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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1969
Page
12
Kansas City AP reports wheat led declines with 146 cars sold down to 34 cents, corn at 56 cars little changed, soybeans near 2.54 to 2.60 and oats steady. Futures closed mixed with March at 1.37, May 1.36, July 1.33 and December 1.40 futures.
Kansas City AP reports wholesale egg prices for large eggs at 80 percent A pay mediums at 80 percent. Butter remains unchanged at grade A ib solid 79 with grade A ib quarters at 8.
Kansas City cattle 4 500, calves 125. Steers high choice 28.75 29.00, choice 27.00 28.50, mixed 26.75 27.00, good 23.00 26.00, heifers high choice 27.50, choice 25.50 26.75, good 22.50 25.25. Cows 16.00 18.00, feeders 28.00 29.00 for 500 600 lb, hogs 5 500, barrows gilts 20.75 25 higher, sows 16.50 17.50, sheep 1 000 lambs 25.50 26.50, ewes 5.00 7.00.
New York traders mixed results with the Dow Jones industrial average slipping after an initial rise. President Nixon’s inaugural address is seen as neutral for business with hopes of a milder climate under the Republican administration. Active stocks included United Fruit Benguet Youngstown Shoe and INA Corp while IBM fell on Justice Department monopoly charges. Avnet also moved lower.
During lunch in Hungary a group of construction workers smashed a bottle found inside a hollow wall. The shards revealed 184 old French gold coins minted in the 19th century. The coins were delivered to the Hungarian National Bank.
Prague mourns Jan Palach after he set himself ablaze in Wenceslas Square, fueling mass meetings and student-led pressure on Communist leaders. Rallies, radio broadcasts, and street actions urge nonviolent protest while warning against further self harm as the nation faces a renewed Soviet crackdown.
In Whittier California Nixon’s Quaker boyhood ties are invoked by 35 demonstrators carrying placards. They walked from Whittier High School to Whittier College in rain for a two hour vigil urging world peace during Nixon’s presidency. Ann Rush, chairwoman of Quakers for Action, called the protest a prayer and hope for a real peace beginning in a Quaker administration.
Anthony Sinatra, 74, father of Frank Sinatra, is in Methodist Hospital Houston for tests on a possible abnormal swelling of a blood vessel in his abdomen. He arrived with his wife Natalie and son Frank.
Spiro Agnew, son of a Greek immigrant, took the oath as the 38th vice president in Washington with Everett Dirksen administering. He became vice president without prior Congress service, rising from Baltimore County executive and Maryland governor amid a campaign noted for his urban policy focus and blunt style.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear Capt. Dale E. Noyd's challenge to confinement during his appeal of a court martial. Noyd, a former fighter pilot, argued the Uniform Code of Military Justice forbids keeping him imprisoned while his case is reviewed. Justice Douglas ordered release as the case earned mootness questions and set a June decision timeline.
AP reports that 14th century bricks from Karlstejn Castle near Prague resisted frost as well as 20th century products. C T K notes 600 year old bricks show equal durability to modern brick in comparison tests. Minneapolis features 28 lakes and 153 parks.
Washington AP reports Spiro Agnew's rise has sparked family political enthusiasm with interviews and political car toon collecting. Ann Thompson says the Agnews are down to earth, not thin skinned, and enjoyed the inauguration social whirl, including outfits for the women.
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