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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1975
Page
7
New York stocks steadied as traders awaited federal aid prospects after New York City faced potential default. Dow Jones rose 3.98 to 658.78 amid mixed NYSE issues, while NYSE composite edged to 48.04 and AMEX market value index showed a small gain.
The readable segment lists livestock futures, trading figures, and market references with scattered names and numbers. It mentions locations, dates, and entities in a fragmented way, reflecting a historical financial brief.
The Cedar Rapids market Wednesday posted steady hog prices with Tuesday bids for market hogs up to 230 lbs. at 49.00 to 49.50, sows under 300 lbs. around 40.00 to 40.50, and 230 to 240 14? varying discounts. Sheep and grain sections note mixed quotes and upcoming deliveries.
Army announces 6000 transfers to combat units amid critical noncommissioned officer shortages. Sergeants and specialists may retrain for new combat roles with voluntary transfer options and consideration of strong military reasons.
Wheat ease and corn firming on the Board of Trade as soybeans surge led by fears of weather and short covering. Hog prices at Joliet mixed with lighter demand and steady to firm tones for various grades amid holiday spotters.
Linn county deputies plan a Thanksgiving weekend drunk driving operation with three extra cars on patrol Wednesday through Sunday. Sheriff’s program director Sgt George Ferris says impaired driving will be targeted and speed enforcement may increase if road conditions worsen.
The Massachusetts AFL-CIO reversed its anti-busing resolution after orders from national AFL-CIO President George Meany. Council President Joseph Sullivan said the state body declared the resolution null and void and complied with the national stance amid a two hour executive board meeting.
Joseph E. Kilbourn a 42 year old truck driver from Billings Montana suffered trashed and severed fingers in a non industrial accident at Thunderbird Home Improvement Canter 321 Sixteenth Avenue SW He was released from St Luke's hospital Wednesday An official declined to reveal further details. ON THIS DATE in 1857 the first Australian parliamentary naval opened in Melbourne.
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizens Bus Service contact number is 363 8244 for route information and schedule inquiries.
Cedar Rapids items report a cat tle torch and tools valued at 150 taken from a constr uction site near Worth Lane NE. Window damage at Polk School 1500 Thirteenth Avenue NE linked to a BB gun. City council appoints John Ebbott to Veterans Memorial Commission. Thefts include a calculator, cash, and personal items from homes and businesses. Thanksgiving hours posted for local services and ads.
Prosecutors seek to know by Monday if Patty Hearst will use insanity or diminished capacity as a defense in her bank robbery trial. They request a court order for psychiatric examinations and demand voice and handwriting samples. Hearst, 21, is charged in the Symbionese Liberation Army bank holdup in San Francisco.
LOS ANGELES AP The original gold record winning group the Fifth Dimension is breaking up Marilyn McCoy and Billy Davis announce they are leaving to pursue solo careers The couple married six years have been with the group since its inception They say they reached their limit performing with the group and now is the time to move on Danny Reach and Elise Laws have joined the Fifth Dimension.
Former John Deere Dubuque forklift driver Rove Fisher, now of Waterloo, sues Cedar Rapids federal court against the EEOC district director alleging race discrimination. Fisher states she was employed May 20 1974 and fired four days later after being deemed unfit for her job. She says Iowa Civil Rights Commission denied her claim and seeks reinstatement and damages.
Most government offices, schools, and banks will be closed Thursday with no mail delivery. Federal workers return Friday while city and county staff get an extra day off. Garbage pickup shifts to Friday and Saturday. Cedar Rapids Public Library closes Friday and reopens Saturday. Coe College offices close Thursday through Sunday. dormitories stay open but meals halted.
Maryland Senator Charley Mathias says he will run as an independent or third party candidate if he enters the 1976 presidential race. He abandoned a GOP challenge to Ford and Reagan, arguing a primary fight could hurt Ford and push the party rightward. He plans a campaign to attract both Democrats and Republicans to pull the polity back to the center.
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