Market News: Grain and Livestock Prices Apr 17 1976
Market report from Cedar Rapids area noting Good Friday stock exchange closure. Reports list corn at 2.47, soybeans 4.64, oats 1.44, with steady butter and cheese pricing. Cattle and hog bids show mixed gains. Des Moines and Webster City livestock markets report slower trade but higher bids, and Chicago cash grain shows No 2 yellow corn at 2.47% and soybeans at 4.74%.
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Soliet
Cate
Des Moines
UPI
Webster City
Central Iowa
City Briefs and Local Advertisements Snapshot
A collage of small notices reports items stolen from a truck near Climate Engineers and a garage, plus multiple ads for shops, events, rentals, plants, and services. Entries name locations such as 883 Shaver Road NE and 1523 First Street SW, with items like tools and a black and white male English Pointer, plus Easter promotions and theater/lodge offerings.
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Climate Engineers
Shaver Road
Robin L. Sexton
Fourth Street
Investors discuss growth stocks and retirement planning
The reader questions investing in low yield growth stocks, shifts to higher yields, and retirement choices. Advice highlights the value of top quality bonds, cautious use of low priced speculative assets, and careful analysis of annuity versus lump sum withdrawals for a 15 000 dollar case.
Grease Included: Self-Undressed Shulsky Coreo Rumor
Gazette reports a playful trend around a controversial self choreo by Shulsky during a grease themed event. The piece notes spectators and performers discussing the act as a bold, provocative showcase in a local venue.
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the Gazette
Absent or unclear text on securities inquiry
Fragmentary note references information to check an unknown securities matter and requests requests via a stamped envelope addressed to Sam. No clear event, organization, date, or individuals beyond Sam are identifiable.
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Sam
Cedar Rapids Man Burns in Factory Welding Accident
Perry Jayne 22 of 243 Thirty-eighth Street Drive SE sustained facial arm and chest burns while welding at Alpha Crushed Stone Co in Marion when a tire exploded and hydraulic fluid ignited. He remained in fair condition at St Luke's Hospital after the Friday incident shortly after 4 p.m. No others were injured and only minor building damage occurred.
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Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Alpha Crushed Stone Co
Marion
Perry Jayne
Thirty-eighth Street Drive
Jayne
Two Arrested on Drunk Driving Counts
State troopers and Mt. Vernon police arrested two persons Thursday night and charged them with drunk driving. Kevin M. Ramplin, 24, Town City, was arrested during the investigation into a car on the lawn of a Mt. Vernon residence. Roger L. Solem, 38, of 325 Carter street NW, was arrested after allegedly driving erratically on highway 94 north of Cedar Rapids.
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Mt. Vernon
Kevin M. Ramplin
Town City
Roger L. Solem
Carter Street
Cedar Rapids
Classified Ad Tips for Quick Mower Sale
Want to sell your riding mower fast use a classified ad. Include a brief description and price. Call 398-8234 for guidance on crafting effective listings.
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Dial
Four Teens Hurt in Two Car Crash Near Manhattan Park
Four teenagers were involved in a two car accident near Manhattan park and Edgewood road NW. Terry Pilcher 16 was in fair condition at St Luke's hospital with scalp lacerations and head and leg cuts. Randy Engbretson 16 was the driver in the other vehicle and received abrasions while three others were treated and released. Engbretson was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control.
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Manhattan Park
Edgewood Road
Terry Pilcher
O Avenue NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Randy Engbretson
Owen Street
T. J. Mayfield
Harnett Street
Mayfield
Engbretson
Diane Pilcher
Cynthia Pilcher
St. Luke’s
Mississippi Escapee Held in Johnson Jail
Johnson county authorities secure an escapee believed to be from a Mississippi work gang. The man was detained by the Iowa highway patrol after a stop on highway one south of Mt. Vernon.
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Johnson County
Mississippi
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mt. Vernon
Rhodesia doubles new taxes to fund defense rise
Rhodesia boosts sales tax by 5 percent to double the rate and raises excise duties on beer cigars and liquor to raise about 97 million dollars for new military equipment and salaries. Bishop Abel Muzorewa urged unity with moderates led by Joshua Nkomo to topple Prime Minister Ian Smith and pursue majority rule.
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Rhodesia
Dar-Es- Salaam
Tanzania
Abel Muzorewa
African National Council
Lusaka
Zambia
Joshua Nkomo
Jan Smith
Smith
Mozambique
Muzorewa
Nkomo
ANC
Salisbury
David Smith
Fire damages basement and upper floor in Independence home
Independence firemen battled a basement blaze at the William Aldrich residence early Friday. The fire caused extensive basement damage and heavy smoke damage to the upper level. Cause remains undetermined with no loss estimate available.
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Independence
Wiliam Aldrich Home
Two Die In Belfast Bomb Blast
In Belfast a fourth incident killed two men aged 20 and 50 and injured two youths when a bomb exploded at a carpenter's shop doorway in the Lower Falls district. Police blamed a premature explosion. a hostile crowd hindered access.
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Lower Falls
Belfast
Fragrant perfume heist hits northwest Cedar Rapids garage
Cedar Rapids police investigate a burglary at a northwest side garage where 30 perfume bottles worth 150 dollars and a set of electric curlers were stolen after the thief pried open the door. Suspect details remain under investigation.
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Cedar Rapids
Carrol
First Avenue NW
Apollo 13 lands safely in Pacific after abort
On this date in 1970 Apollo 13 and astronauts Jim Lovell Fred Haise and Jack Swigert completed a planned splashdown in the Pacific after aborting the moon mission due to mechanical problems.
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U.S
Pacific
Language slips reveal mind and memory in speech
UCLA linguist Virginia Fromkin studies speech errors to map internal diction and memory. Her catalog of over 7 000 slips shows how whole chunks of words form before articulation and how errors may hint at hidden thoughts or cognitive processes.
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Washington
Ucla
Virginia Fromkin
California
The
Acoustical Society of America
San Francisco mediation fails as city issues union ultimatum
Federal mediator James Scearce failed to set ground rules for settlement of the 17 day old municipal strike. The Board of Supervisors demands a return to service as a condition to restart talks with unions. Mayor Moscone says mediation hinges on partial service resumption by Monday and a moratorium on strike actions.
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San Francisco
James Scearce
Washington, D.C
Bord of Supervisors
Quentin Kopp
Scearce
Ohio
George Moscone
Kopp
Moscone
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Center Point Road
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Grand Ole Opry
Ake
4Th St. NW
Donald Ellis
F Avenue NW
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Harley Steele
Holland
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Zeto
Regina
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Coe
Klww Radio
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Pol
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Ambroz
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6Th Street
Mount Vernon Road
Jesus
Bloomington
Illinois
Forsythia
Baumhoefener Nursery
Johnson Ave
Czechoslovakia
16Th Ave
C St
Armstrong
Beatty Salon
Montrose, Doors
Silversmith
Point Lounge
Center Point
Nelson
S. 16Th St
B Ave
Pierson
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral
the Investors Guide
Sam Shulsky
Colorado
Florida
C.R. Man
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Foundation
Pamatuda
Bearn
United Press International
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Castle Street
C.R
S.F
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G.D. O’brien
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
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Eden
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