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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1971
Page
15
Kansas City AP reports wholesale grain and egg prices with wheat at 1.37, corn 1.41, milo 2.18, beans 2.85, oats not fully listed. Eggs large 23 to 31 cents, medium 18 to 26, butter unchanged grade A 85 cents per pound.
In light trading, stocks sag as investors stay on the sidelines. The 2 p.m. Dow Jones average for 30 industrial stocks dipped 2.67 to 920.74 while declines outpaced advances by about 7 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Two special airplane flights delivered 560 Hutchinson Community Junior College diplomas on time for the commencement. The diplomas, printed in Chicago, were staged to arrive during the ceremony as academic dean George Cooper presented the graduates.
Jasper County prosecutor Ben Pyle obtained a temporary restraining order against an air show and music festival planned for Memorial Day weekend. Judge Robert Warden set a May 25 hearing and required promoters to justify making the order permanent.
Cattle 100 head with choice and prime steers at 32.00 to 34.00, heifers 31.50 to 33.00. Hog market 2,500 head, weights under 250 lb weak to Thursday, 210-235 lb at 18.00, 200-240 lb at 17.25-17.75, 245-250 lb at 16.50, 250-260 lb 16.50-17.00, 260-275 lb 16.00-16.50, 289 lb at 15.50. Sows weak to 50 lower. Sheep 25, spring lambs 32.00. Monday estimates: cattle 1,500, calves 50, hogs 6,000, sheep 600.
Paul Kolton 47 becomes president of the American Stock Exchange on June 17 after being executive vice president since 1962. He succeeds Ralph S. Saul who left to join First Boston Corp. Kolton previously served as NYSE VP and PR director before moving to Amex. Robert W. Haack is re-elected NYSE president for another year.
Lawrence police report two break-ins with two youths detained. A 17 year old juvenile is held in the municipal jail. Dana E. Dyer, 18, of Route 1, held in Douglas County Jail on burglary charges with a $5,000 bond, arraignment pending. Incident at Girls Achievement Place involved a tree climb and roof crossing. another at Wesley Foundation on 13th and Dread involved missing clothing and a camera valued at $500.
Overnight break ins struck four Baldwin businesses along U S 56 Carlson's Standard Service Station Jack's Cafe Baldwin Motors and the Madl Implement Co Losses were minor at three firms Carlson's was hit hardest with a safe peeled open and about 250 dollars missing Records were found near the Madl lot About 38 dollars vanished from Madl 20 from Jack's Cafe and a citizens band radio was taken from Baldwin Motors Entry through a rear window at Carlson's while other doors were forced The incidents likely occurred after 2 am today officials said
Gov Robert Docking was hospitalized twice in three weeks with severe back pains and underwent tests in Topeka including X rays. An aide said the physician expected the tests to show whether surgery would be necessary.
Douglas County commissioners announced plans to spend about 5500 this summer to upgrade the baseball diamond at the 4H Fair grounds at 19th and Harper. Work includes repairing bleachers grading the field and installing fences and lights for use by the Douglas County Amateur Baseball Assn. and the Parks and Recreation Dept. Chairman Arthur Heck calls it the county's contribution to youth recreation. In other action the county set July 21 as an extra water skiing date for Lone Star Lake after a KU athletic department request.
A near thousand dancers singers and spectators filled Haskell Indian Junior College Stadium for the second night of the school s first annual pow wow Tonight s program runs 7 30 to 11 00 and closes the three day event Indians from the Midwest Montana and Arizona joined the audience More participants were expected and in rain the event will move to the boys gym The program features traditional dances including Kenneth Blackbird performing the hoop dance and the Apache Crown dancers
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