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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1977
Page
12
Selected late NYSE prices show mixed moves with gains in Exxon and Exxon affiliates while Am Hosp and various energy and industrials slide. Notable quotes include Exxon at 49 1/2 and American Hospital at 24 1/4, with overall activity spread across sectors and many price changes.
A damaged OCR page lists a long string of stock symbols and numeric values with percentages and codes such as JohnMon and MarMid. The fragment appears to catalog prices or identifiers across multiple companies without coherent narrative. The readable items include names like Kraft, Kroger, Kellogg, and Marriott, interspersed with percent figures.
A dense OCR of company ticker data shows numerous names such as Nabisco and Texaco with numbers indicating shares, prices, and percent figures. The fragment includes many typographic errors and incomplete entries, reflecting a hurried financial ledger style from The Associated Press dated 1977.
New fears of tighter credit drove the market lower on Friday with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping 11.09 to 857.07, its steepest loss since July. The NYSE composite slid 0.48 to 52.74 while volume stayed light at 18.10 million shares. NASDAQ fell 0.37 to 100.91. soybeans and corn prices moved on Cedar Rapids markets with old crop and new crop quotations listed.
Four bodies found in a Chicago West Side apartment after two children report the scene. A woman reportedly killed the others and then shot herself, a .22 revolver in her hand. Victims named Ernest Longstreet and his sister Marilyn, plus another woman identified only as Betty.
A 15 year old Cedar Rapids boy faces charges of operating a motor vehicle without the owner's consent and failure to control a motor vehicle after a traffic accident last Wednesday in the 300 block of Nineteenth street NW. He was released to his mother pending a court appearance. The vehicle damaged shrubs lawns and other property at 317 321 325 and 331 Nineteenth street NW and some porches were damaged.
KCOE-FM at Coe College resumes broadcasting after a summer off. The 10 watt student station on 90.3 FM will air 9 am to 3 pm now through Oct 1 and extend to 6 30 am to 3 am weekdays and 24 hours on weekends for the academic year. General manager is Sue Riedl, a junior from Oak Park Illinois.
A 12 year old boy Gary Palmer was treated for multiple injuries at Mercy hospital and released after a 1 58 p m collision. Police say Mike R Contentos 22 of 633 Twenty ninth street SE turned right on a red light from F avenue to Ellis boulevard NW and struck the bicycle. Contentes charged with failure to obey a traffic control signal.
A 16 year old male juvenile escaped while being transported from the courthouse toward a youth detention center. The youth, unhandcuffed, remained at large late Friday as officials withheld comment on the case and reason for detention.
IN New on IN New Loyalty Month at Christian Church begins Sunday and runs through Oct 2. Theme is We Gather Together. Continental breakfasts Sundays 8:30 to 9:15. Activities include 10:45 worship return, church school promotion, Linnhaven open house, youth parking lot dance 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, old fashioned songfest Sept 18, officers installed Sept 25, all church picnic after Oct 2 worship.
Marion Police Chief Richard E. Cayler cautions residents to verify fundraising collectors for the Muscular Dystrophy Association during Labor Day telethon. He urges asking for identification and not giving if none is shown. One forgery charge tied to the campaign is noted.
Church to install and dedicate teachers during worship at 10 30. Bibles for entering fourth graders. Story hour for ages 3 to 5 during worship. Nursery for under three. Fall schedule resumes with worship at 10 30 and church school at 9 15. Macrame class starts September 14 at Marion Recreation Center. For details call Cedar Rapids Art Center 366 7503. Adv.
Rockwell International receives a multi million dollar Navy contract with all work in Cedar Rapids. The $2 375000 first increment caps a total over $4 million for building general purpose UHF transceivers for ship board use. Collins Government Telecommunications group notes the units ensure secure or scramble proof voice transmissions.
Linn-Mar school district will dismiss all attendance centers 90 minutes early on Wednesday. Afternoon kindergarten will end 90 minutes early while morning kindergarten remains on schedule. Staff will work on building goals and individual targets after students depart.
In the First Avenue division, Jerry K Rutherford 326 Thirty third street NE was fined 500 for making beer available to a minor on June 23. John B Monahan 150 Lenora drive NW had an Aug 12 charge dismissed. Mark L Stahr 1422 Fourth street NW was fined 100 for possession of marijuana June 30. Brad D Schubert 1415 B avenue NE was sentenced to 30 days in Linn county jail with 15 suspended for larceny on February 9.
Linn-Mar school board members discussed summer campus projects and an energy conservation plan at a Thursday work session. Tours highlighted facility upgrades while the district faced dairy supplier issues and a miscalculation of Indian Creek elementary kindergarten enrollment.
City of Cedar Rapids invites sealed bids for twenty advanced design transit coaches and related equipment. Bids due Sept 28 1977 at 9 00 a m in City Hall Cedar Rapids Iowa and publicly opened in Council Chambers. Specifications available from City Clerk or Municipal Transit Authority. Bidders must comply with Affirmative Action and EEOC laws and certify not on the Comptroller General's list. The city may waive informalities and reserves right to reject any bid.
The Cedar Rapids City Council schedules a public hearing at 9:00 a.m. on September 28, 1977 in City Hall Council Chambers to review proposed plans specifications, contract form, and estimated cost for procuring twenty advanced design transit coaches one spare meter complete and one spare steering wheel with an estimated total cost of 1 900. Written objections may be filed and oral opposition heard. Lois M. Keller City Clerk. Published in The Cedar Rapids Gazette on September 8 and 10 1977.
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