Teens and automobiles shape a teen culture study
A study by Dr. James Coleman analyzes 8999 boys and 16 Chicago area high schools to show teens prize athletics and social status over scholastic achievement. It notes suburban teens travel by car, urban teens face independence, and that proud scholars receive little school-wide glory, prompting calls for more academic competition and public rewards.
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Opal Mining and Desert Life in Coober Pedy, Australia
Opal mining flourishes in Coober Pedy, the world’s opal capital, where diggers carve the rocky ground using homemade gear. The harsh desert town near Port Augusta hosts a peculiar community of miners, aborigines, and transients living underground in water tanks and bare cabins amid water scarcity and blistering heat.
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New Cameras and Gear Highlight Photokina Preview
The Associated Press notes a surge of new cameras and equipment ahead of Photokina in Cologne. Kodak unveils motorized and auto exposure systems, with the Motermantic 35 camera featuring electric eye operation and auto flash control. Zoom and reflex camera lines introduce power zoom, through the lens viewing, and automatic exposure. Kodak also releases the Color Dataguide offering practical color data and tools for photographers.
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$3 Million Collected by State For Liquor Revenue
AUSTIN AP Liquor revenue totaled $3,170,085 for July per the Liquor Control Board figures. Excise taxes on beer wine and spirits brought in $3,098,526 with $672,?17 going to the available school fund and $2,069,981 to the omnibus tax clearance fund. In July 498 liquor law violations were charged, 252 in dry areas. Fines and costs were $60,585. Local option elections left Justice Precinct No 2 in Hardin dry, Denison wet, Andrews County dry, and Calhoun County Precinct No 3 dry. Bald Ruler won 2 of 33 starts and $754,205.
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