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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1965
Page
10
Kansas City reports mixed grain prices with corn and soybeans firm and wheat futures up modestly. Livestock quotes show hogs and cattle varied with feeders and calves trading in narrow ranges while eggs and butter hold steady amid market noise.
New York stocks rise with active trading while bonds show mixed results and treasuries remain largely steady. Cotton remains quiet as markets start the session with cautious momentum.
Strong leadership from blue chip issues propelled the market toward record highs with the Dow Jones crossing the 900 level late afternoon. Volume was about 6.4 million shares. Westinghouse Electric led the advances, rising near 2 points, with Du Pont, Kennecott, Allied Chemical and Boeing posting gains. Oil, steel, and rail shares showed mixed to higher activity.
TOPEKA AP breakdown shows Gov William H Avery's proposed 1986 budget by function with 1965 estimates. Public welfare 83 281 847 and 78 065 662. Education and research 166 902 601 and 162 951 260. Public safety 9 03 448 and 8 695 578. Conservation 7 750 094 and 8 228 480. Health and hospitals 32 011 216 and 34 205 563. Recreational and historical 1 444 405 and 1 345 984. Highways and transportation 126 065 512 and 120 535 503. General government 37 899 937 and 25 428 217.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co announces new reductions in interstate station-to-station rates for nights and weekends. Estimated yearly savings for Kansian customers reach 796000. Friday to Sunday night and 6 pm to 8 pm evening discounts apply, daytime rates unchanged.
John M. Phillips announces that Dr. Hans Schwieger will enter hospital next week for preventive gall bladder surgery. Despite a recent attack he will lead upcoming concerts on Feb 2 at Music Hall and Feb 3 at the Plaza Theater with Henryk Szeryng making his Kansas City debut.
Memorial Hospital lists dismissals including Mrs. Dixie Brown Mr. Lloyd Coffman and Mrs. Donna Guy among others. Births noted for Mr. and Mrs Ralph Richardson a daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore twin sons. Previous addresses span Kansas City De Soto Linwood and Diego locations.
Carl Brooks Sr., 79, of 816 Conn. St. died early this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Rumsey Funeral Home with Rev. Robert Crew officiating. Burial will be Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Cora Brooks, daughter Lillian Brooks, three sons Aaron Brooks Lloyd Brooks and Carl Brooks Jr., and 12 grandchildren. He was a retired foreman at Lawrence Paper Co. and a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Word has been received of the death Wednesday of Charles L. Eberhart Jr a former Lawrence resident. He died at his son Charles Eberhart Jr Phoenix Arizona after a long illness. Funeral services will be at 1 pm Friday in the Hansen Mortuary in Phoenix. He is survived by a brother Harold Eberhart a former Lawrence resident Farmington Michigan a sister Mrs Ray Joy Pasadena California and one grandchild. He and his wife moved to Phoenix about 12 years ago Mrs Eberhart preceded him in death.
John C. Emick of 2119 Va. St. learns of the death Monday of his sister Mrs. Mil dred P. Nutter in Anadarko Oklahoma. Survivors include two sons I Earl Nutter of Tulsa and Scott E Nutter of Wayne Pennsylvania four granddaughters three grandsons and one great grandson. Her husband Irvin E. Nutter preceded her in death in 1959.
Memorial services for Francis R. Smith 72 of 1208 E 13th St are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Plymouth Congregational Church. He died Tuesday morning. Private graveside rites were held Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Paul R. Davis officiating.
Lula K. Baum of Leavenworth was elected president of the Kansas Federation of Republican Women, succeeding Miss Lahoma Dennis of Topeka. The business meeting marked an early part of Kansas Republicans annual gathering.
About 300 persons are expected for the annual Mid-Winter Forum of the American Legion and its Auxiliary. The February 6 and 7 meeting at Legionacres will be hosted by American Legion Dorsey Liberty Post No 14 and the Dorsey Liberty Auxiliary Unit 14.
In Saigon area South Viet Nam two U S Army enlisted men were found dead and mutilated in waist deep water after disappearing on a fishing trip with two companions. A military spokesman attributed the killings to Viet Cong, noting the bodies showed back head shots. Names of the dead include Sgt Harold E Strong and Spec 4 William E Swaykos with next of kin listed.
The Labor Department notes a moderate price advance with the consumer price index up one tenth of a percent in December to 108.8. It cost $10.88 in December to buy the same basket that cost $10 in 1957-59. The 1964 rise totals 1.1 percent, while purchasing power for about 13 million factory workers increased roughly 4 percent.
The FCC approved the sale of KLFY-TV Lafayette Louisiana to Texoma Broadcasters Inc for 2 693 311. Texoma is 20 percent owned by M N Bostick and 80 percent by KWTX Broadcasting Corp. The firms already own or share interests in Texan stations and Texas Broadcasting is the LBJ Corp with Lyndon B Johnson’s family holding a majority. Channel 10 in Lafayette was Camellia Broadcasting Co.
President Johnson named Nicholas Katzenbach as attorney general on a permanent basis. Ramsey Clark was chosen as deputy attorney general, and John T. Connor was appointed secretary of commerce. Clark is the son of former attorney general Tom Clark and Supreme Court associate justice.
Bethany Park Christian Church marks Youth Sunday with the theme Songs for a Small Planet. Rev. Glenn R. Johnson of the Kansas Christian Churches will deliver the morning message, focusing on youth work, camps, conferences, and leadership training. Participants include Marcia Alderson, Brenda Larsen, Thomas Alderson, John Bever, and Tacy Weidman.
Twelve Douglas County Boy Scouts and hosts attend the Kaw Council Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet at the Town House Motel in Kansas City Kansas on February 10. Dick Harp of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will speak. Eagles honored include Miller Berger Harrell Hemphill Phelps Antisdes Durant Johnson Winchell Plank Hey.
The Houston third baseman Bob Aspro Monte posted a .214 batting mark in 1963 and improved to .280 in 1964 highlighting his rise with the team.
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