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Iowa City Press-Citizen from Iowa City, Iowa • 14

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n.f if n.r Dfsvnnan Iowa City Press-Citizen-: Friday, July 6, 1956 By Jimmy Hath They'll Do It Every Time Prague Reports Smashing of Plot Against Regime I i' pasoline with which ti ond rhare- irels or gasonne wim wmcn pay of were in the pay or inev atmed to commit their arson," 7 and "liquidated in a single day." It added that in capturing two of the leading plotters there was gunfire in which a security policeman was killed. The story of the plot was published in Prace, official organ of the Czechoslovak trade unions. The article was titled "day by day in combat against enemies of the state." It also related the capture of various other alleged Mrs. Ethel Schenk Is Recent Visitor In Hudachek Home SOyTH PRAIRIE Mrs. Ar- luui; jnuuiiiwHcn.

nau no guwvw last week her mother. Mrs. Ethel business people --Schenk. and her sister, Miss rmv officers. It Hs7ei Srhonif vnh nf Riverside.

Recent guests at the home of Miss Vera Cawiezill was Miss Minona Dehart whose home is at Keosauqua, butwhq has been teaching severaryears at Duranligyrity police. He charged the urftti Mica unai thoir instrufc with Miss Cawiezill, WZr-T SPjjfTtrr OT- IMt-TJ 5VS-PICTt. Uc. WORLD IICHTS IStllVIDL Ponder Oil Price Increase On West Coast Area Developing Shortage Despite Heavy Production By SAM DAWSON SAN FRANCISCO UP) High-'er prices for oil, a curb on imports of foreign oil, a fear that industry is growing faster, than its supply pf fuel these proo-lems, or bogies, seem in sharper focus here than east of the Rockies." That is because the west coast, although a major oil producer, is an even greater consumer of i oil products. Just looK at tneir crowded highways, or at the new factories them.

And through the barrier of the Continental -Divide grows ever stronger in the breasts otTexans, Oklahom-ans and other oilmen -on the eastern slopes. California oil producers." are sharply dividedwthe wisdom of raising. oil prices. Some, notably the smaller ones with interests concentrated-)-. IJ1 kllia.

om squeeze between the rising' costs of operations and the fixed price of oil. They, also urge tnat since California must import oil to make up the shortage, there will be little consumer resistance to raised prices. AGAINST THIS, T. S. Petersen, president of Standard Oil Co.

of California, contends that a price rise now would be unwise and unjustified in the face of a growing surplus of oil -reserves in' the nation and the "world. California Standard takes a-world wide view, perhaps be-tause it produces-oil both in the United States and in Canada, South America and the Middle East. Speaking of the Weit Coast situation specifically, Petersen points out that a price rise here would invite more competition from natural gas, and make it more profitable for east of the Rockies producers to bring oil in here, in competition. This, he contends, would defeat the very thing the price-hikers would be seeking. The Midcontinent producers, especially the independents without foreign oil sources of their own, t-eager to enter this market and more of their products move in this direction each rear.

The independents in particular pound away at the importation of foreign oil. a at 25 to 60 to to ed that all fen and other "imperial- American ist intelligence services, actions No were from dates of these given. teleDhone Vienna, the editor of Prace said "We only now received information of the plot from our secur- rShe "believed" the inci-dent ourred in 1953, but did not know why it would have been kept secret so long. imei! said the gang which inttPrt to fire Prankrac Czechoslovakia's biggest prison h. ntoVirtji of the capital and seize the radio and post of fice nearer the center of town v- iA was composed of lorrne i ma nt hnw many were not state involved but said the leader was a man named JiraseK.

Afroi'Xl of the plot WAS attributed tormajoiLOfjttH! tions from abroad and that their object was to "create -provoca tions." "These dreamers," the police maior reiatea, -pianneu iu.oci. 1 fire to the prison and seize the radio station and post ouice. They wore armed. Fart-01 we gang met at a ran station near Pankrac prison to. wait, for a truck which was to deliver bar- Doors Open 1:15 P.

