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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1970
Page
10
Kansas City AP reports wholesale eggs unchanged with Large 38-43 cents and Medium 33-40 cents at 80 percent moisture. Butter prices steady with Grade A solid 85 and Grade A quarters 86 per pound. Wheat, corn, tile, beans, and oats listed with prices.
The Dow Jones average rose 0.89 to 823.66 at noon as trading stayed brisk. Advancers led decliners 6 to 5 on the Nasdaq, with analysts noting a pattern of small price moves consistent with the 342 week rally that ended Dec. 11 and that the market is digesting the previous advance of about 71 points.
Wichita architect Henry Schirmer warns a six year Capital Area Plaza build could cost Kansas 86 million. A one year delay might cost 5 million due to rising costs. He says agencies will lack 486000 square feet of office space by 1975 and urges 1.46 million from the 1971 Legislature to start an additional site.
Frances G. Knight of the State Department warned last Christmas that lack of funds would delay passport issuance by two weeks. For Christmas 1970 she again cites month-long delays and predicts further slowdowns as proposals to improve service are blocked by unnamed critics.
Cattle and calves 1500 head with cows steady to strong and feeders up to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers 300-500 lb 32.50-37.75. fleshy 500-800 lb 28.50-33.00. feeder heifers 400-700 lb 26.50-31.80. Hogs 4800 head with barrows and gilts 75-100 lower. loads 210-240 lb 15.50-16.25. 240-275 lb 14.00-15.75. Sows under 450 lb weak, over 450 lb steady to strong. Sheep 100 head, lambs steady. woolly lambs 23.50-23.00. ewes 3.00-4.50.
Thousands of students from Broward County schools joined a candlelight procession in Hollywood to protest drugs. Four youths carried a coffin symbolizing the voyage away from drugs as they sang carols and urged community action to fund anti drug efforts.
Rep. L Mendel Rivers 65 of South Carolina remained in serious condition at University Hospital in Birmingham after surgery to replace a faulty heart valve with a plastic substitute. He was alert and responsive, with a slight improvement noted following a recent heart event.
Thousands of Christian pilgrims arrive in Israel by plane and ship to celebrate Christmas in the Holy Land. Bethlehem will be closed to all but holders of special passes while Arab guerrilla radio warns tourists to stay away. Israeli security rings the town as rockets strike Jerusalem with no casualties.
Rev. Thomas W. Tupy 26 of Tampa Kansas was killed in a two vehicle collision at a county road intersection northwest of Marion. He was alone in the car, his wife had just given birth the night before. He had served the Tampa Lutheran congregation six months.
In Los Angeles, three women in the Sharon Tate murder case are permanently barred from the courtroom after a melee that saw a prosecutor swing at a defendant. Judge Older ordered they not return until the verdict, as other defendants taunted court officials and shouted during closing arguments.
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