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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1964
Page
2
Market report from Kansas City AP notes mixed grain prices with wheat around 1.41, soybeans 2.40, oats 0.60 and barley 0.80. Egg quotes show large A 31-36 in KC, wholesale eggs steady, while live poultry and butter hold flat. Cattle and hogs move with varied gains and steadies as futures edge down.
New York stocks advanced broadly as volume climbed to about 4.5 million shares. Industrials led gains with rails and utilities, while auto stocks mostly rose despite auto strike doubts. Major movers included General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, American Motors, New York Central, IBM, Xerox, Du Pont, Union Carbide, Polaroid, Pure Oil, Motorola, Reynolds, Liggett & Myers, and Jones & Laughlin.
NEW YORK AP reports higher stocks in moderate trading. In Chicago wheat is mixed with nearby months firm, corn eases on late selling, oats barely trades. Soybeans fall on broad liquidation. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher at top 18 dollars 50 cents. Slaughter steers hold mostly steady to 25 cents up, top 28 dollars.
Five new patrolmen joined the Kansas University Department of Traffic and Security, announced by chief E. P. Mooman. They began work this morning and include Robert Kampschroeder of Richland, John Larson formerly of Emporia, Gene Simpson formerly of Fort Scott, James Smalley formerly of Wichita, and John Waner formerly of Marion.
Dr. Raymond Ewell of SUNY Buffalo warned the world faces a famine affecting hundreds of millions, possibly billions, by the 1970s and 1980s due to rapid population growth outpacing food production. He urged the United States and Europe to provide fertilizers as a stopgap while birth control acts, noting India, Pakistan, and China may feel the impact first.
In Danielsville Georgia a white male jury heard opening testimony in the murder trial of Ku Klux Klansmen Joseph Howard Sims and Cecil William Myers for the killing of Lemuel Penn a Washington DC Negro educator. James S Lackey faces separate trial. The case marked a historic jury lineup with two Negro jurors rejected and Negroes occupying seating in the courtroom as Penn and two companions were shot on a Madison County road.
A Memorial Hospital notice lists residents and addresses including Jess Wright 613 N 7th Williamstown Helen O Trimble Ruth Harte 2107 Maple Lane Geneice Kay Bald win Ruth Parker 1520 W 22nd Terr Ramona Trotter Sun flower Village Louella White Ralls Tex Faye Miller 929 N Y Bonnie Randall 1912 Vt Edna Plant 1019 Pa Jo Archer 1314 La
Judy Sailing from Ottawa and John Hanlon of Topeka appear among residents. Names include Mrs Dana Shoemate Sunflower Village Frank Bateson Valleyview Home Mrs Mildred Sheets 732 N Y Mrs Norma Kilgore and baby boy 1030 N 3rd Mrs Elli McEldowney and baby boy 804 Ark Lucinda McAfee Lecompton Mrs Estill Haverstock 610 Country Club Terr.
The Dominican Republic formed in 1844 following a revolt against Haitian governance. Key figures and dates mark the independence movement shaping the new nation.
Four Negroes were charged in the slaying of North Carolina highway trooper W T Herbin near Raeford. Willie Smith Jr confessed to the shooting after hours of questioning. Charged with murder were Smith Bruton Allan and Reeves. all held without bond for Raeford hearing September 8.
Ernest Albert Pohl 57 died Monday evening at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. He was born September 15 1906 near Baldwin and lived in Lawrence 20 years. He worked in Kansas University maintenance. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday Rumsey Funeral Home Rev Harold Hamilton. burial Worden Cemetery. Survived by wife Opal, son Marvin E. Pohl Topeka, daughters Laurine Wotan Anaheim and Mary Ann Wells Lawrence, two brothers Henry and Walter Pohl Ottawa, two sisters G B Nelson and Chester Gibson Ottawa.
Police raided Muhammad's African Asian Cultural Center in North Philadelphia as curfews and heavy patrols kept the riot area under tight security. Amid arrests and flare ups, Mayor Tate warned the situation remains fragile with damages estimated up to 3 million dollars and federal aid being sought.
Miss Lu Ann Smith arrives in Lawrence to take duties as program secretary of the KUY organization. She replaces Connie Milliken and comes after completing a National Student YMCA meeting at Lake Geneva Wisconsin. A Earlham College graduate and Union Theological Seminary student, she will use the year at KU as experience toward her chosen career.
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