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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1969
Page
11
Local markets show wheat at 1.23, yellow corn 1.14, milo 1.71, beans 2.45, oats 8.80. In New York, investors remain cautious as the Dow closes down 0.82 at 932.64 with 8.99 million shares traded.
Cattle 3 500 head calves 250 steers 30 31.25 prime and choice 29 50 30 50 mixed good and choice 28 50 29 50 heifers high choice and prime 29 75 29 00 feeder steers 535 750 lb 31 00 33 00 725 1035 lb 29 50 31 25 feeder heifers 525 750 lb 25 00 28 00 steer calves 350 475 lb 35 00 38 00. Hog market 7 000 head barrows and gilts 225 lb 20 15 25 1 200 250 lb 19 50 20 00 2 4 250 310 lb 18 75 19 75. Sheep 1 000 spring lambs choice and prime 31 50 32 25 choice wooled old crop lambs 29 00 50.
AP reports a Kansas City market update with grain prices for wheat corn soybeans and rye. Highlights include No 2 Hard wheat around 1.51 to 1.38 and futures closes for May Sep Dec and Mar contracts with modest gains and losses.
Jerry Coble ten is reported in good condition at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a Sunday riding pony accident on the family farm near Pleasant Grove south of Lawrence. He suffered severe bruises and a hand injury. he attends East Heights Elementary School.
At Ft Rucker Alabama Captain Angelo J Lucky Medal of Honor recipient says the Vietnam War sharpened his sense of life value beyond priestly training He credited with saving 20 wounded men in a rice paddy ambush and plans to return to Vietnam that summer for duty
Officials of the Society of the Plastic Industry estimate over 100 million clear plastic containers will hold edible products in 1969 with usage reaching about one billion by 1975. The projection highlights rapid growth in food packaging materials and plastics demand.
Large crowds toured four new schools on Sunday with estimates of 1,500 to 2,000 at South Junior High in Broken Arrow Ot tawa Baldwin De Soto Eudora and Salina visitors signed the guest book About 1,500 to 1,600 visited Broken Arrow 450 to 500 toured Deerfield 50 to 75 visited Lawrence High Only a small group viewed the new addition at Lawrence High William Medley said most had already seen it during fall visitation night
Malcolm Applegate assistant dean and journalism professor at Kansas University resigns to join Gannett Newspapers in Rochester New York. He will oversee training and recruitment for more than 30 Gannett papers across New York New Jersey California Florida and Illinois. He has been on KU staff since 1965.
Scott Clark six, son of Mrs Elmer James, nearly drowned Saturday at the Olympic Swim Club pool when he fell into five feet of rainwater. Neighbor Mike Dennison 22 climbed a fence and pulled him out. Jeanette Karwowski five crawled through a fence hole. Scott revived by mouth to mouth. released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital Sunday. Dennison plans to alert pool owner to fix the hole.
Fire Station No. 3 at 6th and Kasold Dr. began operations at 11 a.m. today. It was one of two stations approved by Lawrence voters in the November 1967 bond issue. Fire Station No. 2 at 19th and Haskell Rd. is nearly complete and will open soon.
Nimbus 3, a 1,269 pound butterfly shaped satellite, launched from Vandenberg AFB to a 686 mile polar orbit. The Air Force and NASA team reported successful placement as it begins seven research projects to extend forecasts up to two weeks worldwide.
The Douglas County Tuberculosis and Health Assn. reported a December drive total of 6669.16 at its annual meeting held Saturday at the Virginia Inn. Dr Ivanuel Giggins from India spoke on health problems in India Tuberculosis as a major global challenge. W W Wilmore discussed changes in the national TB association to improve efficiency.
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