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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1969
Page
11
Cattle numbers are insufficient for price testing. Sheep offerings are absent. Hog sale totals reach 2,500 head with barrow and gilt lots in several weight ranges. Prices range from 19.00 to 20.50 per cwt across 200 to 280 pound hogs, with specific bids for 210 to 220 and 230 to 260 pound lots.
Two Biafran students Okechukwu Emodi and Winston Ibi Bell-Gam will tour Kansas cities January 16 to 23 under the United Nations National Student Association program. On January 20 they will discuss the Biafran crisis with the Lawrence Ministerial Alliance at noon and depart for Topeka January 21. The KU chapter of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive coordinates the Kansas leg to share Biafra Nigeria conflict perspectives and aid famine relief awareness.
New York stocks narrowed losses in moderate trading as the Dow Jones average dropped 3.05 to 935.54. Of 1,572 issues, 667 fell and 663 rose, with 23 new highs and new lows for 1968-69. The week’s rally faltered as traders booked profits before the weekend.
President Johnson formally recommended to Congress an increase of congressional pay from 30,000 to 42,500 per year. The proposal also calls for raises for senior officials in the judicial and executive branches.
Washington AP An assurance from Walter Hickel, President elect Nixon's interior secretary pick, that he will not overturn Udall's order halting Alaska land selections. Senate panels weigh conflict of interest rules as Mansfield calls for study and unity on appointee ethics.
Nelson M. Baxter, 63, of 730 N. J. St., died Thursday at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a recent illness. Graveside rites set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. E. F. Price officiating. No survivors listed. China geography note follows.
Five county farmers will be honored with Bankers Conservation Awards for outstanding soil and water practices. Recipients include Raymond and Richard Ice, Elmer Trowbridge, Rex Gilliland, Homer Schoepflin, and Charles Townsend, with awards presented January 27 at the Douglas County Soil Conservation District meeting in the Kansas Union Ballroom.
Secretary of the Treasury Joseph W. Barr told Congress that middle income taxpayers with 7000 to 20000 dollars incomes may revolt if the income tax system is not reformed soon. He urged major reforms and warned fears of fairness issues and high earners paying little tax. The Treasury has prepared recommendations but will not yet disclose them.
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