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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1977
Page
8
AP reports Friday’s NYSE quotes show mixed moves with several large caps and midcaps posting gains while a number of industrials slip. Investors monitor volatility and the day’s price changes amid ongoing market uncertainty.
Persistent concern over the growth rate of the money supply kept the stock market at bay. The Dow closed at 839.14, unchanged from Thursday's 21 month low, with a week loss of 17.67 points as gains and losses balanced and volume remained light. Soybeans and corn rose briefly on Cedar Rapids market while other indexes showed flat to slight movements.
Chicago price action shows soybeans rising about three cents as high humidity and weekend rain prospects weigh on the market. Wheat gains average two cents while corn and oats edge higher. soybeans for November settle near 5.51 per bushel with other grains up modestly.
The Cedar Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing October 5 1977 at 9 00 a m in City Hall Council Chamber to consider vacation and disposition of a 20 foot alley between Eastland Manor Lot 67 and North View Second Addition Lot 177 Cedar Rapids Iowa. Property will be conveyed by Quit Claim to Willis and Enayne Brandt for 1500 with a drainage easement and utility maintenance rights for Iowa Electric Light and Power Company.
A list of speeding violations shows Alan B. Vickeey and Carl E. Waller fined $40 plus costs. Many others including Robert Caldwell Donald L. Carstens and Kenneth E. Miller with varied fines, plus Disobeyed traffic control device and Intoxication cases with suspended sentences and multiple drivers cited for $10 to $50 and costs.
A compilation of local notices includes church dinners at All Saint's Church on September 25 with price details, fundraising and campaign ads for a Public Safety Commissioner, weekly Sunday games at the Eagles Club, YWCA silk flower workshop, and entertainment listings for Buck Owens and the Buckaroos. Also listed are garden center sales, anniversary greetings, a stamp catalog promotion, overnight-rate ads, a Holiday Restaurant buffet, a Nashville tour, tulip bulbs and garden center deals.
Four Marion area residents who spent a month in Victoria Brazil on short-term missionary work will share their experiences during Sunday worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. They helped build a structure and conducted home and church visits for Christian witnessing. Also included are Marion court notices and a YMCA activity schedule.
Two Norwegians, Karen Langassve and her brother Einar Langassve of Levanger, stay two weeks at Gerhard Pietsch’s home, 1240 C avenue. They are Pietsch’s first cousins and visit follows Pietsch’s summer 1976 trip to Norway.
In Des Moines, livestock agents report slow to moderate trade with generally steady to lower hog prices across weight ranges. No. 1-3 200-240 lb hogs at 39.50-40.00, 240-250 lb at 39.00-39.75. sows mostly 31.75-36.00. Estimated receipts 70,000. Saturday 20,000. Midwest meat trade slower with beef unsettled. pork prices show varied gains and declines across cuts.
LOS ANGELES AP reports Peter Sellers will again play Inspector Clouseau in The Curse of the Pink Panther the fifth film in the popular comedy series Blake Edwards directs from a script by Frank Waldman and Ron Clark.
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