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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1968
Page
2
Kansas City cattle bids rise with steers and heifers leading gains, prices for feeder cattle and calves vary by weight. Hogs steady to down slightly with various ranges by weight, sows also down. Sheep and lambs hold steady as spring markets begin. Chicago soybeans and grains drift lower on opener with wheat and corn near unchanged.
AP reports wholesale egg quotes in Kansas City show large eggs at 80 percent acceptance from 24 to 28 cents per dozen, mediums at 80 percent from 21 to 24 cents. Butter prices unchanged for Grade A quarters at 78 cents per pound.
Live poultry wholesale prices move slightly, roasters at 25 4 to 26 2 cents, special fed white rock fryers 20 to 20 8. Butter remains steady with 93 score AA at 66 and 9 5 or 66 for grade A, C at 61. Eggs steady with whole sale prices 28 for A whites and 24 28 for various grades, cents per dozen.
Chicago AP notes wheat price details with No 2 hard at 1.46% and No 2 soft red also listed, indicating grain market activity in Chicago.
Two legal notices appear in Neosho County Kansas. Edwin L. Daniels seeks appointment of an administrator for the estate of Ferol Fay Daniels with a May 1 hearing in Erie. A separate suit, by Clovie O. Greer Louis Bell and Grant Bell, seeks to quiet title in Chanute for real property and to determine Nina M. Greer’s descent with pleadings due May 28 1968.
The market listing shows varied price ranges for hogs cattle calves veal cows and bulls. Included are parsons hogs at multiple weight classes from 180 to 290 pounds and sows to $16.50, grain fed steers and heifers up to 26.25, stockers and feeders from 6 to 33, veals up to 33, cows and bulls with several brackets, and sheep with lamb and ewe prices.
The New York market firmed after an initial drop with the Dow down slightly while gains outnumbered losses by about 150 issues on the NYSE. Volume for the first four hours reached 1.72 million shares, helping resist selling and attract fresh buying.
Easter dinner guests at Mr and Mrs Howard Parsons 407 W 4th included Don and Linda Kimmel Kenneth and Ross Cooper and families with photos taken. Mrs Viola Dozier 1162 W Main fell yesterday fracturing her left leg and right arm and is at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Others visiting included Mrs Lee Howerton and Vincent Saving families at 1018 S Santa Fe and relatives from LaHarpe.
Officers charged Leroy Hawes of Chanute and John Hammer with DWI and careless driving after a southbound 1960 Chevrolet crossed center line and collided with a northbound 1963 Buick driven by George Hawley in Chanute. Both drivers hospitalized. Hammer released on 140 bond, Hawes held on 15 bond. Trial set for 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. A second incident at 11 p.m. involved Stephen C. Coots driving a Chevrolet Corvair southbound, hitting a driveway entrance. he was tested for alcohol and released to appear in court at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Daily hospital notes list visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m with 52 patients including adults, pediatrics, and one newborn. Saturday through Sunday admissions include Tim othy Wimsett, Lloyd Moulton and others. dismissals include Kathy Kihm, Mrs Hugh Shirley, and several others. Births note a boy to Mr and Mrs Cecil Leatherman. Police court actions show Isaacs no license with $10 bond, Donovan care less driving with $15 bond, and Cox speeding with trial set for Wednesday.
Mau rice Breidenthal Jr. of Kansas City Kansas was elected president of the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting. He succeeds Henry B. Jamerson publisher of the Abilene Reflector Chronicle.
Death notices for Donald Lee Houdashelt 31 of Walnut who died after an auto crash near Minden Mines Missouri. Leroy Gail Rice 70 of Erie who died at home after a heart attack. Emil E. Wistrand Ward death in Vallejo California, details of spouses and survivors noted. Funeral arrangements pending.
President Johnson concluded a quiet Easter weekend at his ranch and flew from Bergstrom to Honolulu for talks with South Korea's president and U.S. Pacific military chiefs. Cyrus Vance joined the party to aid in diplomacy after the Pueblo incident prompting Seoul to seek reassurances in U.S. - North Vietnam discussions.
The Columbia River will be stopped Tuesday as John Day Dam gates close, forming Lake Umatilla upstream. The lake will rise over time to 80 feet, stretch 76 miles, and create a 325 mile navigation path to Ice Harbor Dam while generating about 3 million kilowatts for the Bonneville system.
Washington AP reports midnight marks the tax filing deadline for 1967 returns. About 18 million Americans waited until the weekend. extensions apply for victims of last week’s violence with filed explanations. Penalties are reduced to avoid late fee, but interest remains. IRS expects 60 million by tonight and a record 73.2 million by June.
AP report notes curfew lifted and 2,200 national guardsmen released in Kansas City as peace returns. Easter break ends with schools reopening Tuesday. Six African Americans dead, extensive property damage estimated at $500,000. Mayor Ilus W. Davis says order restored after 24 hours, with patrols scaled back and eight hour shifts resumed. Police pledge crackdown on outsiders at schools and expand storefront stations to improve relations.
U N Command reports two American and two South Korean soldiers killed in a nighttime ambush south of Panmunjom. Two American soldiers were wounded. The attack, described as a flagrant violation of the armistice, prompted a protest and a joint investigation demand by Rear Adm. John W. Smith.
Two unmanned Soviet satellites linked in orbit for 3 hours 50 minutes before separating, duplicating a feat first achieved last Oct. 30. The event comes as the Soviet Union signals readiness for its first manned flight since the Soyuz 1 crash on April 24 last year.
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