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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1967
Page
21
AP market notes report egg prices by grade and size with large eggs at 23 to 27 cents, med 80 percent at 20 to 23, butter steady at 77 to 78 cents per pound. Grain and milo quotes from Bowersock Mill show wheat at 1.63, yellow corn 1.18, milo 1.92. Harwood Market lists Eggs Grade A large 21, medium 16, undergrades 18, current receipts 16.
Auction data shows cattle 4 500 head and calves 50 steady to higher with feeders strong. Steers high choice 25.50 75 per hundredweight and primes 25.25. cows 17.75 19.00. Hogs 5 000 head higher barrows gilts 1.00 1.25 and sows 50 75 higher. Sheep 800 head steady with spring lambs 28.75 29.50 and ewes 4.00 6.50.
Washington AP Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky says a Republican victory would not end the Vietnam War on Hanoi terms. He warns Hanoi believes a GOP win would help them, and notes an impasse in Vietnam. Humphrey and U Thant comment on risk of broader war.
A British Airways Comet with 86 passengers flew from London to Gibraltar but avoided the Spanish restricted airspace by staying about 200 yards outside the prohibited zone. Spain began enforcing the coast and sea ban, forcing landings to approach over Algeciras Bay with sharp turns.
Barrett, Fitch, North of Kansas City merges with Paine Webber Jackson Curtis of New York. The combined firm runs 56 offices coast to coast with five Barret Fitch North sites in Lawrence, Kansas City, Wichita, Topeka, and Hutchinson. Carl Mingus remains Lawrence manager.
Edward McKernan Jr of KVOE Emporia named Broadcaster of the Year by Kansas University while Robert Carroll of KARD-TV Wichita earns for work on a documentary And the Truth Shall Make You Free. Other KU awards honor students and alumni across journalism and broadcasting fields.
A lengthy memorial hospital notice lists numerous residents and addresses in Eudora, Lecompton, O ttawa, and surrounding areas, along with several births announced this weekend including boys and girls. Names include Evelyn Barnes, Verna Scholfield, Shirley Armstrong, Lydia Jones, and Carole Buchholz among many others.
General Motors dealers in the United States sold 171 722 new passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the first 10 days of May a record for the period. The breakdown shows 149 798 passenger cars and 21 924 commercial vehicles both all time highs for the period.
Robert LeRoy Sheets, 61, of Wichita and former Lawrence resident, died April 29. Funeral services and burial were in Wichita. Survived by son Robert C. Sheets of Casper, Wyoming, and brother Harold H. Sheets. Born August 3, 1905 in Lawrence, he moved to Wichita in 1941 to work for Boeing Aircraft Co.
Drivers from Lawrence and Manhattan won top prizes at the Jayhawk Sports Car Club's fourth Braille Rallye in Kansas City. Gary Nafziger of the Kansas State Sports Car Club took Class A, while Gary Winyard of Lawrence High School led Class B. A total of 38 cars competed with student entrants.
Marlene Cochran of Shawnee Mission Kansas is crowned Mrs. America. She faces a 24 city tour starting next Sunday and a busy year of personal appearances in Southern California. She won 20 000 in prizes and a South America trip and studied at Bob Jones University then Kansas City Art Institute. She is active in her church and missionary society.
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that juveniles receive the same constitutional protections as adults in criminal trials. Justice Fortas led the majority, while Justice Stewart dissented, upholding protections including notice, counsel, cross examination, self-incrimination rights, transcripts, and appeal.
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