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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1976

Page

2

Strong Stock Gain Lifts Market on Fed Move Hints

The New York stock market posted a robust advance Tuesday with the Dow 30 up 7.24 to 982.60 as gainers led losers by over two to one. Investors viewed Fed actions in money markets as signaling tighter policy within modest limits. United Brands traded actively at 95 не, with a 159,100 share block at 9 14. The NYSE composite rose to 53.75 and the American stock index to 103.70.

New York Federal Reserve New York Stock Exchange Fed United Brands NYSE American Stock Exchange

Dow Jones Market Snapshot From New York Stock Exchange

A dense OCR style excerpt lists numerous stocks with last prices, highs and lows, showing shifts in value across many companies and sectors. The data highlights notable movers and names across industries including Deere, Texaco, General Electric, CocaCola, IBM, Dow components, and financials with varied percent changes.

Services Are Friday For Adolph Nezerka

Adolph Nezerka of Ely aged 92 died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born September 20 1883 in Cedar Rapids he farmed near Ely most of his life. He married Stella Nemecek November 26 1907. He belonged to First Presbyterian church near Ely helped erect Rogers Grove church and served as custodian for many years. Surviving are daughter Lumir Biderman Ely sister Bessie Rejsa Cedar Rapids six grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services Friday at 1 30 pm Brushs Cedar Rapids with calling after noon Thursday Burial Rogers Grove cemetery.

Ely Adolph Nezerka Cedar Rapids Stella Nemecek First Presbyterian Church Rogers Grove Lumir Biderman Bessie Rejsa Brush’s Rogers Grove Cemetery

Drunk Driving Charge for Ronald Utley in Palo

Ronald D Utley 28 of Palo charged with drunk driving after a Jones County deputy stopped him for erratic driving on Highway 30 two miles west of Cedar Rapids. On this date in 1966 the US acknowledged a missing hydrogen bomb from a B 52 over Spain a second had leaked radioactive material and a third bomb was found intact.

Ronald D. Utley Palo Jones County Cedar Rapids U.S Spain

Cedar Rapids hog and cattle market prices and changes

The Cedar Rapids hog market Tuesday rose with country and plant delivered butchers 200-230 lbs at 46.00 to 46.50, sows 300 lbs steady at 41.00-41.50, and heavier weight ranges discounted up to 1.00 per 10 lbs. Cattle quotes show varied ranges for steers and heifers across grades, with yields and discounts noted. The Cedar Rapids sheep market lists lamb prices 90-105 lbs at 48.00-50.00 for prime lambs and 43.00-47.00 for wool lambs. Waterloo prices show 200-230 lbs butchers at 45.75-46.50 and 300 lb No 2 sows at 40.50-41.25.

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Iowa Hogs and Markets Mixed Across Regions

Livestock trade Tuesday showed slow demand with stronger butchers. No 1-3 hogs 200-230 lb near 46.00-47.00, larger 230-250 lb 45.50-47.00, 270-300 lb 40.50-44.50. sows steady to firm. Cattle and hog receipts varied by market, with Hogs around 48.00 in several regions and cattle mostly steady to lower in some terminals. AP and UPI reports from Des Moines Chicago Joliet Sioux City Webster City and Omaha markets indicate mixed demand and price movements across multiple weight classes.

Des Moines UPI Sioux City USDA U.S Webster City Gentral Town Omaha Neb

Discrimination Included in Abortion Bill Haesemeyer Says

Des Moines AP The Iowa senate faces a conscience clause measure that could allow discrimination against medical personnel who refuse abortion procedures. Solicitor General Richard Haesemeyer argues the bill avoids new rights and would permit hospitals to reassign nonparticipating staff, while not forcing consent to treat nonemergency abortion cases.

Des Moines Iowa Senate Richard Haesemeyer Haesemeyer Sen Minnette Doderer Lown City Solicitor General U.S. Supreme Court Federal District Court

Cedar Rapids News Briefs Highlights Local Events

Cedar Rapids community notices include a Thursday 7 p.m. Cedar Rapids Radio Club meeting in the civil defense training room, and Cure group gathering at Peoples Church on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Local ads note dining specials at Stickney's Scoreboard and Stadium Restaurant, tool theft reports at 2535 Twenty-fourth Avenue SE and a car radio theft at Jefferson High School, with value estimates and contact details.

Radio Club Cedar Rapids Radio Club Civil Defense Training Room

Court Rules Against Time In Libel Case

The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 2 that publishers can be liable for damages from negligently misinterpreting court decisions in a libel suit by Mary Alice Firestone against Time. Five justices sent the $100,000 judgment back to Florida to probe negligence. The decision narrows press protection since 1964 but does not make Firestone a public figure. The court upheld limits on public figure doctrine and addressed related civil rights and back pay cases.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Mary Alice Firestone Time Magazine Florida Time Court of Claims

Abolition of Employment Unit Debated in Iowa Senate

The Iowa senate debated a bill to abolish the Iowa employment security commission and create a department level agency led by a director appointed by the governor. It would set up a three member appeals board with public employer and employee representatives and a nine member advisory council to assist the director on security matters.

DES Moines UPI Iowa Senate Iowa Employment Security Commission Department of Employment Security

Speed Limit Changes To Be Placed on File

Proposed speed limit changes affect 15 Cedar Rapids streets with limits raised from 25 to 30 mph at several segments including Nineteenth street SE First avenue to Mt. Vernon road A avenue NE Third to Twelfth street Thirteenth street SE First to Third avenue and others Affects J street SW Williams boulevard Edgewood road and related sections City council action planned and changes scheduled for the following week

Cedar Rapids Nineteenth Street First Avenue Mt. Vernon Road Third Street Twelfth Street Thirteenth Street Third Avenue Fifth Avenues Fifth Street Tenth Street L Street Wilson Avenue Fifteenth Avenue Ninth Street Second Street E Avenue Edgewood Road Eighteenth Street Wiley Boulevard J Street Thirty-third Avenue Williams Boulevard Sixteenth Avenue

Beverly Timmer elected president of Alcohol and Drug Abuse board

Beverly Timmer of 4436 Rushmore Drive NE was re cently elected president of the executive board of the Citizens Committee on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. She has served on the board one year. Wayne Mead Jim Davidson Jim Barvinek and others were elected to key posts on various committees with terms from one to three years for advisory members in Linn county and surrounding areas.

Beverly Timmer Rushmore Drive Citizens Committee On Alcohol and Drug Abuse Wayne Mead Jim Davidson Jim Barvinek JoAnn Bronsema Darrell Martin Bob Gross George Gable John Reilly Robert Meyer Linn County Harold Naig Jones County Richard Kueny Benton County Charles Cunning Donna Paulsen Doug Dean James Paddock John Bell John Ehrhart Eugene Dowie Larry Pipkin William Bennett

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