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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1973
Page
14
Local markets list wheat at 4.47, corn 2.16, rye 3.74, soybeans 7.11, oats 1.40. Wholesale eggs unchanged in Kansas City with large 80 percent A bringing 63-73, medium 80 percent A 55-66.
KPL president Balfour S. Jeffrey invites Pottawatomie County landowners to a day long tour of the energy center at Lawrence on September 6. He says many fear power plants and few have seen one, and the visit aims to show a modern plant in operation.
New York stocks opened modestly higher but slipped in the afternoon as pre Labor Day trading lull quieted activity. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped to 862.73 by 2 p.m. after an early rise of over 3 points.
AP dispatch notes cattle at KC auction with 100 head only, hogs 900 with higher barrows and gilts prices. Various weight ranges quoted from 47.00 to 55.35, sows down, light weights scarce. Sheep 25 head, insufficient price test. Monday estimates: cattle 1,500 hogs 2,500 sheep 250.
Southwestern Bell began a 229000 rural service upgrade north of Lawrence to four party lines for about 200 subscribers. The project, part of a 72–75 program, will bury wires, remove over 330 poles and 34 miles of line, with 140000 feet of cable, aimed at more dependable service.
The dollar opened marginally lower in European markets and was recovering through the month. In London investors cited profit taking and an approaching three day August holiday weekend as reasons for the dip and subsequent strengthening of sterling. Gold opened unchanged in Zurich at $100 an ounce and rose $1.50 in London to $100.50.
The Hutchinson School Board fired Harland Paschal who had led the district since 1965. The unanimous vote required him to surrender keys to his car and to all school buildings immediately amid allegations of milk company rebates to the superintendent.
Johnson County officers from 10 agencies and three district attorney agents arrested fifteen adults and juveniles in two Olathe drug raids. The operation involved twenty nine officers and followed a Shawnee Mission School Board hearing on drug abuse two days earlier.
Chief Richard Stanwix announced Thursday two Lawrence Police Department resignations. Edwin Klumpp, a patrolman since November 1971, quit Wednesday to return to Topeka where he previously worked as a policeman. Ron Bishop, a civilian dispatcher, resigns next Monday to enroll at Kansas University after three years with the department.
A car parked in the driveway of Jean Robinson at 1619 W Sixth Ter rolled backward at 6 21 p m Wednesday and struck the house at 1620 W Sixth Ter Lawrence police said Mrs Marvin Fogg of Wichita owns the home the incident occurred in the in Lawrence city area and no injuries were reported.
A farewell banquet at 6:30 tonight will end Kansas University's 23rd annual Foreign Student Orientation Center for 70 Fulbright fellows from 29 countries who began July 16. J A Buzzle praises the group as industrious with no friction as they prepare to study at various U.S. colleges. three students Cesar Regaldo Graciela Tomassini and Yasutaka Yamoto will study at KU after six weeks of life and study in Lawrence.
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