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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1972
Page
12
In New York the stock market held steady amid active trading with the Dow Jones average down 1.73 to 943.86 at 2 p.m. Advances led declines on the NYSE and analysts described the action as a lateral readjustment. Metals and chemicals fell while oils rose and most sectors were mixed.
C Harold Bedford of the University of Toronto will lead a seminar for Kansas University's Slavic languages and literatures and Soviet area studies at 3 30 p m Monday in Fraser Hall Room 107. He will also deliver a lecture at 7 30 p m Monday in the International Room Kansas Union.
Cattle and calves 4500 head with feeder buyers paying high good to choice levels up to 30 higher for heifers. feeder steers 272-700 lb mostly 38-46 per cwt and heifers 285-700 lb 35-44 per cwt. Hogs 4000 head slow, 1-3 200-240 lb 24-50. 260-310 lb 22-23. sows under 500 lb steady to 25 lower, over 500 lb 75 lower. Sheep 200 head with lambs 28-29 high and ewes 4-6.
Sentencing for David L. Buckley and Fred R. Joyce, arrested during the Sept 24 drug raids in Lawrence, is scheduled for 11 30 a m March 22 in Douglas County Court. Buckley pleaded guilty to attempted sale of marijuana and Joyce to conspiracy to sell a drug illegally.
K C Cash Grain reports mixed movement across wheat and corn with No 2 hard wheat at 1 point 58, No 3 at 1 point 56 percent, No 2 red wheat 1 point 55 to 1 point 59. Corn shows gains with No 2 white 1.21 to 1.28 and No 3 1.09 to 1.2784. Other grains steady or nominally unchanged. sacked bran and shorts quoted at 1.50 to 1.52.
Betty Grissom, widow of astronaut Virgil Grissom, agreed to a 350000 settlement of her 20 million suit against North American Rockwell Corp and three subsidiaries. The case relates to the Apollo 1 cabin fire during a January 27 1967 launch pad test that killed Grissom Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee. Attorney Ronald D. Krist announced the agreement from Houston Texas.
At the Wisconsin Sled Dog Championships near Manitowoc 30 teams from six states competed as 5 000 spectators watched in the Pine Hills Recreation Area. The article notes sled dogs shifting southward and the sport evolving into an international pursuit with breeds including Alaskan Malemute Siberian Huskie Samoyed and Eskimo Dog.
Altrusa contributes 1000 to the Lawrence Boys Club created with Jaycees support. The center opens temporarily at East Lawrence Community Center with plans to buy a permanent east Lawrence facility. Jaycees, KU students and volunteers will supervise until a director is hired.
SAIGON AP report shows five Americans killed in action in Indochina last week with 38 wounded. Nine Americans died from nonhostile causes. South Vietnam reports 1,300 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, plus 302 killed and 718 wounded for South Vietnamese forces. US air operations in Laos add four wounded. Total war casualties listed for Americans, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese/Viet Cong.
Kansas University will revive its freshman preview sessions this summer with an academic focus. Six sessions from June 12 to 30 aim to accommodate up to 300 students per session, charging about 14.8 dollars, housing on campus, and coordinating with multiple EU agencies for admission readiness.
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