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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1972
Page
13
Local markets report prices for wheat at 1.36 per bushel milo at 1.71 and beans at 2.95 while K C Produce tracks the figures for buyers and sellers in the region.
The article notes persistent cold with highs near 28 in Lawrence and subzero readings on five of 41 days. It also reports stock gains in New York with the Dow up 7.23 amid active trading, while Kansas City cattle and hog prices show mixed moves, with feeders up to 50 and hogs mostly lower.
University of Kansas workers protest 15 months without raises. Legislative leader says merit pay possible but no retroactive increases. Local 1131 officials meet Senate Ways and Means chair Van Sickle to discuss 5 percent raises slated for July 1 if the appropriation bill passes.
Rita Skaggs, named Innkeeper of the Holiday Inn at 23rd and Town, oversees 115 units plus dining and banquets. She has nine years with the local Inn and directs food facilities while continuing general management. Next week marks nationwide Guest Appreciation Week with a 50 Million Thanks theme honoring 50 million guests served in 1971.
Charles E. Davidson twenty four of 2438 Winterbrook suffered multiple skull fractures and cuts when his car overturned several times after losing control on U S 59 south of Lawrence. He is in Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The wreck occurred about two and a half miles south of Lawrence and was reported to the Douglas County Sheriff's Department at 2 22 am. The deputy said the southbound car failed to negotiate the Pleasant Hill curve and rested about 85 feet off the roadway.
KU moves to open a campus day care with 20 to 30 children aged three to five. It would serve as training for the School of Education and provide space for campus groups, with an estimated annual cost around 17 500 dollars. Dean Dale Scannell and Vice Chancellor Francis Heller discussed the plan amid ongoing campus debates and a separate student funding controversy.
Association weighs location for a proposed center with space constraints. Heller heads space committee and will decide after space needs details. 20 to 30 children aged 3 to 5 expected. planning group to select participants. dean and Student Senate involved. federal funding bid under development.
A 15 member KU group including six Lawrence residents travels Feb 22 to March 30 with the USO and the American Theatre Assn. to perform in Newfoundland Iceland Greenland and Labrador. Horace Bond directs and coordinates while staff assist with coursework. travelers include freshmen to juniors from KU and several Kansas City residents.
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