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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1963
Page
2
Local markets show wheat at 2.20, corn 1.15, soybeans 2.41, oats 0.75, barley 1. A Kansas City report lists egg and poultry prices, butter, calf and cattle figures, and hogs and sheep values. Wall Street opens higher then retreats after Kennedy postpones Florida trip.
Morning trading saw most products triggering an early rally while major steelmakers lagged. GM and Ford fell about 2 percent, Chrysler down over 2, IBM dropped over 5, United Aircraft and others shed points, Armour and Standard Oil gained. Prices on the American Stock Exchange were mixed as bonds declined in light activity.
Death notices record Charlie Boettger of Anadarko and Charles J. Fawl of Overbrook with funeral details. Fawl, 97, a Douglas County lifetime resident born 1865, was centennial king of the Santa Fe Trail caravan in 1961, survived by multiple daughters and sons, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. The piece also mentions Los Angeles County vehicle registrations reaching nearly three million.
Memorial Hospital lists include new arrivals and dismissals. A son born to Mr. and Mrs. John Woodbury at 812 Kasold Dr. and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Alton Thomas at 1510 Meadow Lane are noted as today. Other entries name patients and addresses in multiple locations.
Six year old Darrell Huff son of Mr and Mrs Rick Huff of 1805 Ark St was struck by a car at 19th and Tenn Sts sustaining bruises to his left hip. The driver Samuel B Gorrill 75 of 1116 Sunset Dr caused the impact. He did not require treatment.
The ICC team from India Canada and Poland flew to Plaine des Jarres to mediate between neutralist Gen Kong Le and Pathet Lao forces amid ten days of fighting. SEATO planned a show of force in Thailand and the South China Sea to deter further Communist advances.
Wintry weather grips the upper Great Lakes as ice up to 3 feet thick and piles as high as 15 feet slow ice breaking operations delaying the spring shipping season. The report notes ongoing efforts to clear routes despite the heavy ice conditions.
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