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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1976
Page
27
Wall Street posted further losses as the Dow Jones industrials slid to 988.61 by 2 pm amid profit-taking in glamour issues. Declines outnumbered advances as trading remained lethargic at about 11 million shares, with analysts noting the sell-off that began after the Dow breached 1,000.
Cedar Rapids market records Thursday gains with hogs 200 to 230 pounds at 43.00 to 43.50 per cwt and packer prices drifting in the 37.00 to 37.50 range for 300 pounds. Cattle and grain quotes accompany the report with mixed, fluctuating prices and notes of tight demand from Des Moines.
Charles Clayton operator of Union Aviation filed in Fayette county district court against the city of Oelwein Roy Johnson the Oelwein airport manager the airport commission and Dr Harold Haiberg alleging remarks by defendants caused loss of a contract with Northeast Area One Vocational School and an army investigation after a letter to Senator Culver. The suit seeks $925000 across four counts.
Richard M. Fitzpatrick a 67 year old Hazleton man was arrested after a Wednesday accident and charged with drunk driving. He was released on his own recognizance by Hazleton police pending further proceedings.
Noel McCalley, 38, of 4509 C Avenue NE, was injured when a tire at the R and R Conoco station exploded after he filled it with air. He remained hospitalized at St. Luke's with eye and head injuries. Co-manager Bernie Rankin recalled the incident as exceedingly unusual.
CHICAGO AP Soybean futures hit daily limits on the Chicago Board of Trade with soybeans up 20 cents a bushel and advances in meal and oil. Wheat corn and oats rose through the session but closed below morning highs. Des Moines livestock and Joliet cattle and hog markets show varied moves with receipts and pricing details.
The magistrate court actions mislisted Gail Usher of 1616 Tenth Street SW and Henrietta Center of 3220 Bramble Road SW as speeding offenders. They were charged with disobeying a stop sign or traffic signal and fined $15 plus court costs.
Des Moines resident Eugene Norris was charged Wednesday with assault after allegedly hitting Jeff L. McCoy and throwing him from a porch at 407 B avenue NW. The incident also involved a 1-year-old Cedar Rapids girl. no motive given. Norris held on $125 bond in Linn County jail. juvenile released to parents.
The Cedar Rapids human rights commission reported a conciliation over back pay of 44 dollars and the employer agreed to expunge derogatory work references. The case was one of three conciliation outcomes at a monthly meeting, with other actions including findings of probable cause in four complaints and no probable cause in three.
Dennis Noonan, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Noonan of Prairieburg, died on arrival at Anamosa hospital after falling into a shelled corn bin at the family farm. Ambulance crews from Monticello transported him following the Wednesday 4:43 p.m. accident. Services set for Saturday at St. Josephs Church Prairieburg with burial at St Patrick's Cemetery North Gar tyowen. viewing at Devaney Rief's in Monticello after 7:30 Thursday.
Frankville. Richard Linderbaum, 19, of Castalia Route One, was killed by head injuries after his car ran off a Winneshiek county road and overturned. The crash occurred near Castalia with authorities investigating the exact cause and time of the incident.
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