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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1978
Page
19
Reader asks if their 15 000 in a six year CD 5 years left 5 000 in a 22 year CD and 5 000 in regular savings are Well placed for retirement travel income. Doyle endorses current safety and suggests delaying riskier moves until CDs mature and yields are clear.
The Cedar Rapids hog market Tuesday was weak to 50c lower on butchers and steady on packers up to 550 lbs and steady over 550 lbs. Prices for 200 to 230 lb country and plant delivered butchers ranged 47.00 to 47.75 dollars. Sows weighed 550 lb and under sold 38.50 to 39.50 dollars with over 550 lb sows at 37.50 to 38.00. Heavier weights faced reductions: butchers 230 to 240 lb down 25c, 240 to 250 lb down 50c, 250 to 260 lb down 75c, each additional 10 lb up to 300 lb minus 1 dollar per 10 lb. Packers cheaper by 25c per weight break up to 500 lb, 500 to 550 lb minus 50c, over 550 lb minus 1.00 for each extra 50 lb.
The Cedar Rapids cattle market on Tuesday held steady with shorn lambs at 56 to 58 dollars and wool lambs at 54 to 56 dollars. Lambs over 100 pounds will be discounted.
Public notice announces a transportation service for senior citizens and handicapped riders with contact at area code 313 phone line 363-8244. The brief outlines eligibility and scheduling details for accessible bus routes and service hours.
General Motors topped mid November auto sales with 156 461 cars sold during eight business days, a 33.7 percent rise from a year earlier, while Ford Chrysler and AMC posted declines amid a broader market slump. VW reported Rabbit deliveries, and total Big Four year to date sales approached 8.37 million. The McDonnell Douglas AV-83 conducted its first flight near St. Louis, hovering about seven minutes.
Soybeans rise three cents for November December and January crops while No 2 corn falls two cents on those contracts. White corn and oats hold steady from Monday's close with aid from Pro Farmer Grain Cedar Rapids.
The University of Texas paid 2 400 000 dollars on June 12 to acquire one of 21 complete Gutenberg Bible copies printed in Mainz in 1455 marking a historic high for printed books.
The Belgian Parliament approved national elections for December 17 and proposed constitutional changes to create a federal government. A coalition caretaker administration will draft amendments to split the country into three semi autonomous regions to ease Flemish Walloon ethnic tensions.
Community notices from Cedar Rapids list recovery group meeting at People's Church 600 Third Ave SE Wednesday at 8 p.m. and various ads for Christmas shopping, charity drives, library mobile stops, winter coats, crafts, and local restaurant specials.
Washington report notes David Goodman in Futurist magazine claims more than 100 of George Orwell's 1984 predictions have already fulfilled and technology exists for the rest. He cites mind altering drugs think tanks defoliants psychological behavior modification data banks self propelled bombs and artificial insemination as examples of fulfilled forecasts.
Notice of incorporation for Energy Managers Corp under Chapter 66A. Initial capital stock 200 shares Class A common stock. Principal office at 333 Enth Avenue Cedar Rapids Iowa. Initial directors: W Jess Epoge 407 4th Street N W Cedar Rapids Lee C Shay Sunnydale N W Cedar Rapids and Don R Foster 5758 Lantdon Avenue N W Cedar Rapids. Attorneys for the Corporation 315 Commers.
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