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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1968
Page
12
Local price listings show Wheat at 1.48 and Corn at 1.07 per unit with additional grain quotes and current receipts. Eggs and butter prices are noted alongside futures for Wheat closing percent losses in a broad Market update from Kansas City.
Cattle 250 head with calf numbers not listed and no price test. Hogs 2,600 with barrows and gilts 25 lower. weights 200-215 lbs at 18.75 to 18.00, 204 lbs at 19.25, 1-3 220-250 lbs at 18.25-18.75, 2-3 250-310 lbs at 16.50-18.25. Sows steady to 25 lower at 14.50-16.25. Sheep 25 head with no price test.
AP report from Kansas City shows wheat prices mostly lower with 59 cars at 1% down for various No 2 and No 3 grades. Corn trades 24 cars with mixed grains around 1.26 to 1.31 for No 2 white and 1.15 to 1.30 for No 3, while oats and rye show marginal movement and ranges. Milo maize listed at 2.11.
Stocks posted their worst day of the year as heavy selling followed reports that war could spread to Korea. Dow fell 9.60 to 850.32, AP 60-stock average down 2.8 to 311.4, NYSE index off 66 cents. volume rose to 9.66 million.
The New York stock market closed sharply lower with losses outstripping gains about 4 to 1. The Dow dipped below the November 8 level of 849.47 as fears over Vietnam and Korea weighed on traders ahead of a three day weekend. IBM and Du Pont led declines while American Telephone was the volume leader.
AP reports a 10 ton bright orange street sweeper is missing from the city fleet. Police issue a grand theft vehicle report across Western states and Mexico. The sweeper can reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour and may be far afield.
Polish architect and photographer Tadeusz Barucki will deliver two lectures at Kansas University Monday. Sponsored by KU Architecture Department, he discusses Vernacular Architecture at 3 30 p m in the Forum Room and Russian and Soviet Architecture at 7 30 p m in the Big Eight Room.
AP reports that about half of the South Vietnamese army was on leave during the Tet New Year offensive launched last week. The Joint General Staff authorized leaves of up to 50 percent around the Tet holiday on January 30, a key family visiting period in Vietnamese tradition.
William R. Van Schmus, assistant professor of geology at Kansas University, was named director of a $35,500 National Science Foundation grant to study early North American geology. He will date Pre-Cambrian rocks in Ontario, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan and resolve regional geological history.
Mrs Jane Sheets Clark 73 of Oklahoma City Oklahoma died Wednesday in Oklahoma City Funeral services at 10 30 a m Saturday at St Pauls Cathedral Oklahoma City Burial in the same church She is survived by a sister Mrs J W Dyche of Oklahoma City born in Lawrence and a former student at Kansas University where she belonged to Chi Omega
Mrs Rhoda Wray 78 of Winchester died Thursday in Jefferson County Memorial Hospital Winchester. Services 2 p m Sunday at the Methodist Church burial Wise Cemetery Winchester. Survivors include son Millard Wray Topeka daughter in law Delma Wray 1525 W 22nd St three sisters and four grandchildren. Born November 13 1889 in McLouth she lived in Jefferson County all her life. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star both in Winchester.
Jeffrey Suit infant son of Mr and Mrs Riley Suit of 234 Ark died shortly after birth this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Graveside services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include a twin sister Joan and grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Suit of Leavenworth and Mr and Mrs Lehman Shrable of 234 Ark.
The Kansas Power and Light Co board approved a 28 cent a share common stock dividend, up 2.4 cents from the last quarter. It will be paid April 1 to stockholders of record March 8, marking the 10th consecutive annual dividend increase and the 48th year of dividend payments.
Authorities on mineral resources meet March 18 to 20 at Kansas University for a forum on long range planning. Sponsored by the Kansas Department of Economic Development and the State Geological Survey in cooperation with University Extension, the event features experts from Stanford Penn State USGS and industry groups.
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller ordered a halt to convict grave excavations until state police review the legality. He asked for a ruling after inmates claimed murders and secret burials. Prison Supt. Murton planned to resume digging at Cummins Prison Farm next week.
Hutchinson Kansas AP reports a probe by the Kansas Director of Penal Institutions Charles McAtee led to a reform school shakeup. Nora Stucker the superintendent confirmed three employees were dismissed and a fourth resigned with reasons not disclosed.
A collection of 150 award winning photographs by Harry Callahan is on display today in the Kansas Union. The exhibit, selected personally by the artist, is on loan from Hallmark Gallery New York and premiered in fall 1965. Visitors may view the photos through Sunday February 25 without charge.
The Kansas University Design Department earns a $1,000 scholarship from Celanese Corporation for a junior in design. The winner, announced at the Interior Design Symposium at EU May 4, will be chosen for GPA, overall work quality, and leadership, per department chair Miss Marjorie Whitney.
A $25 806 grant from the U S Public Health Service funds basic research into three related viruses at Kansas University. Project director is Robert Russell associate professor of microbiology. He will study measles canine distemper and a respiratory syncytial virus and their relation to myxoviruses.
A roster lists multiple individuals and addresses associated with Memorial Hospital in Route 1 and various cities including Coffeyville Topeka Eudora McLouth McLouth Topeka Sherri Ingram Alicia Ramirez and David Brown. The document appears as a guest or staff contact or patient directory excerpt with numerous street addresses.
Birth notices list Mr. and Mrs. Steven Paine of Ottawa a daughter born Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. William Suit of 234 Ark. welcome a daughter today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith of 1414 Prospect announce a daughter today. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Plummer of DeSoto report a daughter today.
Two Kansas University School of Fine Arts faculty members will perform recitals open to the public. Soprano Miriam Stewart Green appears at 3 30 p m Sunday in Swarthout Recital Hall. Violinist Howard Boyajian plays at 8 p m Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall.
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