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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1968
Page
2
Markets report cattle 1,000 head calves 25. steers and heifers steady cows up 25. Hogs 3,500 with barrows and gilts up 25 to 50. 1-2 200-230 lb cattle price range 19.50. Sows up to 25 higher. 300-400 lb 16.50-17.50. Sheep 350 head with spring lambs up about 50. prices for spring lambs 30.00-53.0, No 2 pelts lambs 27.25. ewes and woolly flock values lower.
AP dispatch from Kansas City notes mixed commodity values with wheat and corn moving little. Wheat contracts show slight declines while corn ranges vary by grade and kind with oats and barley modest shifts. Soybeans hold around 2.67 to 2.70 per unit as nearby futures end lower.
AP report from Chicago notes live poultry roasters at 25 2 27 cents per pound and special fed white rock fryers at 20 23. Butter prices show 93 score AA 66 9 A 66 9 B 64 89 C 61 with cars at 9 B 6542 and 89 C 62 with 80 percent or better. Whites 24 percent mediums standards 23 percent checks 17.
Chicago grain prices were reported with Wheat No 2 hard at 1.47. No 2 soft red at 1.41. Corn No 2 yellow at 1.15. Oats No 2 heavy white at 79. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.70. Soybean oil at 8.73.
Parson hogs and cattle offer ranges by grade and weight. Hogs list prices for grades 1 and 2 from 200 to 270 pounds, sows, heavier sows, stags, and boars. Cattle cover grain fed steers and heifers, creep fed calves, stocker and feeder calves, heifer calves, light to heavy stockers, yearlings, veals, cows, bulls, sheep with finished lambs, feeder lambs, culled ewes, and breeding animals with varied price bands.
American markets opened with a mixed performance as gains outpaced losses yet the Dow Jones average fell on weakness in blue chips. Investors weighed profit taking and renewed suspense over negotiations with North Vietnam, keeping traders cautious.
Kenny Atkins reports a daytime entry to his home on 611 S Ashby with a diamond ring and costume jewelry missing. A West Street window peeper was observed with a funnel used to stand on. Sergeant Schooley and family left for Virginia after visiting relatives. Easter guests listed for 1110 W Main. Jerome L McIntyre, 19, assigned to Vietnam duty with the 25th Infantry Division. Linda Bower among Wichita State students and faculty chosen for Gold Key Honor Society dinner based on GPA.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with patient census at 70 adults and pediatrics and three babies. Tuesday admissions include Mrs William Hicks Thayer surgery Mrs Marie Wix Yates Center surgery and others for surgery or medical care. Birth records note a boy born to Mr and Mrs Joe D Brooks. Dismissals include multiple patients and a traffic summons lists Paul H Werle Iola speeding and Larry V Van Winkle for muffler issues. Fire run details cite Plummer and Cherry incident involving Lee Shaffer vehicle.
Harvard College mailed 1 373 acceptance notices for 1 200 admissions for the Class of 1972. David K Smith director of admissions said extras were deliberate as many applicants apply to several colleges.
About 1,300 sanitation workers in Memphis resume work after a settlement ending a 65 day strike linked to Martin Luther King Jr. s death. They gain wage raises and union recognition, with leaders calling it a first step toward broader racial and economic justice.
Lawrence Whalen 24 of St Paul dies from automobile crash injuries near Mindenmines MO. He studied at St Paul High Parsons Junior College and was a Kansas State College senior. Survivors include parents three brothers a sister and grandfather. Funeral Friday St Francis Church St Paul. Burial St Francis Cemetery. Mrs John T Thompson 81 of 905 N Steuben dies after extended illness. Born near Parsons June 17 1886 she lived in Parsons Chanute since 1926. Survived by widower two daughters one son nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren one sister. Funeral Friday Gibson Koch Chapel. burial Valley Cemetery Galesburg. Donald Lee Houdashelt funeral Friday 2 pm Walnut Christian church burial Glenwood Cemetery Walnut.
New York AP reports Edna Ferber dies at 82 leaving a legacy of novels plays and stories. The spinster author quipped about “children” she raised through writing noting So Big and Show Boat defined her career and enduring influence on American literature and theater.
The Topeka City Commission unanimously approved the Capital Plaza urban renewal plan. The state would acquire several blocks of land just south of the statehouse and office building groups for future state government facilities.
Hutchinson Kansas Attorney General Robert Sonderholm holds parking violations in Kansas may be prosecuted within two years of issue. The opinion responds to Hutchinson city manager George Pyle after attorney Lane Cronhardt challenged collection policies claiming a special statute of limitations.
English gloss notes how advertising can transform market pressure into economic gain, framing campaigns as a tool to convert adversity into growth for businesses and communities.
President Johnson welcomed South Korea's Park in Honolulu for a one day summit at Kaiser's oceanfront estate. They discuss Vietnam policy as 50 000 Korean troops fight there and a border clash near Panmunjom raises tensions. Park signals cautious but mixed feelings on concessions and pace, while Saigon hints at a pre peace talks summit.
Hollywood AP Fay Bainter Academy Award winner for Jezebel dies at 74 after a long illness. Plans call for burial at Arlington National Cemetery beside husband Navy Lt Cmdr Reginald Venable. Survived by son Reginald Venable Jr. Began on stage at six in Los Angeles. Debuted onscreen in 1933 and shared an Oscar in 1937 with Bette Davis.
A toll cable between Goodland and Colby was accidentally cut by a dirt contractor, interrupting AP telephone and teletype service to Sherman and Cheyenne counties for about four hours. Southwestern Bell said news, weather and market teletype functions were affected as service failed.
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