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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1976
Page
11
New York stocks fell Tuesday as economic indicators weakened. The Dow Jones average dropped, NYSE declines outpaced advances, and the broader market showed negative momentum despite brisk trading. Westinghouse Electric led NYSE activity, rising to 194, while the market overall remained cautious.
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines markets show lower bids on cattle and hogs with cuts of 1.00 to 1.80, receipts around 58,000 to 63,000. Slaughter cattle and butchers adjust prices while dairy quotings and egg wholesale values drift, as buyers monitor demand and supply across markets.
Cedar Rapids city council approved the initial phase of a metropolitan police and fire radio upgrade. The plan moves to VHF frequencies with eight thousand plus local share of about 84,000 funded from city revenue and federal aid.
Iowa officials rule school district workers and several local employees are ineligible for unemployment benefits during school vacations. The decision cites a policy limiting work restrictions and notes workers like Eugene Hallbrook faced suspension of benefits while being advised to accept reasonable job options.
Des Moines reports a special hearing scheduled for October 4 at the Capitol for a legislative committee on vocational technical education programs in the state. The public is invited to speak for five minutes on local vocational programs. meeting runs from 10 am to 4 pm on the second floor.
A Cedar Rapids page compiles a string of short items: a preschool story hour at Cedar Rapids Public Library. thefts including guns and cash from Raymond DeWitt residence and carpet from an apartment. a burglary at Janes Londstram home. service ads for antifreeze, moving, and tax courses. a police notice of purse snatching. and various local business and social notices including a sheriff candidate appearance, birthdays, and entertainment venues.
Cedar Rapids officials declined comment on allegations of improper activities by airport commission employees. A letter to Mayor Don Canney from business representative Revert Schorg raised multiple charges including unauthorized vehicle use, private lumber and paint purchases, time theft, theft of sod, and misused chartered flights and hangar insulation. Mayor Canney forwarded the letter for review, while airport leaders refused to discuss specifics.
Jurors at Polk County Courthouse report harassment by panhandlers and drunks in Des Moines hallways. County Attorney John H. King says courthous e environment is deteriorating and plans to raise the issue with officials. He notes lack of loitering and public drunkenness laws aside from nuisance ordinances.
Raytheon Co. buys ElJay Inc of Eugene Oregon for 7.5 million dollars in cash. ElJay makes cone type crushing machinery and rock processing equipment. ElJay becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Iowa Manufacturing Co Cedar Rapids and will operate at its current location with about JAD employees and 48000 square feet of space.
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