Stocks Fall Back Amid Trucking Strike Fears
New York stock market turned lower as trucking strike concerns lingered. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 6.61 to 992.84 as decliners outpaced advancers on the NYSE. Oil stocks fell after a Senate subcommittee approved a bill to break up major oil firms. The NYSE composite declined .30 to 54.50 and the American Exchange index dropped .27 to 103.97.
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New York ABP ROM plowing list shows stock changes
A scanned New York NYSE roundup lists many stocks with percent up and down movements, highlighting gains for Pet Co and others. The document tracks intraday percent changes, price directions, and notable names across sectors, including utilities, transportation, and consumer goods, with scattered figures and company tickers throughout.
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Health facility projects exceed twenty million approved
The health facilities construction review committee in Des Moines approved projects and purchases totaling over 20 million dollars. In East Iowa, items include a depleted cobalt therapy unit replacement at the University of Iowa Hospitals costing about 162,655 dollars and a head and body CT scanner at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids costing about 625,000 dollars, along with a 238,603 dollar surface parking development at Mercy. Sergei Rachmaninoff was born on this date in 1873.
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Cedar Rapids hog market signals mixed on Thursday results
Prices for Wednesday deliveries show butchers 200 to 230 lbs at 45.00 to 45.50, packers 25c to 1.00 off beyond 250 lbs, and weight-range discounts up to 600 lbs. Cattle and sheep quotes, grain and pork bellies listed. Webster City and New York markets noted with mixed gains and steady to higher trends.
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Deputies Nab Four on Drunk Driving Counts
Linn deputies arrested four persons on drunk driving charges late Wednesday and early Thursday. Annie Lee Mullinex 32 of 2121 North Townecourt NE was stopped after allegedly driving 53 mph. Edward Bevins 32 of 422 Second Avenue SW was arrested after allegedly driving the wrong way toward a patrol car. Kenneth L. Miller 30 of route two Wellman was arrested on Highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids after allegedly driving erratically. Donna Mae Travis 32 of Central City was arrested in Central City after allegedly driving erratically.
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North Townecourt NE
First Avenue E
Edward Bevins
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Kenneth L. Miller
Wellman
Cedar Rapids
Donna Mae Travis
Central City
Ray backs gas tax hike plan in Iowa
Des Moines Iowa Governor Robert Ray indicated he could support converting the state fuel tax to a percentage of the selling price and raising it by the equivalent of two cents per gallon. House Speaker Dale Cochran noted less appetite for tax increases this year while stressing a need for more road funds to enable road reclassifications.
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Robert Ray
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Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Theft Reported at Lehdigh Inc Near Cedar Rapids
Lehdigh Inc reported to Linn County sheriffs that two tires and wheels valued at 3160 and diesel fuel valued at 12.40 were stolen from its Highway 30 West Cedar Rapids business Tuesday. Gates at the business were damaged with repair costs estimated at 800 dollars.
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Wheat up and corn lower on Chicago Board trades
Wheat rose to 414 cents, soybeans gained 1.5, corn held steady as oats mixed amid uneven U.S. market action. AP and UPI reports detail livestock bids and regional price quotes from Des Moines Sioux City Joliet Omaha and Waterloo, with weekly receipts and slaughter figures, while cash grain and futures shift modestly in thin trade.
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Chicago Cash Grain
Cedar Rapids Briefs Highlight Local Events and Crime
Cedar Rapids news briefs note Lt. Denton Schultz will speak on drug control at the Elks. Classifieds advertise a Grand Opening, a three day Life of the Party event, a Tulip Festival tour, plant sales, and a charity raffle. Local incidents include break ins, missing radios, and a lawnmower theft. several promotions and community notices appear alongside.
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Denton Schultz
Cedar Rapids
Confidence Theme of Lenten Luncheon Talk
The Rev. Leonard Ranson spoke at First Presbyterian church on Thursday about Christian confidence. He urged that belief makes all things possible and that Christians should be positively confident, knowing Jesus and God are with them as they share the good news, especially at Easter.
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Two Linn Cases End in Mistrials
Two Linn district court felony trials ended without a verdict as juries failed to reach a unanimous decision. Defendants were Jerry Whiteside charged with assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury and Kerry L. Barnes charged with receiving stolen property. A May 7 retrial was set for Whiteside. Barnes’s new trial date has not been announced.
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Jerry Whiteside
Kerry L. Barnes
Whiteside
Cedar Rapids
Douglas McDonough
Ozark Street
Barnes
Anamosa
Bank Clearings March Totaling 87 Million Reported
March bank clearings reached 87,173,716 with the clearing house reporting the figures on Wednesday. February clearings stood at 69,569,611 and March 1975 reached 66,360,026. Year to date 1976 clearings total 230,863,833, up from 197,482,315 a year earlier as advertising notes.
Washington massing army after Boston evacuation
Gen. George Washington moves troops from Carabridges Massachusetts toward New York following British retreat from Boston. News notes mark the nation’s bicentennial era and ongoing military readiness.
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