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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1977
Page
22
New York stocks show varied moves with notable names such as AmMotrs Armco and Avnet listed among many others. The page provides opening highs lows and percent changes for numerous issues reflecting activity on the market day.
New York stocks advanced on light volume as the dollar stabilized in foreign exchange markets. The noon Dow rose 5.46 to 812.37 as gainers outpaced losers on the NYSE by more than 3 to 2. USLIFE climbed 4% to 19 with a large block traded.
On Friday morning in Cedar Rapids, soybean prices fell 3 cents on the December crop and rose 2 cents on the January crop while yellow and white corn and new crop oats held steady. Prices quoted for Cedar Rapids processors at 11:00 a.m. show Dec corn at 2.10, Jan corn at 2.09, white corn 3.05, soybeans Jan 5.92 and Dec 5.97, oats 1.23.
Iowa hogs show limited sales with moderate demand and steady sows while prices vary by weight. Feeds for No 1-3 hogs range 42.00 to 44.50 dollars per cwt with other weights listed. pig receipts about 20,000. Eggs market mixed with mostly steady to higher prices and strong carton demand amid severe weather disrupting movement.
Former Warren Commission attorney David Belin urged the CIA to release its secret JFK assassination files, following the FBI disclosure. He said the documents may not yield new leads but could reassure the public and uphold the Warren Commission conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. Belin warned conspiracy buffs would persist despite future releases.
Linn District Court actions include Rutherford to begin a five year reformatory term for rape in an Aug. 5 Cedar Rapids incident involving an 18 year old woman. Wolfe given up to five years for receiving stolen property with Jan. 4 start. Several defendants received suspended sentences and probation for drunk driving and theft related charges in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
A collection of small notices from Cedar Rapids items include canceled services at Temple Judah Cedar Rapids Symphony rehearsal and Christmas gift shops and events. Highlights mention no services at Temple Judah 3221 Lindsay Lane SE and a solar greenhouse tour at Gordon Dunn farm. Community notices promote bazaars and Christmas sale items with hours and contact numbers.
Rex Eno will head Life Investors new North Central regional office in Minneapolis starting January 1 as part of an expanded national marketing program. He has been with Life Investors since 1969 and will supervise four state area including Minnesota North and South Dakota and Wisconsin. The Cedar Rapids Mid America region remains for Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Illinois. Eno began as a field representative and later was area sales director before managing in 1975.
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