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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1970
Page
11
Kansas City AP reports wholesale eggs steady with large at 80 percent A 54 60 and medium at 80 percent A 51 57. Butter holds steady with grade A tb solid 85 and grade A lb quarters 86. Wheat corn Milo beans oats listed with specific prices.
A list shows multiple court dispositions including Gary Ebeck 25 Baldwin jailed for assault and battery with $50 suspended sentence appealed. Delores Anderson 31 Elm checks insufficient funds, 60 days parole. Alvie Roberts 31 Hutchinson speeding $15. Steven Walker 19 Ill. speeding $24. Kinerk 22 Prairie Village speeding $15. Louie Morris 51 Lyon DUI 30 days $100 and open bottle $25 appealed. Siroky 30 If no license $10 abated. Nikki Cannon 22 Tonganoxie no license $10. Jack Wisdom 1229 E 23rd drunk $25. Robert Fry 1404 Prairie. NY STOCKS Dow up 7.92 to 808.28 at 2 pm. advancers far outnumber declines, late trading slackened.
In Los Angeles the southbound slow lane of the Golden State Freeway was blocked by hillside earth, shutting six of eight lanes. Crews opened three lanes and paused for the night. Officials caution that Interstate 5 north south may reopen only if no further slippage occurs, as traffic jams linger during the Tournament of Roses events.
Vaclav Nedomansky scored twice and assisted on a third as the touring Czechoslovakian team defeated Canada's national squad 4 to 0 Thursday night in Toronto.
The parents of Becky Armstrong of Lawrence were among 11 killed in Kansas traffic accidents over New Year’s. Kenneth and Mary Armstrong of Larned died in a two car crash on U S 56 about 15 miles east of Larned. Funeral services were pending in Larned. Also listed were Spero Loris of Kansas City and Theresa Noll of Atchison among others killed in separate crashes.
The Social Security Administration in Kan e says beneficiaries need not apply for the 15 percent benefit increase signed into law by the President. The first regular check with the new amount will arrive the first part of April. About 25 million Americans will be affected. The average retirement benefit will rise from $100 to $116 per month. the average couple's benefit will increase from $170 to $196 per month.
TOPEKA AP State offices shut down today as state employees enjoy an extra day off for the New Year holiday. With Christmas and New Year's Day on Thursday, workers again receive a four day weekend.
A December fire tally shows 27 calls with total damages of 13 940. The major loss was 12 500 from a Dec 16 apartment blaze at 729 A I, attributed mainly to items near a furnace. Names of residents and owner listed, with other fires including a Norman Paris home and a car in La. The month’s preliminary loss marks the lowest in three months.
The custom of sending Valentine Day letters dates to around 1400 suggesting early medieval romance practices. This brief note highlights the long tradition of affectionate messages linked to February 14.
New York AP report notes June Crittleson opens The Left Hand on the East Side to cater to the 15 to 20 percent of people who are left handed. The store carries left handed tools and oddities from a mustache cup to counterclockwise clocks and includes fishing reels gloves irons and scissors plus a note from Left Hand West Virginia about local left handed residents.
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