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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1997
Page
12
AP reports CompuServe parent H&R Block confirms talks to sell the second largest online service amid AOL bidding rumors. A combined AOL-CompuServe could boost memberships, defend against Microsoft Network, and reshape online advertising and capacity constraints.
Connex International, a teleconferencing and management services firm, operates a Lawrence Kansas office opened in 1986. The 37 local staff handle 80 percent of calls, with 24 seven service and plans to add lines and expand over two years. The Danbury CT firm serves national clients from Lawrence, citing KU's educated workforce and proximity to AT&T as advantages.
Satellite CD Radio Inc and American Mobile Radio Corp each bid over 89 million and 83 million to win nationwide or regional licenses for a forthcoming CD quality satellite radio service. The service remains years away. GM reports a 4 percent US sales rise from March 1996 with car gains of 0.6 percent and light trucks up about 9 percent, while Chrysler posts a 3 percent drop and Honda falls nearly 7 percent.
Universities of California San Diego and Illinois Urbana will build a new generation of super fast computers and a nationwide high speed Internet with 65 million dollars from the NSF. The effort aims to solve big problems like heart disease and toxic waste disposal by enabling rapid analysis of gigantic databases. Public access could arrive within a couple of years.
As of Wednesday close, farm prices show wheat 4.18, corn 2.85, milo 4.58, soybeans 8.502 at Farmer's Coop. Midland and North Elevators list similar grains. Omaha Market notes hogs steady to lower, sows down, cattle and calves light sales, feeder and slaughter cattle price ranges, and Kansas feedlot activity. Metals and precious metals quotable: aluminum 72.4 cents, copper around 112.60-119.0 cents, lead 48 cents, zinc 0.6347-0.6472, tin not available, gold about 351.05-349.20 per ounce, silver near 4.99-4.85 per ounce, platinum 367-374 per ounce.
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