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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1973
Page
14
New York stocks advanced as investors expected President Nixon to act against inflation. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 920.68, up 11.06, with NYSE issues leading 3 to 1. Brokers cited anticipation and technical factors after last week’s selloff.
In Kansas City the cattle market showed limited test depth with mostly choice steers around 45.75 to 46.75 and few prime heifers near 45.00 to 90. Hog receipts of 1,700 edged higher by 25 in spots but closed 25 lower, with classes ranging from 39.00 to 25 for 200-230 pound weights and 35.00 to 36.00 for 290-320 pound cattle. Sheep numbers were light and lambs traded around 38.50 to 39.50 earlier in the week.
Alan W. Cobb 21 Ohio illegal possession marijuana five days suspended $75. William E. White 20 Wedgewood attempted illegal possession marijuana five days suspended $75. Donald A. Rohrback 41 Baldwin battery 30 days par. Sherry R. Handley Leavenworth speeding five days suspended $100 with $50 fine suspended. Olga W. Stichler 929 N.Y. driving wrong way one-way street $10 driving while intoxicated one year suspended $100. David W. Keene Wichita driving while intoxicated $100. George E. Best Baldwin careless driving $60. Elmer George Iven Holyoke Colorado open bottle $50. Geraldine M. Newmann N or ny Mo careless driving $60.
Ten foreign diplomats and families joined a cross country caravan near Lawrence guided by Wally Byam Caravan Club members. The tour sponsored by the Wally Byam Foundation aims to show rural America beyond Washington’s corridors. Diplomats praise open conversation but note few black Americans encountered.
At 12 10 p m today Lawrence firemen answered a call to a fire in a four by eight foot carpeted tree house at 1600 West Fourth Street about 10 feet above ground. No damage occurred to the structure though the cause was listed as undetermined and no youths admitted occupying the tree house for two or three days.
Robert D. Potts aged 20 of Eudora was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital after a one car crash in Eudora. He was found at about 3 40 a m sitting behind the wheel of a heavily damaged 1962 model car. Potts did not recall the incident.
Kansas highway death log shows June nine deaths for 1973 with a total of 237 fatalities that year. The comparable 1972 period recorded 259 deaths, indicating a year to date decline.
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