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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1971
Page
12
Markets mix as grain prices hold steady with wheat at 1.38 and corn 1.41 while eggs and butter trade unchanged. The Dow falls 1.38 to 875.88 with mixed NYSE sentiment as Memorex slips and American Airlines retreats.
Kansas City market report shows cattle 100 head with limited prime steers at 31.00 to 33.00 and heifers at 30.50 to 31.50. Hog bids around 25 higher for 2000 head with varied weights pricing 20.75 to 19.00, sows weaker. Sheep at 25 with insufficient data. early-week demand favors choice spring lambs 30.00 to 50.00. next Monday's projections tally cattle 2,000 calves 100 hogs 4,500 sheep 500.
Lt Gen Albert C Connor ordered an Army prosecutor to try Capt Ernest Medina on murder and assault charges for the 1968 My Lai raid. The military judge Kenneth Howard ruled the case would proceed to trial, likely with jury selection starting July 19, and allowed limited defense access to a classified report while naming witnesses.
The Senate approved a draft extension of two years with pay increases totaling 2.7 billion and a nine month phased withdrawal plan. House Senate conference faces differences over the Mansfield amendment and all volunteer force, while the Nixon administration pushes higher pay to attract volunteers.
City officials warn sanitation costs may force a shift to curb or alley pickups. City Manager Buford Watson cites rising costs and limited revenue and notes a March 1970 study recommending curb pickup or plastic bag disposal. Assistant manager adds provisions for elderly and disabled residents if implemented.
Kansas traffic deaths reported from 12:01 a.m. to 9 a.m. Friday total 24. For June the figure reaches 37, with 295 deaths in 1971 and 290 in the comparable 1970 period.
The Lawrence Swim Club and parks and recreation department announce a competitive stroke instruction class for novices at Municipal Pool starting Monday from noon to 1 p.m. The course runs Monday through Thursday for two weeks, taught by Terry Pulliam, with a $3 fee. Registration coincides with regular swim classes beginning at 9 am Saturday.
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