M. First Show 1:30 P.M. HOW! "ENDS MONDAY" remarkabla True spy story ISNEY IKMNKOWM i is wot! n-ACi" tjri HOMETOWN F4V-. ORITE, COMMITS M4VHEM ATROCIOUS i 4SS4ULT HIS OPFONEMT-AHO HIS R4NS IN THE GAME" "Them the OTHEf? GUY LAHDS ONEj ON THE BELT wow that's. DlFFERENTi Ft-tf) TIP OF THE i H4TL0 H4T 1 faJOMK M.f, BEBMUB4 Butcher Hogs ClosTLo'wer CHICAGO UP) (I'SDA) Ejtl-matd salable liTiock nrriptt for are SOO cattle; 20 hogi and no aheep.

CHICAGO putdier hogs and sows sola steady to zo cents lower closing at the full decline. MstSti-o-2-eHd" butchers were taken at $16.25 to $16.75 with few lots at $17.00 and 60 head $17.25, the top. Steers and heifera were called steady to weak in the cattle aection. where salable receipts totaled only 500. A few sales ft low choice ateera were made at $18.00 to J2U.5U.

s.l.hle ton S.IWO: moderately ac tive and steady to 25 lower on batch, era and sows through later trado and close slow: mostly lower on both classes: bulk No. 1 3 200-240 lb. butchers 16.25-16.75: head mostly 200 Ih, sorted lor weipht and rrade 17.25; larger lots sows around 425 lb. and lighter 13.00-14.75. Salable cattle 500; salable calves 100: steers and heifers alow steady weak with Thursday's- low utilitv nd commercial steady i weak? bulls fully steady; vealers strong to 1.00 liigner; lew saies gooa low choice steers 1,150 lb.

down 18.00-20.00; some good to low choiee heifrs and mixed yearlings 17.50-19.75; utility and commercial cows 10 utility ana commercial bulls 14.00-16 .50: good and choice vealers 1S.00-22.00: load ol choice 433 lb. stock steer calves 20.00. Salable sheep 500: all classes steady-, good to prime spring lambs 22.50-26.00. interior Market BES MOTKES UPI (LSDA Ac tual receipts at Iowa and aouthern Minnesota packing plants and important concentration yards and buying, stations: Thursday 41 000; estimated receipts today It 000; week ago a9.500; year ago 38,000. Moderately active, mtea sieaay to he lrtwe.

instaneo 9S nff on sows: 16 220-240. 16.05-16.75 240- 270. 35 270-300. 14.70-15.80: TsdO-m 14.40-15.30: 14 50: Sows: 270-3fi0. 14.65-15.10 300- Cedar Rapid's Hogs CEDAR RAPIDS VP) USDA Hegs: Butchers: 160-170.

13.00: 170-18a 14 00: 180-190. 15.00: 190-200, 16.00 200-210, 16.25: 210-220. 16.25; 220-230, 16.25: 2'i0-240, 16.05 240-250. 15.85 250-260, 15.65: '260-270. 15.45; 270-280.

15.25 280-290, 15.05f 290-300, 14.SS: 300310, 14.60 310-320, 14.60; X20-330V 14.60; 3.T0-340; 13.90; 34TI-S50. 13.90; 350-360," 13,90: Rows: 270-300, 14.65 300-3'i0, 14.40: 330-360, 13.90; 360-400. 13.15; '400-450, 12.40 450-500, 11.65; 600-550, 10.90. Produce Market I CHICAGO OP BtKtor ftcadyi wholesale buying feJ Attend Wedding Mr. and Mrs.

Arthur Huda-chek, Marie, Linda and Elaine, attended the wedding and the reception for. Miss Ruth Stieglitz of Iowa City and Gaylyn Hotz. son of Mr. and MrsrAdolph Hotz of near Iowa City. The ceremony was at the Zion Lutheran church in Iowa City at 7 p.m., Wednes day, June 27..

