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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1972
Page
13
AP Kansas City notes show mixed moves across grain futures with wheat ranges from 1.55 to 1.7044 per bushel and corn varying from 1.08 to 1.30 per bushel. Oats stay near unchanged, soybeans at 3.2344 to 3.3614, bran and shorts at 51.00 to 51.75 per sack.
Sixteen business education students from Lawrence High School join the Distributive Education Clubs of America spring leadership conference at Wichita State University. They compete in contests testing office and distributive work skills across today and Tuesday.
In Knights Ferry California scientists uncover fossilized bones of a prehistoric ground sloth estimated at five million years old in the Sierra foothills of Stanislaus County AP reports.
New York stocks stayed strong in heavy trading with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 6.58 at 949.28 at 2 p.m. The index neared its 1971 closing high as advances outpaced declines 2 to 1 on the NYSE. Analysts cited favorable news and stronger expected first quarter steel profits as factors.
Cattle 2,000 head with calves 100 and steers, heifers strong to fully higher. Cows steady to higher. feeders mostly steady. Prime through choice肉 ranges for steers 34.50 to 36.25, heifers 34.75 to 39.29, cows 21.50 to 25.50. Feeder steers 400-800 lb 36 to 45, feeder heifers 35 to 39. Prices for hogs 4,300 head up 25 to 50. Sheep 300 head with lambs 50 lower, ewes steady. Tuesday estimates: cattle 800, calves 100, hogs 4,000, sheep 300.
Gov. Docking asks the Kansas Legislature to create a 50 member welfare investigation task force to aid welfare reform. The plan was removed from the supplemental appropriations bill, though a 25 investigator option was debated without success. Lawmakers plan a possible March 20 return to handle vetoes.
Bill Cipra reported to Lawrence police that his apartment at 1316 Ohio was entered since Friday afternoon. A typewriter valued at 135 dollars and about 35 dollars in cash were taken.
The Douglas County Historical Society begins sign up at a First National Bank Building booth to support renovating the Watkins Building at 11th and Mass into a joint community museum with KU Museum of Art and KU Museum of Natural History.
Lawrence residents report an unusual rise in dead skunks on streets and highways. Kansas University Museum of Natural History mammalogist James W. Bee notes skunk mortality may relate to autumn mating activity and environmental dangers, with a need for further study.
Six Lawrence High School students earned multiple awards at forensic tournaments held at the College of Emporia and Osage City High School. Greg Hack won first in extemporaneous speaking and second in humorous impromptu. Jon Paretsky placed in humorous impromptu finals. At Osage City Frank Cross took third in boys extemporaneous, while Kevin Kuhlke and Rusty Laushman finished third in duet acting. Mike Sutton finished fourth in dramatic interpretation.
The Douglas County Ministerial Alliance will hear Rev. Herbert Burdsall from Topeka discuss the Hunger Appeal and CROP at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Centenary United Methodist Church Fourth and Elm. He will show slides detailing CROP's Latin American relief efforts.
Eighteen people including U S Black Panther members arrived in Tokyo for an overnight stay before continuing to Hong Kong and Communist China. Among them are Ray mond Hewitt of Los Angeles, Henry Douglas Jr. of Oakland, and Dr. Tolbert Small of Oakland. Huey P Newton previously visited Peking meeting Premier Chou En Lai.
Lawrence attorney George L. Catt is named Douglas County chairman for Law Day USA to coordinate the May 1 observance. Law Day is sponsored annually by the Kansas Bar Association and its Young Lawyers Section.
The IRA denied planting the bomb that killed two women and wounded 136 at Abercorn restaurant in Belfast. Police and Sinn Fain spokesmen condemned attacks on civilians while Prime Minister Jack Lynch urged a halt to violence in Northern Ireland.
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