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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1968
Page
2
AP reports feeder cattle and hogs showing firmer demand in parts while slaughter lambs fail to establish a price trend. Feeder steer and heifer lots range in the mid 20s to low 30s per cwt with varied weights. Hog prices drop across barrows, gilts, and sows, with many classes down several dollars per cwt. Sheep appear in limited numbers, not enough to set a trend.
AP report from Kansas City lists wholesale egg prices with large eggs at 22 to 25 cents and mediums at 20 to 22 cents. Butter prices hold at Grade A three quarters 77 and Grade A one pound quarters 78, unchanged.
Chicago buyers receive steady quotes across dairy and eggs with butter and carloads noted at specific grade prices. Wholesale egg prices hold firm with A whites, mediums, standards, and checks listed. overall market tone unchanged from prior report.
Chicago grain quotes list firmness in futures with wheat at No 2 soft red up 1.38 percent and corn No 2 yellow up 1.21 percent. Soybeans No 1 yellow advanced 2.75 to 4.0 while soybean oil moved up 8.90 with other crops showing modest gains.
The Defense Department lists two Kansas soldiers among those killed in action in Vietnam. Platoon Sgt. Glenn E. Nicholson of Salina and Spec. 4 John W. Eckell of Isabel are identified as the fallen.
The notice instructs readers to contact Tribune via the carrier if unavailable and provides an after hours dial option HE 1 3400 after 6 p.m. It emphasizes reaching the person through alternate contact and specifies timing for after hours calls.
The New York stock market showed mixed results in active trading. The Dow stood at 916.49, down 2.37, while the AP 60-stock average fell 0.7 to 330.6. Industrials slipped 0.9, rails 5, utilities 0.7. volume reached 5.65 million shares in the first two hours, below Wednesday’s 6.22 million.
A Kansas beautification program spurs Iola residents to plant hundreds of trees shrubs and multiflora roses. Betty Yates leads the effort with help from Kayettes Future Homemakers Future Farmers I Club and Pep Club. 600 plants were bought from Kansas State Extension Service. 150 pines and 200 multiflora roses were planted at Riverside Park with more species planned nearby.
A seventh F111A fighter bomber crashed sixty miles north of Las Vegas during a routine training mission. Both pilots parachuted to safety as the camouflaged jet carrying secret gear was destroyed in the desert. The Air Force noted no crash details.
Police investigated two minor crashes today. At 7:25 a.m. a Thompson Poultry Co. truck from Iola and a Plattner Supply pickup from Chanute collided in a Main and Plummer lot, causing about 75 dollars damage to each vehicle. The Thompson driver was William Morrow, 31, of Iola, and the Plattner driver Jimmie Spilman, 39, of rural Route 2. At 9:20 a.m. a parked Spencer Finney Ford from Iola sustained left front damage when a truck attempted to parallel park near 4 W. Main. no damage to an Indepenence Bottling Co. Chevrolet driven by Earl L. Lacy of Independence.
Radio City Music Hall in New York features an in house hospital restaurant dormitory recreation rooms a telephone system and radio communications. It even has a costume workshop cleaning and repair facilities and its own newspaper The Call Board.
The April police activity shows $1 415 bonds and fines turned in, $451 75 in parking meter penalties, and 319 parking meter tickets. One felony arrest and 72 misdemeanor arrests occurred, with eight intoxication arrests and three DWI charges each month. Traffic accidents within city limits fell to 13 with seven injuries and one serious, drivers 20 to 24 most involved. Traffic citations totaled 61, plus various offenses. patrol mileage reached 12 205 miles and 1 181 3 gallons of gasoline. Humane Society reports 50 dogs picked up, 5 reclaimed, 6 placed, 43 killed, 13 on hand.
IRS reports total tax collections for Kansas and Missouri in 1967. Kansas totals include 725.422 million from individuals and employment taxes, 158.941 million from corporations, and 56.425 million from estate gift and excise taxes. Missouri shows 2.510154 billion from individuals, 732.053 million from corporations, and 410.684 million from estate gift and excise taxes. Alcohol taxes: Kansas 1.291 million and Missouri 118.527 million.
A sequence of many deeds filed in the Neosho County Register of Deeds shows transfers from Walter O Hartman to Hobart Curl among others. Several parcels in Chanute St Paul Thayer Chicago Junction and Lloyd add entries including Lots and Blocks in Northside Park Place Highland Park and Burton's Add changed ownership to various individuals and firms.
Fred Demps of 721 S Evergreen reported to police that a plastic bag screen on his car was torn up Tuesday night while the vehicle was parked in the town business area.
Hospital visiting hours listed with patient census and recent admissions and dismissals. Police court actions include traffic barricade removal driving while intoxicated speeding and related fines. A fire run at the Floyd Webb residence reported possible smoke with no fire found. Police summons issued for Charles R. Fry for no license and stop sign violation.
The Chanute Tribune lists staff roles and contact lines with publisher Highland Dwight McCreight and editor Wayn J. Smith. It also details subscription prices for local and mail delivery, names delivery supervisor Bev Nicholas, and notes AP membership and news republication rights.
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Friends say Senator Kennedy and his wife expect another child in late January. The Kennedy family already includes seven boys and three girls ranging from 13 months to 16 years old.
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