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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
12
Kansas City report shows wholesale grain prices wheat 1.39 corn 1.40 milo 2.06 beans 2.82 oats .88. Eggs unchanged large 80 percent A 29-36 medium 26-35. Butter unchanged grade A lb solid 85 grade A quarters 86.
Cattle 100 head, limited trade with prime steers 29.00 31.00 and utilities 19.00 21.00. Hogs 3,000 head up to 25 higher, 1 3 195 250 lb 17.75 18.25, sows 25 higher, 300 400 lb 14.00 14.75. Sheep 25 head, early week trade limited, choice wooled lambs 23.50 24.00.
Richard T. Dwyer a Kansas University junior from Joplin Missouri is the new president of the Interfraternity Council at Kansas University. He belongs to Phi Delta Theta. Other IFC posts filled Thursday night include Les McLaughlin Fort Scott Phi Delta Theta vice president for fraternity affairs Richard D Labbert White Cloud Triangle vice president for rush Ty Brown Kansas City Sigma Phi Epsilon secretary and Richard E Beyer Fulton Delta Chi treasurer.
Wheat and futures move across a volatile session at Kansas City with prices for No. 2 hard wheat around 1.68 to 1.71 and No. 3 about 1.53 to 1.58. Corn shows mixed changes while oats and milo soybeans hold steady or inch up. overall wheat futures close ranged with Mar May Jul and Sep contracts between 1.50 and 1.53 per bushel.
President Nixon asked Congress to extend the draft authority to July 1 1973 and fund a 1.5 billion pay raise to move toward an all volunteer army. He urged a two year extension while aiming to zero draft calls, with incentives, ROTC expansion and medical scholarships included. Senator Stennis doubts feasibility but to hold hearings next week.
Stacey L. Naff, 12, was seriously hurt Thursday night when the horse he rode was struck by a pickup four miles east of Lawrence on K-32. The horse died on impact and the truck driver could not see the black horse.
Two defendants were bound over to March 5 for arraignment after Thursday preliminary hearings in Douglas County District Court. Clifford Conley, 21, Leavenworth, faces two counts of aggravated robbery for alleged heists at Freeman's Liquors on Dec 30 and Jan 9, with $10,000 bond. Reginald Holmes, 20, Kansas City Kan, bound over on grand theft for taking clothing and items valued over $50 from Zachary Gates, a Meade student. Holmes free on $1,500 bond. Other prelims set include Byron Williamson, 20, Kansas City Mo., released after Gates failed to appear. A hearing is set for Charles Bartley, 34, Topeka, on amphetamine sales. Three Lawrence youths, Delbert Thomas, William Thomas, and Ronnie Jamerson, face car theft charges with jams of a related theft and Jamerson faces a $56 bad check charge. bonds range from $5,000 to $11,500.
Lawrence Police Department will switch from four patrol districts to six starting Monday February 1. Two DPS cars will be reassigned to districts, reducing the need for a back up unit. New cars arriving mid February will be uniform in color and marking once delivered.
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