Marquardt
Liquidonics Industries
General Motors
Ford
American Stock Exchange
Cedar Rapids Market Headlines Hold Steady Prices
C R Markets price ex Cedar Rapids show steady tone. Friday bulk cattle delivered to butchers 200 to 230 lbs sold at 18.25 to 18.50. Packing sows 300 lbs and under priced 17.25 to 17.50. Butchers and packers discounts apply for heavier weights across grades.
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Chicago Livestock Chicago
Sons
DES Moines
USDA
Cedar Rapids
DRESSED MEATS Market Mixed Across Midwest
AP report from Des Moines notes slow Friday cane trade with Iowa and nearby areas. Steer beef mostly steady to 50 lower, heifer beef 50 lower, cover beef uneven. best lu ger and choice cuts around 41.50 to 42.08, other prices shown near 40 to 42 dollars.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Thoice
New B 52 Wing Into Viet War
The 99th bomber wing based at Westover Air Force Base has been reassigned to the Western Pacific to lead long distance bombing over Vietnam with B 52 Stratofortress aircraft and 2,400 personnel. It will join the 4,133rd bomber wing conducting raids and return to Westover after its tour.
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Westover
IR Base
Mass
Western Pacific
U.S
Vietnam
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Equitable Life Grants Aid to Four Iowa Liberal Arts Colleges
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U S distributed 172 education grants this year totaling 220000 dollars to four Iowa liberal arts institutions Coe College Cornell College Drake University and Grinnell College. Unrestricted 1000 dollar awards were approved by an advisory committee of prominent educators and the board.
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Iowa
Equitable Life Assurance Society
U.S
James F. Oates, Jr
Coe College
Cornell College
Drake Ye Silty
Grinnell College
Beard
Guest at Motel Skips Bill and Steals TV Set
A motel guest at Holiday Inn fled Friday with a $135 TV set, towels, and a shower curtain. The room had been rented to a man giving a Minneapolis address and he also left without paying the rental. Hotel manager Charles M. Pfar reported the theft to officers.
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Holiday Inn
Charles M. Pfar
Minneapolis
Youth Accused of Concealing Weapon Arrested After Route 80 Crash
A 17-year-old Cedar Rapids youth was arrested by deputies on charges of possession of a concealed weapon and a minor involved. The incident occurred Friday on Route 80 when a single vehicle crash injured seven southbound passengers. The suspect was jailed to await juvenile authorities.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
Satur
Ellsworth
Iowa
Falls
Iowa City
River Road
Two Injured In Accidents In Mt Vernon and SW
Two people were injured in separate Friday afternoon accidents. A three vehicle pile up at First avenue east injured Ruby Besler and involved Benietta Hoeppner who was charged with failure to stop in an assured clear distance. Viola Rittmer was treated for neck injuries after a two car crash at First street and Third avenue SW. Leota Bain was charged with failure to have vehicle under control after a separate eastbound car ran out of control at Twenty-seventh street NE and Third avenue.
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First Avenue East
Ruby L. Besler
Mt. Vernon
Benietta J. Hoeppner
H Avenue NW
Hoeppner
William R. Cherry
Country Club Parkway
Bester
Carl J. Bester
Iofficers
First Street
Third Avenue
Donald Steuber
Havencourt
Steuber
Leota T. Bain
Twenty-seventh Street
Steuber Auto
Leota Bain
Edith Storm Ranking Lost by Tropical System
Tropical storm Edith weakened to a tropical low over the Caribbean after crossing the Leeward Islands. The system brought gale gusts and up to two inches of rain to Dominica and Guadeloupe with possible flooding but no expected casualties, according to forecaster Arnold Sugg of the Miami hurricane center.
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Miami
UPI
Edith
Leeward Islands
Caribbean
Dominica
Guadeloupe
Arnold Sugg
National Hurricane Center
Emerson elementary school addition bids approved by Marion board
Low bidders for general mechanical and electrical work were approved at a Marion Independent school district meeting. Morehead Construction Co. Cedar Rapids bid 44582 for general work Tom Bowker & Son Cedar Rapids bid 15535 for mechanical Cedar Rapids Electrical Supply bid 5328 for electrical. Total exceeded estimates by about 10000. Architects Keifer and Associates to review and refine bids. No objectors at 7 45 p m hearing. Bids opened 8 p m. Five bids each for general and mechanical and eight for electrical. Project adds multi purpose room PE and special services space plus extra storage.
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Emerson
Marion Independent School Board
Morehead Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Tom Bowker & Son, Inc
Local Churches Adorn Marion County Sunday Schedule
A listing of area churches with service times and pastors including Marion Churches Bethel Baptist First Baptist Grace Baptist St Joseph Catholic Christian Ascension Lutheran Lutheran Church of the Resurrection St Pauls Lutheran Free Methodist First Methodist Prairie Chapel First Presbyterian Reformed Presbyterian Church of God Seventh Day United Seventh Day Brethren and more.
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Bethel Baptist
BGC
1000Th Ave
Speaker
Donald Juck
First Baptist
14Th Ave
Lawrence B. Sprankle
Grace Baptist
15Th
Ralph EB. Ryal
St. Joseph’s Catholic
5Th Ave
William H. Blessington
James J. McBride
Mark McGovern
Christian
McGowan Blvd
Peter M. Morgan
Christian Reformed
7Th Ave
Robert Delager
Ascension Lutheran
Grand Ave
Roger W. Peterson
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
18Th Ave
Landis O. Gross
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Missouri Synod
W. E. Eckhardt
Roland Krekeler
Free Methodist
Ronald W. Miers
First Methodist
Lloyd C. Kellams
Prairie Chapel
North
Clyde C. Scott
First Presbyterian
Jean P. Hayter
Reformed Presbyterian
Robert B. Mel Cracken
Church of God
W. J. Kuryluk
United Seventh Day Brethren
2Nd Ave
W. Allen Bond
Johnsons Offer Faces Mixed Reception Across Capitol
President Johnson urged a bombing halt in exchange for talks but Hanoi rejected the terms while lawmakers split. Senator Hartke urged unconditional halt and Vietnam withdrawal, and other officials supported or questioned the plan as public details emerged.
