Market News Wraps Include Cotton Wheat and Hogs
Markets at a glance show higher copper and craft demand while grains shift. Kansas City quotes wheat mixed to 44 cents higher for No 2 hard, oats irregular, soybeans higher, hogs steady to 23 cents lower. Livestock auctions report steady steers and cautious buyer activity. Wall Street gains driven by copper and aircraft makers with mixed early trading and notable aerospace stock moves. Theodore Roosevelt cited as athletic in a brief historical note.
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West Point Set for New Launchings Soon
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A look inside the missile test center shows preparations for another Jupiter-C Explorer launch with the Redstone first stage in a mobile stand. Vanguard rockets and satellites exist in a hangar as Navy holds seven more. An early Jupiter-C launch is expected within a week, another Vanguard within a month. Maj Gen Yates notes Explorer IT failure cause identified. At West Point Dr Ernest Lawrence, South Dakota native, receives Sylvanus Thayer Award for service to the nation. He directed the UC radiation laboratory since 1936 and helped develop the cyclotron.
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Kansas Jobless Pay Up in First Quarter
Unemployment among Kansas workers covered by job insurance rose to 5.8 percent on March 15, a yearly high before easing later. Benefit payments for the first quarter are expected at 5.9 million dollars, about two million more than the same period in 1957, funded by employer payroll taxes.
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Unemployment Insurance Coverage in Kansas Jobs Report
Unemployment among insured workers stays below the national level. About 355000 of the 435000 non-farm Kansas jobs are covered by unemployment insurance.
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Four KU Students Hurt West of Here Thursday
Four Kansas University students from Topeka were injured in a two car accident on U.S. 40 near Big Springs while en route to classes. John Wright 25 was admitted to Stormont-Vail Hospital with facial lacerations. Homer Fickel of Route 1 Topeka was also admitted. both were in good condition. The remaining students Ralph Ross 26 John Meinhardt 27 Norris Hall 20 were treated for cuts and released. Ross drove the car carrying the students.
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Lawrence shaped Oak Ridge role in atomic bomb plan
Dr. Lawrence helped develop early cyclotron methods for separating uranium 235 and directed Oak Ridge instrument setup for mass production of bomb material. In 196, Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves praised his idea, noting a 100 million dollar bet on its success and calling him indispensable to the Manhattan Project.
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