New York Buyers Drive Gold to 800 An Ounce
Gold surged to 800 an ounce in New York after a brief dip as dealers called the late rally panicky. Prices hit 765 in London and 730.5 in Zurich, with silver at 44 after a 48 London fix earlier.
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New York
London
Zurich
Far East
Hong Kong
Afghanistan
Josip Tito
International Monetary Fund
AP Photo
Stephen Cohen
Pressman's
Gold rush on West 47th Street drives prices to record highs
Crowds flood shops and refineries as gold prices surge with top grade bullion reaching 770 dollars an ounce before slipping to 748. Onlookers line up outside Rodman & Yaruss Refining Co as buyers swap rings bracelets and chains for cash amid a frenzied market.
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New York
West 47Th Street
47Th Street
Brass and bond market shifts and Cadillac recall
Copper and brass mill price increases announced by Olin Corp and Century Brass Products reflect higher copper and tin costs. Municipal bonds see a 25 percent surge to 5 billion in new investments led by tax exempt funds, with unit trusts outperforming mutual funds. Cadillac recalls 18,900 1980 Sevilles and Eldorados to inspect potentially loose screws in a shift control bracket.
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New York
UPI
Brass
Olin Corp
Century Brass Products Inc
Chicago
John Nuveen & Co
Nuveen
Naveen
Detroit
Cadillac
General Motors Corp
Cedar Rapids Briefs and Community Advertisements
Street closure on Old River Road SW near Ely and Sunshine for culvert work will last one to two weeks. Various community ads list events, sales, auctions, meetings, and services across Cedar Rapids including a town house game night, Elks Club Las Vegas night, a baby’s social, and a library-like Q and A with agriculture officials.
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Old River Road
Ely Road
Sunshine Street
Las Vegas
Elks Club
Adv
Industry eyes fight on new cancer regulations
Industry groups plan court challenges to OSHA’s plan to speed up the regulation of about 500 chemicals linked to cancer in the workplace. The rule aims to set exposure limits for roughly 10 chemicals yearly, up from two, with broad implications for labor and business costs.
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Washington
Labor Department
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Eula Bingham
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Chemical
Petroleum
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Brisk Gold and Silver Appraisals Rise in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids report notes brisk demand for appraisals as gold and silver values surge. Local merchants like Doug Stover of Cedar Rapids Silver and Gold Exchange report many customers selling for market gains while others seek insurance rechecks and reappraisals.
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London
New York
Cedar Rapids
Doug Stover
Cedar Rapids Silver and Gold Exchange
Coventry Gardens
Stover
Joyce Lacy
Bezanson-Whitehead-Russell Insurance Agency
Tim Schilling
Liebke-Hoyt Jewelers
Schilling
Lacy
Dick Roeder
Branch Manger
Blunt, Ellis, Loews Incorporated
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Paris
Amsterdam
Milan
Tokyo
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Valerie
Ises
Rodman & Yaruss Refining Co
Fifth Avenue
Avenue of the Americas
Harry Yaruss
Exchange
Howard Horn
Goldhorn Refiners
Handy & Harman
Englehard
Horn
Business News
Cedar Rapids Briefs
Five Seasons Extra
Jamie Sabin
Novak
14Th Avenue SE
Johnny’s Parkway
Mercy Hospital
Town House
Eagles Club
Danish Maid Bakery
Pearls of the Orient
Lindale Mall
Tiffany Parlor
Stegman Custom Draperies
Dean Stegman
Linn County
Old World Decor — Gift Chalet
Center Point Road
Bennie
Ben Franklin Rubber Stamp Company
Murray’s Grocery
Paperbacks Exchange
Edgewood
Bobby Smith
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Jerry E. Struck
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Carter
Soviet Union
Newell Machinery
American Legion
Fourth Ave
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Munich
Donald O. Lundquist
University of Georgia
Dental School
Augusta
Germany
Army Dental Corps
Edwin W. Lundquist
Fifth Ave
Landenberger
Corner House
W.J. Engraving
Iowa Theatre
Pierson’s Florists
Myrtle Caldwell
Mercy
Hallmar
John Ryer
National Education Association
Peoples Unitarian Church
Third Ave
The
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Owen Ullmann
Labor
American Petroleum Institute
U.S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Society of the Plastics Industry
Organized Labor
George Taylor
Afl-Cio
Occupational Safety and Health Department
C.R
Dave Rasdal
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