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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
15
Hal Boyle skewers the dieting struggle in the United States, noting 30 to 49 million overweight citizens on diets. The piece mocks hunger claims, laments social pressures at meals, and highlights the torment of weight loss battles, social judgments, and the elusive reward.
Frank G. Roberts and Donald M. Mealey of Minneapolis, investigators for the Minnesota Department of Liquor Control, face theft charges in municipal court for taking liquor from a Perham motel. Motel employee Myron Ziegler filed the complaint. owner Lee Rogert is bound for district court after a prior hearing.
The Minnesota State Fair at St. Paul opens for 10 days with a carnival vibe. Highlights include prize livestock displays, the coronation of Mrs. America, North Star 500 stock car race, Hippodrome horse shows, and the crowning of Princess Kay of the Milky Way. Events feature music, a Dairy and Animal Products building dedication, and free attractions like a wild animal circus and a lumberjacks exhibition. Attendance in 1967 was 1,355,817.
SAIGON AP The weekly U S casualties show 159 American deaths for the week ending Aug 17, the second lowest mark this year amid a lull in the war. U S and allied forces killed 1 393 enemy. 609 wounded and hospitalized. 575 wounded and treated in the field.
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