This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1976
Page
10
New York stocks showed slight gains as traders anticipated a pause in declines. The Dow Jones average rose to 928.94 by 2 pm, with Chrysler among the most active issues after news of a new battle tank program. Trading volume remained light as analysts cited no decisive economic news.
UPI dispatch notes moderates in demand and trading for cattle and hogs. No 1-3 200-230 lb butchers bring 50-22.50. 240-2540 lb cattle at 59.75. sows steady to 50 lower. Receipts tallied at about 10,005 with Friday 73,000 and weekend totals.
A bus carrying voters to a river community for nationwide municipal elections plunged into the river near Manaus. Police said the vehicle failed to stop at a ferry crossing and was swept downstream, killing 36 to 38 people. The disaster struck Sunday as witnesses reported chaotic scenes and rescue efforts.
A Sunday night scare forced an airport terminal evacuation after staff found a suspicious parcel in a telephone booth. Bomb squads opened it and recovered a Christmas cake, deemed safe. In 1969 a Vietnam War protest drew 250,000 people to a peaceful demonstration in Washington.
Hog prices eased on Monday across the Cedar Rapids market with bulk delivered butchers 200 to 230 pounds priced around 30.25 to 30.75 dollars per hundredweight. Packers and lighter grades showed declines, while sows held steady at about 22.50.
Chicago market notes beans slipped over 23 cents a bushel as most commodities, except wheat, fell with soymeal down sharply. Wheat rose modestly while oats declined about 31 cents. Soybeans closed about 16 to 23 percent lower for the session, with futures reacting to oil price moves and selling pressure from brokers.
In Montreal the election pits the Liberal party against the Parti Quebecois. Rene Levesque leads the PQ promising independence while Premier Bourassa warns of a separatist threat amid a sagging economy, inflation and unemployment. The Liberal ads stress national importance of the vote as Levesque attacks federalism and calls for a referendum.
Penelope the seven month old porcupine was stolen from a pickup in Greenwich Village. A crate containing the pet was among items snatched from Liz Troester Morris's truck. The thief left tools worth about 1,009 dollars, abandoned the crate, and Penelope was recovered by a reader who alerted state park officials, who notified Mrs Morris.
A Cedar Rapids page carries varied items including a UAW retirees pot luck at the Elds YMCA, hair styling ads, travel promos for a Caribbean cruise, job openings for Judy Jennings and Judy Marie Frazee, a child abuse session at Linn County Health, a radio club meeting at United Way building, and theft reports from Kenner Engis and John Prange. Also noted are a theatre tour, a physician fellow honor for Dr. 5M, a temple event, funeral service for McKinley Milligan, and several restaurant and event ads. Local address details and contact numbers appear throughout.
Grant Wood officials dispute GWEA charges over a recently signed contract. Administrators say experience credits, higher education, and interpretation of salary schedule placement affect pay, with the first year rising over 11.8 percent and the second year about 8.3 percent.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.