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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1976
Page
14
New York markets slipped as the Dow fell 2.24 to 1008.54 amid a record 4.5 billion rise in money supply cited after Friday’s Fed data. Trading was quiet on the NYSE with 1.92 million shares. AT&T preferred BD led losers, while the composite index declined.
Jersey City story reports Jack Libos, a Good Humor ice cream vendor of 23 years, shot while on route as he prepared to retire. Residents fund the widow and two children, police report no suspects. The piece notes World War II Atlantic Charter pledge date.
Price trends for hogs and cattle this Friday from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines markets. Hogs: bulk delivered 200–230 lb range at 36.00–36.50 per cwt. 230–240 lb 25–50 cents off. 240–260 lb 50 cents off per 10 lb. over 260 lb 75 cents off per 10 lb. Sows steady at 30.00–30.50. Pack er ranges and weight-based discounts noted. Cattle: prime steers 32.25–33.60. choice nestery and good ranges listed. various feedlot and weight classifications with typical discounts for higher weights and yield grades. Des Moines reports prices unchanged with moderate demand for graded offerings, with detailed grade equivalents for live cattle and wholesale cuts.
LAS VEGAS NEV. The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr said his son’s civil rights goals would have progressed slower if he were alive, noting gains wouldn’t be completed quickly. He spoke at a news conference while King was on a nation wide tour urging black voter registration. Anyone registered to vote is not a citizen, he said, they’re blocking progress.
Chicago floor trading saw soybean prices drop as much as 14 cents per bushel amid speculation on new railroad freight rate approval. Wheat eased up to 5 cents, while corn and oats fell modestly. At close, soybeans slumped with mixed moves across grains and livestock trading volumes underlined by ongoing market uncertainty.
Bloomfield College in Newark under Chapter 11 bankruptcy completes reorganization after two years of finances stricken by debt. A $4.8 million sale of Tanjar asset Knoll Country Club to Parsippany Township spurred plan. creditors to receive 50 cents on the dollar and campus debts reduced to modest federal mortgages.
A dense jumble of neighborhood notices and sales listing a nursery at 4241 Johnson Ave NW, garage sale at the Fake Tax Legion Hall, Drs Myers Manville and Livin joining optometry practice, and multiple garden, holiday, and restaurant advertisements. Notable items include a taxi of cactus plants, All Saints Paris Dinner, local garage sale behind Sutton Place, and a correction notice for Mona's Big and Tall ad.
A citizens advisory committee studying overcrowding at the Linn County jail is likely to urge the board of supervisors to add a permanent annex to the current jail. The draft interim report cites space limits, budget constraints, and safety needs, including separate women’s holding areas, with future expansions planned in a building block approach. A joint city-county law enforcement center possibility could involve a skywalk linking the addition to the courthouse.
In El Paso Texas a medical association official defended a doctor's decision to refuse treatment for the daughter of a state legislator who voted against a measure. The doctor cited professional rights to reject patients emphasizing physician autonomy and judgment.
Plains Ga AP Billy Carter says he does not care about the debate and is too busy with the family peanut business to watch his brother Jimiy de bate president. He later watched the first moments before returning to work as peanuts arrive for processing.
A charge of double driving was filed against Loyal Clarke, 20, of 307 Seventi amere, alleging he drove erratically at Eighth Street SE and Twelfth Avenue at 1 59 am.
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