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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
11
Local market notes show Wheat at 1.26, Yellow Corn 1.07, Milo 1.66, Beans 2.40, Oats .81. New York stocks jump with the Dow up 6.03 to 940.20 on strong volume and broad participation led by industrials, rails, and utilities.
Cattle and calves 2,500 head with feeder steers 500-1,000 lb priced 25.0 to 29.00, feeder heifers 22.50 to 25.90. Hogs 5,000 head, barrows and gilts 210-350 lb quoted 18.25 to 20.75, 230-260 lb 20.00-20.50. Sheep 50 head, lambs 25.00 to 26.50.
Wheat and corn car counts listed with unchanged or up percentages across grades. Prices shown for No 2 and No 3 wheat, corn types, oats, Milo, rye, barley, soybeans, and sacked bran and shorts, followed by brief wheat futures moves for March May July September and December.
Elvis Presley finishes his first Memphis recording session in 14 years and hints he may base most future work there. He says the city offers convenient sessions, great musicians, and plans a 16 song album after a two-night studio run, while he has mostly recorded in Los Angeles.
Local chapter of the National New Democratic Coalition plans an 8 p.m. Wednesday meeting at University State Bank Community Room to elect a steering committee and boost grass roots participation in Lawrence and surrounding areas. Local organizers include John C. Wright and Betty J. Charlton with help from KU faculty and Lawrence activists.
The University Report distributed on campus included nude images of a dark haired girl described as Miss X posing among books in the university library. The paper cites a headline about a former Florida Supreme Court chief justice and notes a 1966 expulsion of a coed for nude posing in a separate publication.
Douglas County State Bank promotes Dennis Adams to assistant vice president Jean Baker to assistant cashier and Bonnie Redding to assistant cashier. Officers and directors re elected and assets listed at 17 792 306 36 as of January 1 with an expansion project in progress including new drive in facilities.
Dr. Lynn F. Taylor from Doane College Crete Nebraska becomes assistant dean of the Kansas School of Religion starting April 1. He succeeds Rev Reinhold Schmidt and will teach one course per semester with duties in public relations. Taylor, a native of Osborne, holds degrees from Emporia College McCormick Seminary and Nebraska University and did post doctoral work at Michigan University. He has served as pastor in Fremont Joliet and a Navy chaplain and has held academic posts at Tarkio College.
Kansas City AP reports a first degree murder charge was dismissed Wednesday against Larry E. Oliver in the Nov 2 shooting death of Thaddayo Okatch 30, an exchange student from Kenya. The dismissal followed the retraction of statements by Oliver's girlfriend and a 15 year old brother.
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