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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1968
Page
11
Market data from Bowersock Mill shows Wheat 1.49, Yellow Corn 1.07, and mile 1.89 per unit. Harwood Market lists Eggs Grade A large 27, medium 23, undergrades 13, receipts 16. KC Produce reports wholesale eggs large 25-28 and mediums 24-26. Butter remains steady with grade A prices at 77 to 78 per pound.
Cattle 4,000 head and calves 200 steady with various weights and grades. hogs 3,000 head steady to 25 higher across barrows and gilts. sows uneven with 14.25-16.50. Sheep 50 head with lambs and ewes steady. lambs 23.00-24.00 and wooled ewes 5.00-6.50.
Wheat and corn prices rise on light volume with No 2 hard red and white wheat quoted around 1.66 and 1.31 respectively. Soybeans up to 2.70 and oats near 0.84. Wheat futures close fractionally higher amid steady market activity. Wall Street mixed with declines in the Dow and broader indexes, lagging by day’s end as investors weigh Asia tensions and budget concerns.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told Congress that increasing Viet Cong attacks have slowed pacification in rural areas and heightened insecurity in South Vietnamese towns. He cautioned that gains have become losses, with overall progress in three years of U.S. involvement uneven.
Enrollment in Kansas University physical education reaches a peak with 118 women and 183 men as undergraduates. The department expands public recreation and teaches graduate students and minors while about a thousand students from other schools take physical activity courses.
Firemen answered at 4 32 p m Wednesday to 2116 Carolina Street where a kitchen blaze caused 600 in contents and 100 in room damage The blaze started from a short in the stove and was quickly controlled by local firefighters
David Henry Wenrich of Philadelphia Pennsylvania a KU graduate and longtime zoology professor died Wednesday in Philadelphia Born June 29 1885 near Lecompton he taught at the University of Pennsylvania 1915 to 1955 He earned a PhD from Harvard in 1915 and held national scientific roles Survivors include wife Myra a daughter Frances Underwood a son David H Wenrich Jr and four grandchildren Funeral arrangements pending
KU officials say federal aid cuts do not affect the 5.8 million Humanities building project. Keith Lawton, vice chancellor for operations, expects full funding of 1.9 million in federal commitments under Title I and Title II. The plan calls for a 25 story tower with two five story wings by fall 1970, while future projects like Malott Hall expansions may face cuts.
Two gunmen bungled a car theft in Vail Colorado and seized four hostages including the police chief. By 12:30 a.m. CST three hostages were released while the robbers, dressed and speaking with a Texas accent, remained with one hostage. A prior Colorado incident left seven hostages taken and two wounded in a 250 mile chase.
A construction worker, Jack Courtney, 29, of 1336 Pa. St., was injured at the EU Experimental Biology and Human Development Building site near Robinson Gym in Lawrence. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in good condition with bruises and possible internal injuries after a crane boom buckled and fell while he helped remove a pin. Courtney, an iron worker with Coonrod and Walz Construction Co. of Wichita, was beneath the four foot high boom when it slipped from the joint. The incident occurred about 8:45 a.m.
Hospital admission and discharge records show a list of individuals with partial addresses including Francis Wiley and Cindy Johnson among admissions and Joyce Boyd and Esther Parks among dismissals. Names span multiple towns such as Eudora Baldwin DeSoto Ottawa and McLouth with various street addresses and routes.
A health department survey of color television sets in St. Petersburg Florida found excess radiation in 18 of 110 sets from eight manufacturers. The finding was reported to a House subcommittee.
In the county court list, Mary L. Cummings Topeka faces improper passing with a $10 fine, Robert A. Duver Perry Street receives $10 for improper passing, Daniel L. Blumenthal Chicago is fined $10 for ex pred registration, Tommy S. Thomas Route 3 charged $10 for improper registration, Charles R. Shaffer 1029 Mass St fined $30 for speed ing and improper passing, Gary D. Shilling Tonganoxie $10 for speeding, Steven B. Davis Lyons $10 for improper passing, Jackie R. Flake Kansas City Kan $10 for speeding, Ronald C. Denton Ft. Bragg N C has speeding charge.
In the report three drivers cited for traffic offenses. Gary L. Labelle from Shawnee Mission faced failure to yield and stop sign violations with a $10 fine. Charles W. Haas of 547 Maple St. received a speeding ticket with a $20 fine for an open bottle. Harold D. Cannon from Eudora was fined $40 for speeding.
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