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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1967
Page
12
A survey of 1026 teens finds bikinis attractive on the right figures by 81 percent and mini skirts on 69 percent, while 52 percent dislike tight stretch pants. Reactions vary by gender and body type with comments from teens in several cities.
Sylvia Porter analyzes social security funding and proposals amid nationwide chamber pressure. She explains earned rights vs need based benefits, potential reliance on treasury funds, and proposed raises for retirees. The piece notes trust fund use, unemployment of workers, and the impact on 5.5 million Americans kept from poverty by benefits.
A humorous note criticizes social security as driving laughter away from orphanages by highlighting supposed “side effects” of the benefits. The lines suggest the system’s impact on charitable institutions remains controversial and consistently offensive in tone.
UNION DC AP Joe Willard reports a thief took a car from his used car lot and it reappeared the next day miles away in a field near the Cherokee county line having no motor or transmission.
Each year, 44 birds migrate 2,500 miles from Canada to Texas in the fall and return in spring. Once near extinction, these graceful white cranes with black legs and black-tipped wings have been carefully protected since a low of 14 birds in 1909.
The phrase reflects a historic aim to shield individuals from poverty in later life by establishing safeguards, such as pensions or social support programs, ensuring basic sustenance when they cannot work. It traces the rationale behind social welfare policies developed to avert chronic dependency.
Düsseldorf AP Justice Minister Josef Neuberger says first offenders sentenced to three months or less are being set free due to crowded prisons. Soon those up to six months must be released as well, though the sentences remain on their records. Ads instruct readers to call 369-1234.
ATHENS Ga AP Society struggles with liquor control though America has tried since Colonial days says Dr Frank Laney dean of Millsaps College Jackson He notes liquor arrived with the Pilgrims and per capita consumption has risen continually from Colonial commerce onward The historian adds liquor remains a force in the modern economy with a steady rise in use and per capita intake.
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