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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
2
Cattle 1,500 head mostly steady with cows 50 lower and feeder supply for Thursday. Hogs 5,000 head, barrows retreat 25, sows 25 lower, pigs varied. sheep 300 head steady with wooled lambs and ewes. Wholesale eggs unchanged. butter level.
Parsonshogs and cattle markets show bid ranges for hogs, sows, and boars from $8.00 to $17.50 across various weights. Cattle and calves list U S grade prices from $18.50 to $30.00 with stockers and feeders and yearling categories. Veals and cows follow similar graded price bands, plus sheep and breeding stock values.
Butter remains steady with slight declines noted across grades AA through C in Chicago markets. Eggs show irregular moves with grade A whites averaging around 32 to 33 cents per dozen, while roasters and turkeys edge slightly lower or steady. Live poultry prices also hold with roasters at 24 to 27 cents and White Rock fryers near 19 to 19.5 cents.
Chicago market notes No 2 hard wheat at 1.54 percent gains and No 2 soft red wheat up 1.47 percent. Corn No 2 yellow rises to 1.105s with 1.15n. Oats No 2 heavy white in 80s. Soybeans No 1 yellow at 2.657sn and soybean oil at 8.74n.
Carrie Kelsey died in a Pittsburg hospital as the number of fatalities from the two car crash near Girard rose to five. Survivors include Kelsey’s sister Benteng Kelsey 7 whose condition improved to satisfactory. Victims also include Mr and Mrs Robert Kelsey of Mindenmines Missouri and 21 year old twins Donald and Ronald Anphenour of Girard.
John Lipscomb a 62 year old laborer was buried five feet under bricks and mud in a 20 foot well at his work site in Apex North Carolina. He prayed throughout and credited his helmet and divine help for his survival as rescue teams cleared debris and pumped oxygen for four hours before uncovering his head.
A Black Angus struck and killed by a truck on Highway K39 near town was identified as belonging to Mrs. Boyd Smith of R. 3. Don Cooper of R. 3 was tentatively named owner before a correction.
Mrs. B. E. Barkley of 916% N. Forest plans a Wednesday trip to Kansas City for holidays with her daughter Mrs. Vera Adams and granddaughter and her husband Mr. and Mrs. Ted Talbot.
Three minor traffic accidents were reported to police yesterday and last night. At Evergreen between Ist and Main Walter L. Myers and Mrs Boyd Smith were involved as chrome trim on the Smith car was damaged. A collision at 6 E Main involved Rosetella Cassingham and Dr Fredingram with side damage. In the West Main lot a 1967 Cougar owned by Donnie Venhaus rolled from a parking place and struck Clyde Acree's 1961 Rambler.
Wall Street opened with modest gains as the market tried for its first advance of the week. The AP 60 stock average rose 0.7 to 315.3 at noon with industrials up 1.7, rails up 0.2, utilities down 0.3. Durable goods orders climbed in November, and the Dow rose 2.19 to 883.55.
Army Air Force and Navy teams joined to aid rescue efforts on the snow bound Navajo reservation at Window Rock Arizona. Officials swapped sign messages between Air Force Army and Navy to reflect joint operation status and cooperation among services.
Britain introduces a bill to regulate gaming clubs and casinos with licensed staff and possible revocation for foul play. Credit gaming would be banned and slot machines limited to two per club. Horse betting lotteries and football pools remain unchanged.
The Pentagon announced a planned withdrawal of as many as 35000 U S Army and Air Force troops from Germany to the United States starting in April. The redeployment aims to reduce the gold dollar drain of overseas spending while keeping forces available to rejoin NATO if needed.
Daily Transcript reports visiting hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 30 to 8 p.m. with a patient census of 41 plus two babies. Admissions include Roy Dannelley and Jerry Young, plus Mrs Earl B Gehrt and Troy Holloway. Births include a girl to Mr and Mrs Clifford Broeder and a boy to Mr and Mrs Billy Robertson. Dismissals list several individuals and patrol citations cover speeding and license issues across multiple cities.
The hospital lobby displays a Christmas scene featuring a children's choir Mr Charlie Browns gang from Peanuts a nativity a Christmas tree and ceramic pieces by Mrs Alex Bruce 301 S Kansas. Glen Dormois administrator said the display by Mrs Bruce is outstanding and open daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through the holidays.
Flu outbreaks and influenza like illnesses disrupt holiday preparations from Oklahoma to Maryland. Michigan reports near epidemic levels in Detroit and surrounding areas with thousands of students out of class. Alabama shows 2,761 influenza and 10,418 influenza like cases this week. Culpeper County Virginia schools closed early. Bartlesville Oklahoma cited as worst nationwide outbreak. Authorities monitor viral respiratory diseases and conduct blood testing to track spread.
Robert Finney aged 48 died Tuesday when his car jumped a curb and struck a fence. A steel support pipe dislodged, pierced the windshield, and struck Finney, killing him at the scene.
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