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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1967
Page
12
Kansas City market report shows wholesale eggs at 29-33 cents for large and 21-24 for mediums per dozen. Butter steady at 77-78 cents per pound. Cattle calves hogs and sheep prices listed, with steers 25.75-27.00 and hogs 22.50-25.75 per hundredweight. Meat futures summarized with weight classes and animal types.
Kansas City AP report shows wheat prices varying by grade with No 2 Hard at around 1.58 to 1.60 and No 2 Red near 1.48 to 1.54. Corn and other grains move little with milo, rye, barley, soybeans and sacks priced. Wheat futures close up 1 to 2 percent for July through May contracts, with open high low and close values listed for each month.
New York traders push stocks higher while grains show mixed to higher activity in Chicago. Wheat and corn rise on good demand, oats up with corn, soybeans mixed with light trade. Butcher hogs steady then 25 cents higher with 4,500 receipts, top 24.00. Slaughter steers uneven as 8,000 receipts peak at 27.00.
New York stocks moved higher with rail shares gaining despite a nationwide railroad strike. Volume for the first four hours reached 7.69 million, down from 7.86 million the prior Friday, as steel, rubber and autos advanced and leaders like Atlas Corp and American Smelting posted gains.
Two prizewinning students Juliana Guitfré from Valhalla New York and Michael Maiello earned recognition as they move from classroom projects to fashion design. Juliana aims a working wardrobe line for career women with Mod influence. Michael earned a TM DuPont prize for velvet and braid with an Edwardian inspired outfit including an opera dress and convertible skirt with ostrich trim.
Twenty six international routes would span Europe from London to Istanbul and from Gibraltar to Helsinki aiming for completion by 1970. The project links major capitals and regions to create a continental network for transcontinental travel and trade.
Washington Commerce Department reports the economy resumed its expansion in the second quarter as automobile sales rebounded. GNP rose by 9 billion dollars at an annual rate, reflecting gains in the value of all goods and services produced.
Weathermen say exact tornado timing remains uncertain but identify key formation conditions. Moist warm air at low levels, cool dry air aloft, a southerly surface wind, and a contrasting upper wind shear are essential factors.
Real growth in the January to June period rose only 1.2 percent on an annual basis, with GNP totaling 775.3 billion for the second quarter. Prices rose during January to March offsetting a 4.2 billion advance, while analysts anticipate a sharper upturn in the second half and a needed tax increase to curb inflation for Vietnam War funding.
Camarillo California native Marine Cpl James H Cooney III was killed July 4 in a battle in Quang Nam South Vietnam. A funeral mass was held last week and he is survived by family members.
Lt Cmdr and Mrs J H Cooney Jr of Camarillo announce Cpl Cooney to wed Linda Wilkins of Bonner Springs a Kansas University English education senior. Mrs Jens Stensaas of Norway Kan dies with funeral at Norway Evangelical United Brethren Church burial in Norway Survivors include husband Jens two sons Charles and Robert siblings and grandchildren. Mrs Stensaas taught in Concordia for over 20 years.
Maggie Opal Moffitt 84 died in Winchester hospital where she had stayed since April 12 following her farm home being burned July 8 by vandals. Her doctor ordered she not be told of the destruction. she lived alone with memories of her husband and son. Three Topeka youths were charged in Jefferson County Court with burglary and arson related to the early morning blaze.
A funeral service for Mrs Moffitt will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Grantville Methodist Church with burial in Grantville Cemetery. She is survived by five sons and a daughter, a brother and sister, 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Former pastor of Stull Evangelical Church and longtime district superintendent of the Evangelical Church, E F Boehringer, 88, died July 4 at Friendly Acres Rest Home in Newton. He and his wife had lived there for several months prior to his death.
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