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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1969
Page
11
Kansas City AP market notes show wholesale grain quotes Wheat 1.12, corn 1.18, milo 1.80, beans 2.50, oats 0.70. Egg prices large 0.80 to 0.47? Medium 0.80 to 0.35. Butter steady Grade A lb solid 0.79 and quarters 0.80.
Cattle 3300 head calves 200 feeder steers high good and choice 475 to 650 pounds 30.00 to 32.00, 650 to 750 pounds 29.50 to 30.25, 750 to 1035 pounds 28.50 to 30.15. Hogs 4000 head barrows and gilts 215 to 240 pounds 26.75, 200 to 250 pounds 26.00 to 50, 250 to 270 pounds 25.50 to 26.25, 270 to 290 pounds 25.00 to 75. Sheep 75 spring lambs choice and prime 28.00 to 29.00, mostly prime 29.50, ewes cull utility and good 6.50 to 8.75.
The city plans to sell 1,500,000 in water revenue bonds to improve water facilities funded by water department revenues. Additional revenue from a 1% gasoline tax rebate and contracts with county and school board are expected, plus merged planning commissions cutting duplications to ease taxes.
The Dow Jones average rose briefly in early trading but faded, ending down 1.42 at 826.53 for a new 1969 low as the market slipped from an initial buoy.
The city county planning commission meets tonight at 6 30 p m with a long agenda including a Travelodge site at 9th and Iowa next to a Sinclair station a drive in at Louisiana and 9th and Alfies Fish and Chips at 6th and Maine and a Viking Investment office at 930 Iowa St The Heatherwood Subdivision final plat at 23rd and Kasold lies partly in flood plain while flood stabilization for the Kansas River south bank is also on the agenda Special uses include a Baldwin sanitary landfill and a trailer court near the Cooperative Farm Chemicals Plant on K 10 The meeting was moved up due to an ad error with normal scheduling being the third Wednesday of the month
Dr. Willia H. Schechter, Sterling College and Kansas University alumnus, and Tarkio College president since 1960, will take a sabbatical leave to serve as interim president of the Beirut College for Women in Lebanon. The Beirut College has been allied with Tarkio since 1968. He earned a 1941 Sterling B A and 1947 1948 KU MA and PhD in chemistry, holds several patents, and previously was vice president of operations for a Gulf Oil subsidiary.
A Douglas County Mental Health seminar at Plymouth Congregational Church brought together a narcotics agent two former drug users and local leaders to urge parents to engage with their kids. About 95 people heard Tom Johnson defend drug honesty and a Pepperland youth share his reasons for using drugs, urging parental communication and self-respect.
The Children's Hour Head Start seeks three and four year olds from low income families for an 11 month program, September through July. The free education runs five days a week with morning sessions for three year olds from 9 a.m. to noon and four year olds from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call VI 2 6153 to enroll.
City Council lifts ban on lawn watering as a thundershower drops .43 inches downtown. Rain falls in other areas ending a three week hot dry spell amid a city water pressure issue during peak use times.
U S District Judge Joe Ingram reimposed the same five year prison term and $10 000 fine on Cassius Clay for draft evasion. Clay remains free on a $5 000 bond while appealing to the Circuit Court in New Orleans. He sought exemption as a Black Muslim minister and conscientious objector.
Mayor Richard Spencer says Porterville with 12 000 residents has its 22nd war death Henry Reyes a 22 year old paratrooper killed by a booby trap during a combat mission Spencer noted the figure is twice the national per capita average.
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