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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1971
Page
12
New York stocks sag as investors worry about Phase 2 of the Nixon program and global monetary tensions. The Dow slipped 6.57 to 808.78 by 2 p.m. with declines outrunning gains, and trading remained sluggish amid a weaker dollar and calls for higher gold prices.
Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn said parliament was ended to remove opposition politicians who insulted him and the army chief. He claimed reform was urgent due to China’s UN entry and accused opposition of obstructioning budgets and inciting unrest, though parliament would take years to be dissolved under the constitution.
Residents of Oliver Residence Hall at Kansas University were evacuated in the early hours after a fire alarm. No fire was found, and inmates were readmitted after a search by Lawrence Fire Department. Investigators have not identified who pulled the alarm reported at 1 38 a.m. by KU police.
About 40 members from 13 boards appointed by the Lawrence City Commission met Thursday night to review how they relay ideas to the city. Speakers noted few problems. calls for a future planning focus and potential brainstorm sessions.
Mrs Catherine Weinang presented a puppet show on The Emperor and the Nightingale for Woodlawn students during a Book Week assembly. Certificates were awarded for the summer reading program and the bookmark contest.
A bomb threat phoned at 9 37 a m forced evacuation of West Junior High School. No device found and students returned to class per Principal C D Hargadine.
AP report shows cattle 100 head with no calves and steers and heifers priced in the low to mid thirtys. Hog prices fell 25 to 50 cents with various weight classes ranging from about 17 to 20 dollars. Sow prices slipped 25 at most, sheep markets too small to test with prior weekly ranges in the mid twenty five dollars for lambs and around 3.50 to 5.00 for ewes. Monday's intake projections call for 1,500 cattle 100 calves, 3,500 hogs and 200 sheep.
Kansas traffic fatalities for November 25 1971 show 612 deaths versus 563 in the comparable 1970 period. Data highlights year over year change with emphasis on November figures and regional variations.
James P. Aylward offered to deposit 800000 in interest free accounts in Independence banks, with 400000 invested and 400000 sent to the school district for 30 days. The Independence school board will meet to consider the offer, which follows a period of funding shortfalls and a voter defeat on a tax increase. Teachers were offered interest free loans to cover until December 23 under programs backed by First National Bank of Independence and the National Education Association with the Missouri State Teachers Association.
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co announces 1972 telephone directory distribution will start next week in Lawrence Eudora and Lecompton. Customers should check inside pages of old directories for important papers or numbers before discarding them.
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