Larry Steen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steen of Washing ton, spent a week at the home of Ifis grandparents while his parents and brother, Tommy spent the week at Lake Oko- boji on a business and pleasure trip. Mr; and Mrs. Hudachek and" daughters spent a few days at Clear Lake recently on a busi ness and vacation trip, July 8 Moose Duck Club Conesville, Iowa 8:30 to 11:30 Jerry Fronek and His Dude Ranchers July 14 Lone Tree, Iowa at the Circle Inn for the Music Auxiliary Grains Turn After Rise CHICAGO UPl Grains turned irregular late in the session today after climbing slowly upward through out tne morning.

Wheat closed i-l lower. July S2.051;. corn H-Ti lower, July oats -lH higher, July rye lower to higher," July soybeans H-IH higher. July and lard 10 to 13 rents- a hundred pounds higher, July Grain Table CHICAGO day: UP) final grams to- Trei; lose High 2.0r, Wheat Jly Hvo Low 2.05's 2.0S!i 2.12.',i 2 14 2.11 Close 2 03 '4. 2.08 2.13 2.1 4 'i Dec Mar .1.48 .2.155, 1.49'i 1 4S 1.36k2 1.40k May Cora Jly Sen 1.48'i 1.47 1.35 1.38", 1.48; 1.47-1 Deo .1.36 Mar Oats Soybeans Jly 2.76'i S-p Nov 2 45 Jan Mar 2.51'i 2.8H 2.57 2 47'i 2.51 2.53'-S 2.76'i 2 544 2 45 2 49', 2.52 S.77 2 2.46-4 2.53 Cash Grain CHICAGO W.

Wheat: Na, 1 red 2.07--4-08. No. 1 hu 2.08. rn So. 1 yellow 1.56'k.

Oats: No. 1 extra heavy white 74-V No. 4 extra heavy white 72'i. Soybeans No. 1 yellow track Cln- eacro 2.82U, sample grade yellow 1 2.82'i.

i I Soybean oil 12; sovbean meal. 56.50-57.00. I Barley nominal: Halting 1.30-40, 1 feed I h'ti KX KM 1 J3i 74'. 7.1 74 Mar 755, 75 75 75. jiy'f 124 121 1 1 Sep 1.26 1.24', i.25u Dec 129'r 1.28 1.29 i Mar 1-314 1.30'.i 1.30-V fjW i- I VJ 5 FytH jrirtii J' Jim IJm 'rjHm iiVVUil I (Tf4 The plotters carried papers sketching their planned actions but were captured at the rail station before they could reach the prison, the police major re-lated.

One was caught with two revolvers in his coat pockets. Another threw up ms hands, and surrendered. A third plotter, a woman, fiied a shot to escape arrest, "THERE WAS A brief panic, the newspaper related, "during which the leader, Jirasek, was able to escape. But Jirasek was later trapped ui nis nome. ihis affray there was shooting ln which 30-year-old security policeman was Killed.

race arun.10 mosc dramatic of a series of plot stories which have beep appear ing with increasing frequency in the Czechoslovak press, espec ially, since last weeks Poznan revolt, The Czech Commumst regime has charged American-paid agents have been infiltrating the country in increasing' num. bers, some coming in by balloon and others jswimming the Danube as frogmen, trying to stir revolt ana execute saootage. These reports have been panied by calls for intensified vigilance by the people. Doors Open 1:15 P.M. STARTS "ENDS MONDAY" THRILLS andl CHILLS rv Frank PUS, THE BRAWLING STORT OF THE L18TY MISMSS1FPI- Yvonne'De Carlo "RIYER LADY" ENGAGEMENT EXTENDED POSITIVELY ENDS SATURDAY I LAKCASTIR CURTIS iOUCERIGIDA I ClNMiScop pi.rx roi.ow cartoon BI'KNV ABI" LATE ilfcWS-" JEXTIRE XEW SHOW SUIiDAY She is for ME blood says take her' if 1 THE WEST COAST Barraw and gilts: 160-180, u-hinh Rtaio im rl1R.B0: 1S0-200.

