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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1971
Page
13
Cattle 100 head with no calves reported. Hogs around 3,000 with steady to firm bids across weights. Barrows and gilts 200-250 lb 18.00-25. Sows 25 higher in some lots 360-600 lb 16.00-25. Sheep 25 head no test. early sales show wooled lambs 25.00-26.00 and spring lambs 26.50.
The House Banking Committee voted 30 to 2 to extend Nixon authority to impose wage price and rent controls for six month periods until March 31 1973. A Democratic amendment to cut off the authority after six months failed 17 to 14. The administration backs the extension but plans no use unless a national emergency. Senate plans a 60 day extension to June 1 with hearings on a longer continuance.
Twenty seven Haskell Indian Junior College students join the Cross Cultural Awakening program in Topeka High. The Kansas UNICEF Youth Council sponsors. Twenty two members of the Haskell Indian Club dance while The Hunted Race performs. Band members include Dean Kipling Artie Ortiz Sam Morris Jr Joe Garcia and Lawrence Cata. Programs by blacks Mexicans and Swedes are planned.
Today in Wall Street New York AP reports sturdy gains led by the Dow Jones rising 5.20 to 896.56 by 2 p.m. Gainers outpace losers 3 to 1 as 16.95 million shares change hands on the New York Stock Exchange, with volume below Thursday’s 17.35 million. Brokers credit rally to encouraging economic news.
A New Jersey firm Air-Co Industrial Gasses plans an $11 million installation to take by-product carbon dioxide from the CFCA facility and process it for commercial uses in Lawrence. John Tierney, Air-Co marketing manager, says details are pending and construction start is not set. The plant would pipe CFCA by-product to Air-Co and operate with minimal staff, producing about 200 tons daily of liquid carbon dioxide, used notably in soft drinks.
The Defense Department announces a draft call of 17 000 for April, bringing the year’s first four months total to 68 000 active duty selectors. Through January to April, 68 000 men are slated for Army service, near last year’s 69 500 for the same period.
Edward Bassett and Roy H. Nelson spoke at Woodruff Auditorium on The Correctional Process about society’s role in reducing urban crime and the police visibility needed on the streets. Nelson warned police face danger and urged reforms like reception diagnostic centers for rehabilitation.
Attorney General Vern Miller returned to Lawrence to laughter at a Probation and Parole Seminar in the Kansas Union. He praised Kansas University and spoke on parole revocations and police concerns, recounting a shootout with parole violators and noting the dangers of arresting violators. Judge John W. Brookens and Alonzo Dempsey joined the panel as sessions continued.
Nelson argues community correction centers or residence centers can ease transition back into society. He says punishment and hostility deter crime less than rapid prosecution and prompt verdicts. Bassett calls for open dialogue between media and law enforcement to balance fair trials with press freedom and for intermediaries to aid storytelling.
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