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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1979
Page
17
United Press International reports a New York Times composite of selected stocks showing varied moves at 3 pm. The list includes many named companies and market indicators across Amex NASD and other exchanges with tallies for prices and percentage changes.
An OCR fragment from a market page lists index figures and times. The readable items include numbers near 111.35 to 116 and 111.18 to 115, with scattered decimals and a reference to noon and 2 p.m. The text lacks complete context or entities beyond standard index values.
The market finished Friday lower with the Dow down 6.24 to 834.63 and a weekly loss of 25.12 points. The NYSE saw more declines than advances while the AMEX rose 0.47 to 159.25 and the NASDAQ gained 0.06 to 125.82. Midwest meat and dairy prices moved variously with limited sales and small changes across pork, beef, and dairy items.
Prices at Cedar Rapids processors Friday afternoon show soybeans up 10 to 6.865 for February, 6.915 March, 6.94 April, 6.56 new crop. Corn gains include 2.145 February, 2.16 March, 2.17 April, 2.19 new, white corn 2.74 and 2.80 for new crop. Oats steady with Thursday close. Pro Farmer Grain provides quotes.
Lori Welty led C R Prairie with 20 points as they beat Dyersville Beckman 62 21. Iowa City edged Washington 58 56 in MVC action at Wash. Brad Smith led the Warriors with 25 points as they moved to 8 5 overall and 5 5 in the conference. Jeff High scored 36 as Jefferson sophomores defeated Kennedy 70 51 at Jeff. Grady Hatton topped the Cougars with 16. Mike Cardis and Dave Dahn had 21 and 18 in LaSalle 54 51 win over Linn Mar. Jim Kindig scored 13 for the Lions.
LaSalle defeated Linn-Mar 54 to 51 in OT on Friday night at Linn-Mar. Mike Cardis scored 2 points for LaSalle while Jim Kindig led Linn-Mar with 13. The item also recalls S J Hayakawa comments from a decade ago about student unrest.
Memorial services for Kenneth L. Tug Wilson former U S Olympic Committee president and Big Ten commissioner will be held at First Presbyterian Church Evans ton Monday morning He died Thursday night at 82 in Presbyterian Home from pneumonia complications His body will be cremated and ashes buried later in Lexington Illinois survivors include his wife Dorothy two daughters Suzanne Wilson Wilmette and Mrs Donald Kellough Evans City Pa a brother Henry Evanston and three grandchildren Linda Douglas and Donald Wayne Duke Big Ten Commissioner praised his impact on amateur athletics He starred at Illinois in multiple sports and competed in Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games He later led Drake University Northwestern University and the Big Ten through major changes including academics oriented eligibility updates and the Rose Bowl pact with the PCC
Carol Kucera and Donald Brems are named to fall dean's lists at Kalamazoo College in Michigan and Saint Mary's College in Minnesota respectively. Scott Galway earns dean's list honors at Miami University in Oxford Ohio for the fall quarter.
The City of Cedar Rapids Iowa announces final plat and schedule of assessments for the 1978 Paving Program. Assessments of 50 dollars or more are due in ten annual installments with interest, payable at the Clerk’s office within thirty days after certification on January 19, 1979. Unpaid amounts accrue interest and delinquency rules apply. Public hearings planned by Linn County zoning on proposed rezoning.
Stradling Enterprises Inc, a corporation organized under Iowa law, has filed to amend its articles of incorporation. The changes include perpetual duration, authority to engage in any lawful business, authorized shares set at one thousand with par value one dollar each, and the initial registered agent Bruce Feld at 837 10th Street SW Cedar Rapids Iowa.
The city of Cedar Rapids Iowa invites bids for the Seminole Park Shower Building project including site work plumbing electrical and fixtures. Bids due February 15 at City Clerk's office in City Hall with work completion by June per contract terms.
Officials in Cedar Rapids Iowa will hold a hearing to consider plans specifications and contract forms for park improvements at Seminole Valley Park. The meeting will address estimated costs and utilities work, and interested parties may file written objections or speak orally. The hearing date is slated for the near future with publication in the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
The notice outlines assessments against benefited properties for sidewalk improvements within the 1978 Side Program No. 1 in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It details certified assessments, payable in ten annual installments with 7 percent interest if unpaid, and the schedule of due dates from January 26, 1979.
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