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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1971
Page
12
Market report lists wheat at 1.38 corn at 1.41 mile at 2.05 beans at 2.71 oats 0.84 Wholesale eggs unchanged large 80 percent 32 41 medium 80 percent 26 34 Butter unchanged grade A Ib solid 85 grade A Ib quarters 86. Ia
Cattle and calves 6000 head with prices steady to higher for feeder steers and calves. Notable ranges include 310 375 lb at 41.50 44.00, 268 lb 46.50, 375 425 lb 40.00 42.00, 400 500 lb 37.00 40.50, 500 700 lb 34.00 37.50. Hogs 4000 head with barrows and gilts 200 260 lb 50 75 lower, heavier cuts 25 50 lower, sows 14.50 15.75. Sheep 100 head with lambs and ewes steady. spring lambs 30.75, ewes 6.00 8.00.
Nichols compares current budget squeezes to the 1930s and notes gains after World War II. Chalmers jokes about World War III for EU backing. The chancellor says extending the vote to 18-year-olds could, over time, restore funding to colleges and universities.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.41 points to 919.90 as advancers led decliners 4 to 3. Turnover remained active on the New York Stock Exchange but below the prior day’s brisk 22.27 million shares. Analysts blamed Nixon’s vague Vietnam withdrawal timing for modest gains.
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said Nixon told congressional leaders a fixed Indochina withdrawal date depends on North Vietnam releasing U.S. prisoners of war. He believes the date falls within Nixon’s term ending Jan 20, 1973, though no date was given. Scott noted Nixon implied accountability in the November 1972 election if withdrawal isn’t complete.
Topeka and Lawrence residents filled the Topeka Municipal Auditorium for the Kaw Valley Electrical Cooperative annual meeting. I C Anderson of Lawrence's Rt. 4 was re-elected to district 7 along with re-elections for Joe Conley district 8 and Harley Shumate district 9. Fred R. Stone reported substations additions and a cooperative education program for telephone linemen.
Police say Gloria Johnson, 35, was killed Wednesday evening as she approached her car on the southeast side of Kansas City. Detective Les Lewis reported a large caliber gun caused the fatal wound, marking the city’s 27th homicide of 1971.
The Kansas House Ways and Means Committee approved a resolution to impose a moratorium on pay increases for all state employees. The move would cover faculty at state schools, County Social Welfare staff, physicians at state hospitals, and other workers, with a cutoff effective upon publication and lasting through June 30, 1972. The measure cites rising payrolls and constitutional budget balance concerns.
Federal judge orders the release of 85 year old Winfield S. Waters who was sentenced to life for attempted rape of a schoolteacher. Authorities say his near blindness and age made the crime impossible. Waters heads to his sister's five acre farm and notes spring and hopeful berries.
Los Angeles mayor Sam Yorty skipped a Chamber of Commerce luncheon including an Agnew address to protest federal grand jury indictments of three LAPD officers. He ate soup at his desk and said he doubts Agnew has full information on the cases while stressing no snub intended.
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