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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1965
Page
12
Kansas City AP market notes show wheat at 1.37 corn 1.25 mile 1.90 soybeans 2.74 barley .85 oats .80. Eggs items from M Harwood range from 19 to 23 cents, with current receipts 18. Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed with steers calves hogs and sows in various weight classes. Sheep supply described as too small for market test.
Wheat futures closed modestly down after 28 car shipments and higher grain quotes across No 2 and No 3 classes. Prices for corn oats soybeans and bran are listed with bid ranges, while the market notes mixed gains in nearby contracts and a Tennessee-labeled delivery environment.
AP reports higher stocks amid moderate trading. Bonds hold steady while cotton and soybeans rise. Chicago grain lists show wheat near steady, corn and oats steady to firm with light demand. Hogs fall 25 to 50 cents to a top of 18.50 and slaughter steers show limited supply with top at 25.
Steels and key issues rose as the market closed with a modest advance. Jones & Laughlin Lukens and U S Steel posted small gains while Ford Chrysler Studebaker added fractions and General Motors slipped about a point. Olin Mathieson led volume gains as GE IBM Polaroid Texico lost ground. Illinois Central and Du Pont gained. KLM and Eastern Airlines faced mixed results.
The Assessment and Taxation Committee approved a bill to install a Kansas income tax withholding system. Gov. William H. Avery recommended it, modeling after the federal system. Withholding would be 15 percent of the federal tax amount.
Miss Eunice Venie Tarr 55 of McLouth died Wednesday in a Winchester hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of the Brethren in McLouth with burial in Fowler Cemetery. Survivors include her mother, seven sisters, two brothers and ties to Leavenworth and Lawrence. Mrs Alice G Bowman 91 of Lawrence died Wednesday afternoon. funeral 2 p.m. Friday at First Methodist Church with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Also noted is the last National Leaguer to hit 50 home runs Willie Mays with 51 in 1955.
The Kansas Senate prepares for debate on Gov. Avery's sales tax hike from 2 to 3 percent after a caucus indicating 21 or 22 votes for passage. A final vote could occur Friday, sending the measure to the House, as lawmakers also discuss constitutional amendments and adjournment timing.
The measure outlines higher weekly care charges in state hospitals, authorization for city park and recreation mergers, pay raises for Johnson County officials, and a 5 percent county pay increase. It also mandates annual bank examinations, public bidding for school fund bonds, and contracts for mental health clinic services with non profits. Additional rules include dog licensing districts, higher bond requirements for county officials, and tax exemption recordkeeping for charitable groups.
Washington AP reports Senator Edward V. Long of Missouri received the National Editorial Association merit award at a ceremony in the new Senate office building auditorium.
A long list of residents and relatives associated with Memorial Hospital is announced, including William Snyder of Linden wood Lane, Lois Voigt of Bonner Springs, B E Parkins of Fairlane, Nick Constantinescu of Baldwin, Zola Hedges of Lyon, Mossie Transue of R I, Velma Hastings of Florida, Donald Bahnmaier of Route 1, Clarence Showalter of Baldwin, Norman Norris of Tennessee, Bessie Haug of Mass street, Earl Bower of McLouth, Bertram Paris on W. 25th, John Hendricks on Redbud Lane, Marsha Anderson on Sunset Drive, LaReta Kurtz of Eudora, June Dunn of Nai smith, Joyce Virtue and baby, Herman Collins of Ala, Dollie Reed of 8th, Susan Youngberg of W. 22nd Terr, Grace Lucas of Sunflower Village, George Schloetzer of New York, Sherry Cram of DeSoto, Anna Button of Ala, Hiram Salvini of Haskell Grounds, Margaret Moore of Richland, Joanne Faulkner and baby boy on Ala, Zibby Hendrickson of DeSoto, Lenora Oesterreich and baby girl of Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. William Kukuk of Topeka with a daughter born today.
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