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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1975

Page

18

Market trends drift as stocks weaken on Friday

Wall Street fell as trading slowed amid rising inflation fears and modest gains in money supply. The Dow slipped 1.25 to 762.75 and the NYSE composite dipped to 44.23 while RCA fell 0.44 despite a promising auto device collaboration.

NEW York Federal Reserve RCA Jeader Automekére NYSE American Stock Exchange Financial Corp. of Santa Barbara Amex

Cedar Rapids Hog Market Slumps Amid Varied Friday Prices

Friday market snapshot shows mixed hog bids with 200 to 230 lb butchers at 38.25 to 48.75 dollars and lighter loads around 34.50 to 35.06 dollars. Packers discount scales apply from 300 to 600+ lb ranges, while cattle quotes and broad market notes from New York highlight exchange activity and price shifts.

Cedar Rapids Wasty Omaha Lyon ASD Ueet Lowar Smatl Estiaird Mondey Corte

Pacts Awarded For Allamakee Care Facility

WAUKON The Allamakee county board of supervisors accepted bids totaling 394 011 for a three story addition to the county care center. Work to begin next month with Nelson Construction Co Caledonia Minnesota as general contractor among seven bidders. Hengel Brothers La Crosse Wisconsin received the mechanical contract while Belt Electric of Decorah Iowa took the electrical bid.

Waukon Allamakee

Market quotes from New York and Midwest livestock The Gad Raddy sheen market

Prices quoted for sheep cattle and hogs in New York and Midwest markets show mixed figures. Buyers reported delivered prices, per hundredweight ranges, and day totals for grain, fish, and pork products amid fluctuating demand and supply across multiple districts.

Gad Raddy Sheen

Gold and Silver Prices Reported On Friday

Fragments note gold and silver pricing with references to New York markets and a 995.00 figure. The readable text is incomplete but suggests a report on precious metal values and market activity.

New Yorkesilver

Beans Lead Limit Gains in Friday Trading

Chicago futures show soybeans up 20 cents a bushel with May at 3.73 and 434 higher on May. Wheat and corn rise modestly. corn May around 2.84 and oats up 5 to 6 higher. Hard winter wheat No 2 at 2.50, corn No 7 yellow near 2.52 to 2.54, oats 5 to 6 higher.

Chicago

Boys Town Records Big Loss and Endowment Gain

Boys Town, Nebraska reports an operating loss of several million dollars for the year due to high expenses and case costs while ending with a sizable rise in endowment value driven by income from investments. The report shows a net shift aided by endowment gains and reduced expenses offsetting ongoing pension costs.

Boys Town Neb Bequesta Aid Interpal Whee Home

Iowa live hog market reports slow trade and varied demand

Jows Hoge reports Des Moines prices with cuts and weights shown. Butchers steady to lower across weight ranges, sows and boars priced, weekly estimates include Friday forecast around 65 000 and year ago 53 000. CHI Chicago AP notes future string trends and frozen pork belly references.

Des Moines UPI Lnetances

Poultry Prices and Market Report From Des Moines Friday

Des Moines reports from the Federal State Market News Service show prices largely unchanged with steady demand. Supplies are plentiful and trading remains cautious as buyers await fresher data. cattle and calf markets also show mixed movement with occasional gains and steady to softer quotes across grades.

Drs Woines Federonston Market Darian Ngbl

Six-man jury reportedly used in Linn district trial

A Linn district court civil case used a six person jury, believed to be the first in Linn for district court. Plaintiff Neil Lynn Eichmeyer sued Joseph Eugene Kopish and Joseph Paul Kopish for rear end collision negligence on July 8, 1973, with verdict awarded for the car value of Eichmeyer’s vehicle. Jurors were David J. Shakespeare foreman, Judy Ann Peterson, Virginia Leo Miller, Mary Sue Fliehler, Merton Robert Lewis, and Paul Oldfather.

Linn District Court Linn Curt Neil Lynn Eichmeyer Williams Boulevard Joseph Eugene Joseph Paul Kopish Eichmeyer Joseph Eugene Kopish Kopish Han Hgart William KR. Ends Town Lew Eads Ald Eada David J. Shakespeare Forewan Judy Ann Peterson Virginia Leo Miller Mary Sue Fliehler Merton Robert Lewis Pail Oldfather

Boisen Named To Head Linn Probation Office

Gary C. Baitern, a deputy probation officer in Linn county since July 22, has been named chief probation officer, effective March 31. Boisen replaces Ronald Bayer who resigned to join Linn county psychiatric clinic. Bayer had held the post since July 1971. Boisen will earn 14000 dollars annually. Prior to Linn county he served three years as deputy probation officer in Black Hawk county and was a correctional counselor at Iowa security medical facility. He is a 1964 University of Iowa sociology and general science graduate with 72 hours toward a sociology doctorate in criminology.

