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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1961
Page
3
The article reports on a nuptial index showing Americans marry younger than ever, yet fewer marry relative to population and marriages are less durable. It cites forms in duplicate at license offices and cites the Population Reference Bureau as a data source.
A. R. McLeod of St Paul elected president of Minnesota Eagles at Brainerd convention. Mrs. Winifred Wight of Cloquet chosen auxiliary president with a full slate of officers from St Paul, Duluth, St. Cloud and other cities. Also notes other class winners in ritualistic contests and a discussion on marriage age trends.
In San Diego Inez Sutton, a central district restaurant waitress, wore a pedometer and logged eight hours of work showing she walked 11 percent of a mile. The report highlights the demanding, continuous walking intrinsic to the job.
A report from Ciudad Trujillo indicates former defense secretary Maj. Gen. Jose Roman Fernandez confessed involvement in the assassination of dictator Rafael Trujillo. Officials described a plan to seize government control, with two assassins captured and Trujillo’s chauffeur identifying a plotter’s voice. The OAS mission probes jail conditions at La Victoria to verify rights.
The article notes that automobiles account for about 74 percent of all highway gasoline consumption in the United States, highlighting the major share of motor vehicles in fuel use.
A rare AP dispatch from Luanda reports escalating conflict in Angola as Portuguese forces widen operations. Airlifted supplies reach besieged settlers in Santa Pombo while hundreds of thousands face fear and reprisals. The uprising spreads across provinces with martial law in four districts and thousands evacuated.
A consumer message states the company is not selling insurance but offering service to insurance buyers. It explains insurers are the sellers and positions the buyer as the client to help select policies best matching their needs.
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