Shoplifting Seen As Serious Crime for Teens and Adults
A Austin Daily Herald discussion cites a Saturday Evening Post article noting shoplifting costs retailers 1 to 3 billion dollars yearly and that about 100,000 teens are arrested weekly. It highlights teenage girls as the typical offender, parental influence, and the link between early theft and future crime.
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Saturday Evening Post
Bill Davidson
The
Post
United States
Jaycees Honored As Austin Hosts Miss Minnesota Pageant
The Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce stages the Miss Minnesota Pageant with a different program each night Thursday through Saturday. Organizers praise the Jaycees for their long effort and impact in drawing crowds and centering state attention on Austin.
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Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota
Jaycees
Austin
Philadelphia
J. C. Hormel
Rotary Club
Utopia on Half Time Forecast Sparks Debate
A Southern California Research Council study predicts Americans may work six months a year within 17 years to maintain current living standards. The piece cautions about social impact, retirement fulfillment, and rising moonlighting as the work year halves, questioning widespread utopian prospects.
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Southern California Research Council
Organization For Economic and Social Inquiries
Opinions on football labor talks and PTA reform
The column wryly notes Pete Rozelle’s humor amid NFL pension and salary disputes while suggesting football fans value winning. It also argues for revitalizing PTA engagement through expanded parent teacher meetings and conferences in Red Wing community life.
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PTA
Washington
Red Wing
RED Wing Republican Eagle
Telegram: Quotation for Today and Opinion
A quotation opens with Job 22:10 and Thomas Mann quotes about opinions and fighting for them. The page lists Thomson Newspapers Austin Minnesota contact details, publisher A. Richard Gross, and subscription rates for home delivery, mail zones, and pricing terms.
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Austin Daily Herald Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
Richard Gross
Minn
U.S
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
Ie Promeor
Artes
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago Highlights
A summary of archival notes notes from 30 years ago include a Canadian plane stored overnight at Decker Airport for the first time post hangar erection. Austin Minnesota staff from the State Employment Service and Unemployment Compensation Division were honored at a Todd Park picnic.
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Decker Airport
Austin
Minnesota State Employment Service
Unemployment Compensation Division
Todd Park
Let Us Spray Emergence of Mosquitoes Worries City
Rainy season signals a bad year for pests as officials monitor mosquitoes. The piece notes the public call to action and concerns about lawn care and flood risks while referencing historical postal complaints and a new gun security project by Remington Arms.
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Remington Arms Company
Similarities Seen in Men Who Killed the Kennedys
The piece links the Kennedy assassinations to broader crime trends and radical violence. It notes shared backgrounds such as fatherless upbringings and legal troubles, cites rises in murder and other crimes in 1967 and prior years, and parallels Oswald and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan with international extremist ideologies.
Today in History June 12 1968 highlights and reflections
On this date in 1665 New York was incorporated under English law with a mayor and aldermen. Other events include John Winthrop’s 1630 arrival in Salem and 1776 Virginia’s Declaration of Rights. The piece closes urging global awareness and domestic reform amid Cold War tensions.
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Associated Press
City of
New York
Massachusetts Bay Company
John Winthrop
Salem
Virginia
Iowa
London
Chungking
China
Germany
Britain
Harold Macmillan
Ottawa
United States
Medgar W. Evers
Jackson
Miss
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Cannel at Bay You Have Trouble Recognizing Today
A column by Ward Cannel discusses rapid scientific advances challenging notions of life and truth. It addresses laboratory breakthroughs from Baltimore producing a mouse with five parents and California research on a birth control vaccine, suggesting pregnancy may become a controllable condition. The piece reflects on the erosion of traditional concepts and the idea that fundamentals may converge across living and nonliving matter.
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Baltimore
Jonas Hopkins
California
Vino
America s love affair with the mower industry drives growth
The article notes a mower and lawn tractor boom, from 62 million dollars five years earlier to an estimated 234 million in 1968, with riding mowers a third of sales. It describes a styling and horsepower race among manufacturers and consumer appeal in the American driveway culture.
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America
Best Sellers and Hits in 1960s Fiction and Nonfiction
A boxed list of notable titles including Airport by Clarke, Hailey Couples by Updike, Myra Breckenridge by Vidal, Topaz by Uris, Vanished by Knebel, The Naked Ape by Morris, Between Parent and Child by Ginott, Theria by Michener, The Double Helix by Watson, The Right People by Birmingham.
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Hailey
Updike
Myra Breckenridge
Vidal
Topaz
Uris
Knebel
the Naked Ape
Morris
Ginott “Theria
Michener
The
Watson
People
Birmingham
First Indian convert to Christianity in American Colonies
Pocahontas of Virginia was converted and baptized, taking the Christian name Rebecca, as the first Indian to embrace Christianity in the colonies after the 1876 Union milestone marked the 100th anniversary of independence.
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American Colonies
Pocahontas
Virginia
Rebecca
Buzzard Wing Flight Theory Inspires Man Powered Lift
Seaford Delaware AP report says John S Seney an engineer with Dupont studied two buzzards Leonardo and Lilienthal to develop a man powered flight. He suggests a 38 foot wingspan would be needed and that power transfer from feet to wings is key. Seney calls the project Daedalus and notes buzzards rotate wings to gain lift not flapping.
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Seaford
Del
John S. Seney
Seney
Leonardo
Lilienthal
Dupont Co
Nantecoke River
Leonardo DaVinci
Otto Lilienthal
Daedalus
Icarus
Tent Campers Modern Version of Covered Wagons Lure to Mother
UP Newsfeature reports on tent campers as luxury outdoor units aimed at families led by Mother. Designer Andrew Kostanecki describes inflatable comforts and space efficient options that appeal to both women and men, highlighting automatic beds, galley, heater and wood-gathering family activities. He notes camping boosts family togetherness and cites a projected 238 percent rise by 2000 in camping participation from more than 40 million in recent years.
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Canada
Commerce Clearing House
Quebec
Newfoundland
Ontario
the Clearing House
Andrew Kostanecki
New Canaan
Kostanecki
Ers
Henry Drewfus
Eliot Noyes
Cornell
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
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