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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1979
Page
16
United press international reports Selected composite prices show gains in many blue chips as of 3 pm. Abbott Laboratories and Alcoa Corp lead notable moves while Exxon Mobil and General Electric maintain high activity amid mixed demand across sectors.
Amex composite prices for selected stocks provided by United Press International and appearing in the New York Times show figures for numerous firms including Petro, Banister, Brascan, CrownC, Dome Petro, Ford, Fisherprt, Teleflex, USFilter, Wyo Bnc, and others. The list includes varied values such as Petro 2.20, CrownC 0.609, and Teleflex 40, among many quoted entries.
Hog trade remains moderate with butchers steady to 50 cents lower and sows soft to 50 cents. various weight ranges quoted for No 1-3 hogs and sows, with receipts around 70,000. Egg prices steady to firm for Grade A large and medium at farm level, with regional reports noting generally firm markets and irregular demand.
The Dow fell 1.99 to 842.86 while finishing a week with a 27.11 point gain. NYSE volume hit 33.41 million, the heaviest in six weeks, with five gainers for every four losers. S&P indices slipped slightly as NASDAQ rose 0.20 to 127.25. cattle and hog prices moved lower in USDA reports.
City Briefs note Deborah Huebner and Mary Ann Krahmer of Cedar Rapids named to the Dinner Club at the University of Dubuque for high academic achievement. The page also promotes local ads for fur salon, hardware store, florists, and other services.
In Berlin a communist spy, Ursel Lorenzen, claims NATO would use atomic weapons to level parts of Germany in war. NATO says Lorenzen, 42, defected with a East German official after 12 years undercover. they fear she may have spied since 1968 and passed secrets to the East for more than a decade.
Ethel Kennedy reached a confidential settlement with Le Cuisinier of Aspen over a $535 bill for Christmas dinner for 20. The suit was dismissed after the accord, with details undisclosed, and proceeds to be donated to a deaf children’s camp program in Aspen.
Prices for soybeans, corn and oats quoted for Cedar Rapids processors with March April May and new crop levels. Des Moines market notes report pork trade slow with price ranges by weight and no beige spread on beet trade. Chicago quotes provide No 2 yellow corn and No 2 hard red winter wheat levels.
Cedar Rapids police arrested two men on Friday evening for alcohol impaired driving. Clarence C. Green, 24, of 5849 Ridgeview Drive SW, was taken into custody in the 2600 block of Williams Boulevard SW at 6:57 p.m. He also faced a charge of failure to have his vehicle under control. Henry L. Heard, 24, of 612 Ninth Ave. SE, was arrested in the 200 block of Seventh Avenue SE at 8:25 p.m.
This week's Marion Community Center schedule lists daily activities from art classes and senior potlucks to high school completion sessions, preschool programs, dances, open gyms, and fitness lessons. Highlights include McLeod basketball and Rapid Squares lessons with events spread across Sunday to Friday.
The Marion branch YMCA lists non aquatic family and adult gym sessions at 1 and 2 p.m. as well as a family swim at 1 p.m. A thought for today features President Dwight D. Eisenhower quoting on burden versus freedom.
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