Four Hurt in Chelsea Area Two Car Crash
Four persons were injured in a two car crash near Chelsea at about 5:20 p m Friday. The Bracy family of Chelsea and Duane C Popish of Hartwick were hospitalized at Marengo with back injuries facial cuts and minor injuries. Town Patrolman Jim Driscoll investigated.
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Chelsea
Marengo
David Bracy
David, Jr
Duane C. Popish
Hartwick
Bracy
Popesh
Jim Driscoll
Burglars Take $365 From Thunderbird Lounge
Thief(s) busted into the Thunderbird Lounge at 85 Center Point Road NE between 2:55 and 5:50 am Saturday. Entry gained via north side storm door window. padlock on the door jam was twisted off. Coin boxes on the juke box and pool table pried open. cash register coins and about $175 in miscellaneous change taken.
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Thunderbird
Center Point Road
Sine Kalell
Kalell
Culver Proposes Five Year Grants to Ease Nurse Shortage
Congressman John C. Culver introduced a bill to aid hospital diploma schools of nursing with a five year grant program based on enrollment. The measure aims to reduce training deficits raise resources control tuition and address a projected nationwide nurse shortage.
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John C. Culver
Surgeon General
Culver
Congress
Pickets Call on Romney To Quit
Governor Romney faced ten young pickets in Pittsburgh urging him to withdraw from the Republican presidential race. The demonstrators, self described as conservative Young Americans for Freedom, pressed Romney to let his party choose a candidate who can win.
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George Romney
Young Americans For
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Italy
Vietnam
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Fisher
Dent
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Brotherhood
Romney
America
Ranj
Local civic leader Mr. Fisher dies. long service mayoral roles noted
Mr. Fisher, president of the Rotary club here and a planning and zoning board member, served as justice of the peace since 1960. Born June 2, 1893, he leaves six children in Illinois Georgia Wisconsin and Cedar Rapids. Services are arranged at Hrabak Funeral Home.
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Fisher
Rotary Club
Planning and Zoning Board
Paul
Rochelle
Ill
Dorothy Briscoe
Monroe
Robert
Mason City
Teresa Tesar
Antigo
Wis
Barbara Fisher
Catherine Weaver
Cedar Rapids
Hrabak
Pipeline Blast in Wales Suspected Welsh Nationalist Attack
A water pipeline to Liverpool was blown up on Saturday near Llanrhajadr ym Moch Nant Wales. Police probe whether militant Welsh nationalists carried out the attack.
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Llanrhajadr - YM - Mochnant
Wales
Liverpool
Green Dominates Fall Leaf Show in Iowa Hills
In northeast Iowa the fall color show features abundant green foliage contrasting with reds and yellows this weekend. The display is described as real pretty with sumacs glowing bright along base hills and a mix of yellow and red amid the green.
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McGregor
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Man Arrested For False Uttering
A Cedar Rapids man, Ralph E. Swallom, 45, of 162 Kenmore Street NE, was arrested at 12:05 a.m. Saturday on charges of false uttering of a check. He was held in the city jail on a $110 bond. Swallom uttered five no-account checks totaling $60,36.
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Cedar Rapids
Ralph E. Swallom
Kenmore Street
Swallom
New Iowa School Budget Review Unit Might Force Mergers
Des Moines Iowa. The 1967 legislature created a new school budget review committee with power to withhold state aid from districts spending above the state per pupil average. The panel may push consolidation, especially among smaller districts, as it weighs program value and local tax effects while determining allowable expenditures and future aid.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Paul Johnston
Johnston
Garst
Marvin
Selden, Jr
Harold
Hughes
Charles Davis
Newton
Harry Helgeson
Lake Mills
Selden
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Chicken Found Riding Under Hood on I 80 Near Des Moines
J R Hudson heard a strange noise while driving toward Des Moines on Interstate 80 after a Town City football game. He opened the hood to discover a white chicken snug in the fender well behind a headlight and continued home with the pullet.
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Des Moines
J. R. Hudson
Town City
Hudson
Big Hog Loss in Farm Fire Near Worthington
About 20 hogs perished when a 72 by 124 foot stock barn at the Gilbert Fortman farm east of Worthington burned at about 4 p.m. The blaze destroyed hay and oats in large quantities and damaged the farm residence. Firemen from Cascade Dyersville and Worthington fought the flames. cause unknown.
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Worthington
Gilbert Fortman
Here
Fortman
Cascade
Dyersville
Iowa Banker Charged With Embezzlement
SIOUX CITY AP The assistant vice president of First National bank Gene R Bishop faced five federal counts of embezzling funds He appeared before U S Commissioner Wilford M Forker and was released on 2000 bond A preliminary hearing is set for Oct 26 Bank President Joe Grant said Bishop admitted a $113000 appropriation but charges cite $8900 in embezzlement DYSART Five youths were injured in a auto crash two miles north of town Ronald Cashen 18 Independence and Wayne Butters 16 Jesup in fair condition at Scholtz hospital Waterloo The three others were treated and released also CH 9 Saturday night double feature Crisis on KCRG TV
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First National Bank
Gene. R
Jake” Bishop
U.S
Wilford M. Forker
Joe Grant
Bishop
Dysart
Here
Ronald Cashen
Independence
Wayne Butters
Jesup
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
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