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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1966
Page
8
In Chicago's West Side a cab driver and residents describe nights of looting, arson, and shooting with National Guardsmen restoring order. Observers see little pattern beyond widespread anger among youths, with adults and teens mixed in the violence and surprise at the guards' presence.
Mayor Daley blames King staff for stoking violence while King defends his civil rights drive. Guardsmen enter a 28 block West Side area four miles from the Loop as protests erupt. Police report crowd hostility, arson fears, and 238 arrests over two days.
From Bowerstock's Mills Wheat 1.84, yellow corn 1.26, milo 1.85. From Harwood's Market Eggs grade A large 27, medium 24, undergrades 18, pul 37 38, mediums 80 cents 27 28 42.
Live cattle prices show steers down 1.00, heifers off up to 2.00, cows steady to 25 higher with feeders 2.00 lower. Hog futures retreat with barrows and gilts 50-75 lower and various weight classes quoted. sheep and lambs also weaker with prime lambs 21.00-23.75 and feeders 18.00-19.00.
New York stocks posted a small gain on Friday as investors showed selective demand. It marked the second straight advance of the week with volume rising to 6.09 million shares from 5.95 million. The Dow rose 1.56 points to 889.36 while the AP 60 stock average held at 320.8 as 649 issues rose and 488 fell among 1,401 traded.
Firemen were called to three runs Friday night and early today with minor damage in two incidents. A car fire on Louisiana Street south of 23rd caused no damage. A Union Pacific box car on North 8th Street and railroad tracks caught fire with minor damage. Another car on 1022 N J Street burned without damage.
A batch of notices lists births at Memorial Hospital and St Marys Hospital transfers. It names families including Adkins and Fultz with newborns and daughters, and survivors for the Ireland family across multiple addresses. An obituary notes Mrs Samsel born Oct 5 1883 in Chattanooga Tennessee.
Mrs Tennie S Samsel aged 82 of 2518 Ridge Court died this morning at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be announced.
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