15.25-16.65 200-220, Stocks Make-Continued Gains Today NEW YORK (JP) The stock market made it three straight today with a moderate advance led -by aircratsancLchemicals. Leading stocks ended the ses sion with gains of. fractions to around two points. A few gains extended beyond that range The Associated Press average of 60 stocks rose $1.30 to $185.50, with the industrials up $2.20, the rails $1.00 and the utilities 30 cents. Volume totaled 2,180,000 shares compared with 2,240,000 Thursday.

Closing quotations: Allied Ch 114 'i Mont Ward 41 Am-can Central 37-j. Pennev 97' Phillips Pet 103 49'i Radio Cp 42 Sears RoeB Sincl Oil 66h Std Oil (Ind)50 -Std Oil (XJl 58r Stud Pack 7'i Swift Co Texas Co 65'i Union Pac. 172 Unit Air 39 IT Rubber 51 Steel SS'i Wilson Co 15'i WTooIworth 47 ATI ISl'i Am Tob 79 'i Anaconda Bendix 53''. Beth Stl IWi Chrysler 64 Corn Prod 294 IJeere DuPont 218Ji Ford Mot 58 Gen Elec 6Hi Gen Mot 46. Goodyr.

Int Harv 38 Ia-Ill fr 31 'J Krejce 2SU Maytag 29 'i lowa City Markets (Furnished by the Johnson County Creamery of Iowa City. Quotations below are subject to chanee without notice.) Errs, Grade A. EKgs, Grade 8f Hens, over 0 lbs. Hens, 4 lbs. or under Hens, Leghorns Cocks British Giving Up Two Bases on Ceylon LONDON JPh-Britain agreed today -to-give up the naval base at Trincomalee and her air base at Katunayake on Ceylon.

The Ceylonese have agreed, however, to continue to provide "certain facilities" for British forces in the vital Far East area. Prime Minister Eden's office said that in return Britain would help Ceylon develop and expand her armed forcesT HER ONLY i', Swisher Pavilion Every Sat. Might 7 al" UUI TOSH Oweii Cau for ReervaUons 1 1 I many parucipanis its great growth in population andj VIENNA, Austria (JB A Prague newspaper report-ed today that Czechoslovak Communist security police smashed a plot to set fife to Prague's big Pankrac prison and seize the radio station and central post The newspaper report said the armed plotters were captured John Hiners Of Oakdale Visit in East OAKDALK Mr. and Mrs. John Hiner spent a three weeks' vacation driving to Niagara Falls, Canada, the New England States, New York City, Washington, D.

C. and Virginia. JamesJSpear of Chicago was a week-end guest in his parents' home. Mr. and Mrs.

Lowell-Rasnftis- sen have re turned from a two weeks' fishing trip-in norttiern Minnesota. "Howard A. Burton at1 Cedar Rapids who is a navy inspector in a Cedar Rapids plant, greatly enjoys giving informal concerts on the organ and singing for; patients in hospitals. He gave such a concert Friday evening. After being "introduced by Mrs.

Libbie Melsha, he asked the audience to stand while "he played "America." The patients' council had in advance collected requests from bid patients. Many were played, also a group of old-time waltzes and some popular numbers. Mrs. Burton and Carl Howljhd, the nephew -of Dr. and D.

R. Webb, accompanied Mr. Burton to Oakdale and were dinner guests the Webb home. Patients' council at Oakdale for July andAugust isf President," Glen Speelman, Monroe; vice president, Mary Nichols, Exua; secretary, Mildred Mervin, Waterloo; patients' representatives, Peter Parker, Charles City, Patricia Brlnker-hoff, Sioux City. Cedar Rapids, Iowa AIR CONDITIONED TONITE OBIG1NAL GINf.TIAI OVESALL DANCE Het In Vientern winc KENNY HOFER and-His Midwesternera SATURDAY "Mr.