Gary C. Baitern Depuy Linn County Boisen Ronald Bayer Bayer Black Hawk County Iowa Security Medical Facility University of Iowa

Third Arrest In Check Case Linked To Service Station Theft

A 13 year old boy was charged with breaking and entering and forgery over the loss of a check writing machine and a forged check. Police tied the youth to FRW Truck and Faquipmerit Co theft on Feb 13 and to forgery of a station check. Kathy Leo Zivier 23 of 1402 N street SW faced receiving stolen property charges after police recovered the machine and many checks at her home. A 17 year old girl also faced uttering a forged instrument last week.

FRW Faquipmerit Co Bs49 Sixth Street Hiawatha Center Pains Kathy Leo Zivier Miss Zieser

FEA Orders $710000 Fuel Oil Rebate for Georgia Power

The Federal Energy Administration plans to order a $710,000 rebate to Georgia Power Co from a supplier alleged to have overcharged for fuel. The rebate is described as one of the first cases in the nationwide Project Escalator investigation. The credit will appear on the utility's next bill.

Washington Federal Energy Administration Georgia Power Co FEA Atlanta Georgian Powe Robert Scherer

Counterfeit Ten Dollar Bills Topped Cedar Rapids Warning

Cedar Rapids police warned of counterfeit ten dollar notes bearing Bark of Boston inscriptions. Edwin Paul Schneider of Guttenberg, a John Deere worker, was arrested in Dubuque with about 160 dollars in bogus money. authorities say he passed near two thousand dollars elsewhere in the state. He was released on ten thousand dollar bond and investigations continue.

Cedar Rapids Boston Federal Reserve Dubuque Edwin Paul Schneider Guttenberg Schneider John Deere U.S. Secret Service Peter Klauer Norboln

Jobless Iowans Paid Over 30 Million in 1974

The Iowa Employment Security Commission reports fiscal 1974 paid unemployment benefits totaled 30,078,549 to about 285,000 workers. IPERS trust fund assets rose to 51,491,980 with 115,000 public employees contributing. Job placements reached 70,780 for 99,933 positions, and 192,550 applications were filed with 6,925 receiving counseling.

Des Moines Own Iowa PERS The Commission IPERS Ipers Trust Fund

Hubbell Named to State Judicial Nominating Commission

Corinne Hubbell of Des Moines was appointed by Gov. Robert D. Ray to the district 5A judicial nominating commission. The 47 year old fills an unexpired term ending June 31, 1976, succeeding Donald S. Willis. Reappointments were Ray Murphy Jr. of Des Moines and Eugene T. Smith of Indianola. All appointments await senate confirmation.

Des Moines UPI Corinne Hubbell Judicial Nominating Commission District 5A Robert D. Rey Donald S. Willis Ray Murphy, Jr Eugene T. Smith Indianola Senate

Frugal Estherville Man Leaves Scholarship and Museum Fund

Hiram Albee, an 88 year old bachelor known for frugality, died last week and left about $500,000 for a scholarship fund and a historical museum to bear his name. The estate includes $100,000 cash to Emmet County Historical Society and roughly $400,000 for Town Lakes Community College scholarships. No immediate survivors are listed.

Estherville Hiram Albee Emmet County Historical Society Town Lakes Community College Cay Albee

Woman Suffers Arm Injuries After Vehicle Strikes Poles

Wavu Matin a 47 year old resident of 3308 Susan Drive NW sustained an arm injury when the car she rode in collided with three utility poles in front of St. Luke's hospital. She was treated and released. Police say James Main 44 of 1920 Central Drive SW lost control of his pickup before 4 pm at Eleventh and Vermie NE. His vehicle veered and struck poles a no parking sign and bushes. Main was charged with failure to maintain control of his vehicle.

Wavu Matin Susan Drive St. Luke's Hospital Mustin James Main Central Drive Eleventh Jin Central Mali

Senior Citizen Bass Cadar Rapids System Telephone

Senior Citizen services in Cadar Rapids list a main contact number 363-6244 and additional lines 395-5605 800-332-8934 for the SEATS program and related eligibilities.

Bass Cadar

GOP Official Named Temporary Chair of Iowa Political Education Committee

Margaret McDonald of Cherokee named temporary chairman of the newly formed Iowa Political Education Committee IPEC. The bipartisan group unites Republicans Democrats and major organizations to educate Iowans on the political process and participation.

Des Moines Margaret McDonald Cherokee Iowa Republican Central Committee Iowa Afl-Cio Committee On Political Action UAW Teamsters Political Action Committee Iowa Student Public Interest Research Group McDonald PEC Ite Axl

Corn Stolen From Northwestern Railroad Boxcar

About 200 bushels of corn valued at 400 were reported stolen from a boxcar on the North Western railroad tracts along Otis road SR near the Cargill plant. Gale J. Dutt reported another 100 bushels spilled at the site. Police tracked a damaged delay-wheeled truck at the scene and recovered the corn after the boxcar broke loose.

North Western Railroad Otis Road Cargill Gale J. Dutt North Weetorm Sid Wack Brokn

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