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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1971
Page
11
Market notes list wheat at 1.39 corn 1.42 mile 2.08 beans 2.74 oats .95. Wholesale eggs show large 80 percent 28 35 and medium 80 percent A 24 31. Butter unchanged grade A 1b solid 85 grade A 1b quarters 86.
The two hour power outage hit the Post Office at Seventh and VI and left north of 19th Street mail deliveries about two hours late. Jayhawk Substation on 23rd Street remained unaffected. Lights failed at Southwestern Bell and Douglas County Sheriff offices but emergency power kept essential operations running. Police reported alarms triggered at Massachusetts Street businesses but no damage or trouble occurred. Main task was resetting clocks after the outage.
New York stocks extend an eight day rally with the Dow up 6.74 at 939.29 while advances lead declines on the NYSE. Analysts note the market’s continued strength has lifted the Dow more than 35 points from the start of the run.
AP reports wheat prices mixed with a slight drop across grades for 116 cars with futures closing 54 to 1 percent lower. Corn shows little change to modest declines across various grades while oats and barley hold. soybeans rise slightly on the board.
Cattle at Kansas City 3 700 head feeders and calves steady with thin to good grades across weights. Feeder steer and calf prices range 31.00 to 42.00 per cwt by weight class. 300 to 975 pounds show varied demand. Hogs 3 500 head, barrows and gilts up about 50 cents, various weights quoted from 16.00 to 17.75 per cwt, sows mostly steady.
James B Underwood, 22, of 608 Mass, treated and released at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after his eastbound motorcycle collided with a westbound privately owned bus driven by John R Christansen, 23, at University Drive and Valley Lane near Iowa. Bus in left lane due to street work. motorcycle damage $800. bus $5. Police also investigated six other crashes with major damages. Louise J Edwards, 52, Ottawa, and Edward L Nelson, 26, 2610 W 25th, collided at 19th and Iowa. Nelson car left turn and damage $950 and $1,200 respectively.
Eighteen Americans including 15 table tennis players and three newsmen tour Shanghai Band in the first sizable group admitted to Communist China in 22 years. They flew from Peking aboard an Ilyushin 18 and stayed at the Ho Ping hotel.
Andrew Leroy Hill 27 of Chicago faced a denied change of venue in a first degree murder case in Douglas County District Court. Hill, held on murder charges with two additional counts of forcible rape and attempted rape, had sought transfer due to publicity. Trial on the murder charge is set for May 10.
Kansas University will host GESHUA XII April 28 to 30 inviting about 250 attendees from 75 corporations and schools. The event gathers GE 600 series users to exchange information with KU's Computation Center coordinating the meeting. Francis H. Heller and John E. Kocourek lead KU participants including faculty and Computation Center staff in sessions on software hardware and social implications of large-scale computing.
Kansas University police seek Susan Holscher 19 a student from Overland Park last heard from March 27. Her roommate has not seen her and a preliminary dorm check confirms her absence. Holscher is 5 foot 9 145 pounds blue eyes blonde hair.
Robert Burton of Kansas University argues a shifting China Japan balance underpins Nixon moves toward easing U S China tension. He cites China reorienting trade to West Germany Canada and Australia and notes Japan U S military links may spark Sino Japanese competition affecting U S strategy. He warns against relying on Japan as sole counter to Soviet power in the Far East.
Kansas traffic death log reports four fatalities for April up to 9 a.m. Thursday and adds two earlier deaths not previously reported. The list covers Topeka area incidents and consolidates 24 hour totals for the period.
The Lawrence Police Department expresses gratitude to residents for approving an additional sales tax to fund more police and fire personnel. It acknowledges reluctance to tax increases and pledges capable, professional service in return. Fraternal Order of Police.
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