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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1976
Page
15
The Dow Jones industrial average touched and surpassed 1000 intraday, rising to 1 001 amid an 11.0 point gain to 999.84 at 2 p.m. The broader NYSE composite gained, while Sony led volume with a 121,000 share block.
Central Iowa livestock market activity was slow with steady to weak sales. Cattle demand was better for cows and bulls, hogs mostly steady to lower, and meat quotations listed for various weight classes and products.
The Cedar Rapids hog market Tuesday traded lower with bulk delivered hogs 200-230 lbs at 44.50 to 45.00 dollars, 230-240 lbs 25c off, 240-250 lbs 50c off, and over 250 lbs 1.00 off per 10 lbs, while sheep and grain quotes and other regional markets ran mixed with Tuesday receipts and futures activity noted.
Cedar Rapids residents report stolen chrome wheels and tires from a car, a welding machine, trailer, tanks, and a tape deck with speakers from various locations. Other notices include a radio theft, a burglary with multiple items taken, a missing money incident, and motor theft.
Deputies investigated two Willowbrook Drive NE break-ins in Linn County. Paul Atherton reported a forced entry at his home with a $15 bracelet and $2 cash stolen and about $70 in damages. B Gale Knochenmus reported break-in after 6 15 p m with five guns valued at 1 350 and a gold bracelet stolen.
A late wave of profit taking trimmed gains in most farm futures on the Chicago Board of Trade while meat pits closed higher. Wheat and soybean prices faded from early highs, corn gained 1.44 percent with March at 2.70, oats down, and soy products mixed with soybean oil volatile. New York wholesale offers remained adequate with steady burner offerings and fluctuating soy values.
Five members of Bradford Bishop family found dead by burning in a swampy grave near Columbia North Carolina. Bishop 39 an official in the state department’s economic and business section is missing and sought for questioning. Victims include Annette 37 and children William 4 Brenton 10 Geoffrey 5 and mother Lovellia 64. Autopsies cite blunt trauma to the head.
Edward FitzGerald aged 83, Duke of Leinster and premier Irish peer, died Monday at his London home. The baron of Offaly and earl of Kildare held notable roles in Irish nobility and society.
Probate notices detail the Iowa estates of Elmer Dean Smith Gale Cooper and Levata Ellen Cassill, with hints of appointed executors Farmers State Bank Marginalow, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust, and Cedar Rapids Community School District bids for air facility work. The notices set six month deadlines to challenge wills and require creditors to file claims with district courts in Linn and other counties.
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