Pemonnlltv" CARROLL BAKER ft His Piano btage, Radio Recording Stirs i tEJTH -JOANNE WOODWARD EXDS TODAY, "GUIS and DOLLS" 1 ZZm I Wu.g. jjitw. M.40-M.85 13.90-14.50; demand for oil products. Pfoauc- 13.15-13.90; 12.40-tion west of the Puckiea falls 1X13; 450-550, 10.90-12. 40.

17 T0I1ITE SATURDAY ill IMioite 2213 CHEF JACK McNAMARA short of demand by about 000 barrels a day. This is made up by imports, chiefly of late from Canada. Until recent years Canada was a market for California oil. next from the. East Indies and Venezuela, and a smidgen from Kuwait in the Middle East.

Since California is a shortage state, there are no production allotments here as there are in Texas, for example, where timesproducers are permitted to operate only 15 days i month. Stolen Cuff Links Really Cot, Around Serve DELIGHTFUL FOODS Cooked, to Perfection. receipt 1.4S1.00CI4 93 AA Ivor 55.75; 92 A 585: 56.25: 89 54.75: 'cars 90 56.75: S9 C. 55.50. Eirta rready; wholpsale buying prices unchanged: 9.700 twr ifnt A 39.00: tnizHI al.SOf HO CM 7 ft i 0B Gal-I PRICKS THIS mn 7 ZffrUJX 0nAt Ly-7 nisr NIGHTS visi the lTly ''-J' A vr- 3 den ivSA Jk A Week DEN iWieXVt all iowa citys mwmmm Trivate Party Room A HAndfulL Of )s.

jfrrti mm mm oia Featurin, Separate TUyl IgJ TALKING ABOUT 12 Miles orth on 218 prwera i i at Curtis Bridge Dancing Facilities for 75 EXDS Marilyn Monroe Randolph Scott irS 1 TOMTE 'NIAGARA' 'TALL MAX RIDIXG' ASbJrfi iMTt's mediums 35.Q0; U. S. standards 33.50; i DALLAS UPS A maid confes-1 dirties 30.00; checks 30.00; current sed to police that she. started ajr'P18 fire in a fashionabie home to Cover the theft of a suit and F.O.B. paying pneps unehangrt: a 1150 cuff links she mm hwy hens 18'4-20; light hens 17-1S: iau pair oi cuii unKS sne gave broilers or fryers 23i-24: old to a boy mend.

roosters 15-16; caponettes over 4i The boy friend, who. was wear-. 27-28 under 4ij 25-26. ng Jthe trousers of the stolen xoT SO COLD -suit when questioned by police. An arm of the warm Gulf said he coulcbVt return the cuff stream contributes to the B3-de-hnks.

i gree temperature average in Jan- gav.e them "-to another girl uary for Reykjavik. Icejand. friend," he-said. (January is its coldest month. IUTS WAY OUT YAS MARRIAGE Every nerve In your bodf will scream killers ntlk the man who Is too "hot" lor th town he saved from if "Rate Aninnir The Betf Rrporter GOBBLE INN Notice! Due to a complicated situation that has created a fact, we are without the proper facilities to serve you as we HIS WAY OUT WAS TO KILL HER! I outlaw jf irorj TOMMY HETTIG anrwweiu CO-IUT have in the past.

Therefore, we must Iscbntinue our service' completely. TV'e are very grateful to the hundreds of our faithful customers who have gone out of their way tof ind us during our road improvement program. We are very wrrj', but we cannot continue under these conditions. Perhaps we can be of service to you again in the near future. Some if 'MI I secrets VziCZQlS kept -they We thank you.

i Us JJEFFREY HUNTER -VIRGINIA nii.tjr mm have to be DELUXE stmpa; KUptKI VVMuUCLlt STARTS SATURDAY Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Smith and Bonnie Former Operators of -Gobble Inn, Kalona, Iowa -tilffililffil EXTRA TttlLltlwTr.

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