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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1969
Page
13
Kansas City AP market notes show wholesale eggs at 80 percent A 4145 and 80 percent A 30-34 for medium. Butter steady with grade A Ib 79 and grade Ab 80. Wheat futures closed down about a quarter to a half cent with July to May contracts ranging from 1.24 to 1.35 on various months.
Cattle totals around 4,000 with calves 150 head. High choice and prime cattle 33.00. choice 31.50-32.50. mixed good and choice 30.75-31.50. good 28.00-30.50. Feeder steers 600-950 lb 29.50-32.50. feeder heifers 500-850 lb 27.00-29.50. Hogs 4,000 with barrows and gilts 50-75 higher. 210-250 lb 26.25-27.00. sows 50-75 higher, 270-350 lb 23.00-75. Sheep 1,000 with spring lambs 29.00-50. ewes 6.50-8.50.
Wheat prices range from 1.30 to 1.69 for No 2 hard and dark to 1.25 to 1.29 for No 3. Corn prices fall to 2.40 to 3.29 for No 3 Yellow and mixed 1.21 to 1.31 for No 3. Rye, barley, soybeans, and sacked bran show varied quotes with No 2 white oats at 63.4 to 70.4.
Two Kansas State Penitentiary inmates, Robert E. Lynch and Edward L. Coverly, remain at large after hiding in a bread truck and forcing a hostage to drive toward Kansas City. Lynch, 27, is a 15 year offender from Wyandotte County. Coverly, 21, faces 5 to 10 years for burglary larceny jailbreak and assault. hostage Arlis A. Ramey, 22, was released unharmed in the Kansas City area.
In Indianapolis, officials say 718 inmates endure 100 degree cell blocks in a four year old jail without air conditioning. Jail commander Bart Gilleland notes heat leads prisoners to remove coveralls. walking shorts were issued as a remedy. Commissioners plan to discuss air conditioning purchase next week.
The New York stock market fell sharply with the Dow Jones at 843.14, its lowest close of 1969 and a new yearly low. NYSE turnover reached 8.30 million shares, down from 11.73 million Friday and the lightest since March 24.
Fred Montgomery 67 a Kansas University education figure died at home in Montgomery after a heart attack He served 32 years as director of KU Bureau of Visual Instruction and taught at several schools He left a large film library and national impact and KU Chancellor James Surface praised his work Funeral services set at First Presbyterian Church with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
CAMDENTON Mo AP Mrs Alice J Walls 55 of Kansas City was killed in a boat accident on the Lake of the Ozarks Osage Arm Sunday. She fell from a boat and was struck by a propeller. Sheriff Tom Edwards said she was the wife of Dr E F Walls, an osteopathic physician.
A trio of long-haired pirates raided the Queen Elizabeth tourist ship in Fort Lauderdale by climbing ropes at night and stole a 50 pound brass bell. Commodore Geoffrey Marr called the act a college prank.
Israeli troops swept Nablus with a curfew in the Casbah and refugee camp, detaining about 5 000 Arab men for inspection after a series of grenade and shooting attacks. Reports say Arab and Jordanian clashes continued with no casualty details beyond battlefield claims.
Pilot George C. Duvall, who began commercial flying in 1936 with one passenger, retired after his 910th Atlantic crossing. He landed a Boeing 707 at Kennedy Airport from Frankfurt with 101 passengers, 37 minutes early, saying that was a good way to finish.
Lawrence firemen summoned to the Gary Schugart residence 1118 West 29th Terrace at about 7 35 p m for an overheated and fainting man. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital for treatment and release. A false alarm was answered at 5 48 a m Sunday at 807 North J Street.
Pentagon contracts should require weapon prototypes before any government funding, says Comptroller General Elmer Staats. The plan aims to cut cost overruns, boost competition, and avoid lock-in on future production by testing and comparing designs like the F 15, SCAD, and AX during development.
Cuban exiles in New York burned the Soviet flag near the Soviet mission to the United Nations protesting a Soviet naval flotilla sailing to Cuba. The protest occurred Sunday as the flotilla neared its voyage, highlighting Cold War tensions.
South Carolina delegates urge the American Medical Association to withdraw its endorsement of Medicaid, arguing the program could expand and burden states. The 242 member House of Delegates will consider resolutions Tuesday or Wednesday at the 118th AMA annual convention in New York.
Mamie Eisenhower widow of President Dwight D. Eisenhower has been released from a U S Air Force hospital after an acute bronchitis attack. She left the hospital en route to a Scottish vacation and then went to Southampton to board the liner United States for her return to America.
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