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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1975
Page
11
A denseClipped page outlines financial notes and stock market updates from The Associated Press. It mentions NYSE data , several stock averages and company names such as AT&T and Philip Morris, with commentary on price changes and market activity.
COGGON Alice Maw Barnhill 77 lifelong Troy Mills resident died Monday at home. Born March 6 1837 she married Warren E Barnhill Feb 25 1928 at Independence. Survived by husband daughter son two brothers and four grandchildren. Services 130 pm Thursday Murdoch chapel Walker burial Troy Mills cemetery.
Soybeans and soy oil tumble on the Chicago Board of Trade with March soybeans down 26 cents to 6.05, wheat 14-19 cents lower, corn off 6% to 9, oats and hogs mixed as other markets slide. Reports from Chicago Des Moines Omaha Sioux City and Webster City note lower grain and livestock pricing, with cattle and hog markets showing varied strength and futures easing across commodities.
Tuesday market reports show craft ranges with weights from 200 to 330 pounds. prices for hogs vary by weight and condition with percentages off for larger sizes. Additional lines note prices from Muscatine and Waterloo markets and a Des Moines beef and pork summary.
Cedar Rapids briefs report several thefts including a car tape player, stereo equipment, and a copper wall hanging from homes and cars. Other items note window damage at Great Plains Gas and local event listings such as Story Hour, Optimists talk, and a charity sale at Giftree with community notices and service ads.
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board approved a 35.8 million dollar budget for 1975 76 with a public hearing set for February 10 at 7 20 pm. The budget shows no total tax asking of 17 953 621 dollars and notes the fiscal year tax collection change affects dates for testimony.
In San Luis Potosi a Sears Roebuck store bomb killed a night watchman and injured a janitor. another blast wounded two. A bank lobby bomb killed four and wounded 24 in Mexico City. Oaxaca saw similar attacks on Sears Roebuck, a farm bank branch, the Chamber of Commerce and an auto agency. A leaflet claimed the attack for a group called People’s Defense Command, though officials doubt its existence. Authorities question whether left or right wing extremists carried out the coordinated blasts.
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