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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1966
Page
4
Investigative report by Hal Cooper examines theft rings targeting campuses. It traces how shoplifting profits, names possible networks, and highlights enforcement challenges in college towns across the region. Authorities and retailers weigh tougher measures.
An AP survey shows colleges and stores cracking down on student thieves. Shops hire guards and plainclothes detectives while authorities bar reporting theft to schools. Owners and managers cite a rise in theft by students, with claims of “three percent” of volume stolen and a belief that peers justify it.
The piece reports widespread losses from theft at university bookstores led by Yale Princeton and NYU stores with figures up to 90 000 annually. It notes security measures from guards and detectives to mirrors and electronic systems and cites FBI data on rising shoplifting rates and teen involvement.
In Bihar's drought hit region villagers and officials push electrification and mass well digging to reduce reliance on rainfall. 6,000 diesel pumps installed, 4,500 more planned, plus 50,000 wells under construction as part of a government relief effort seeking long term irrigation and employment for agricultural workers.
Irate couple Bob and Streicher endure six children crowded into a car on vacation. The quarrelsome ride spurs humor as one child gets car sick and the parents debate recording the chaos to mail to the Pope for sainthood.
Shoreham and Orwell in Vermont seek a physician after their only area doctor suffered a heart attack. A Route 22-4 billboard announced the need with the phone number 802-948-2831. The Cleveland Browns fumbled only eight times during their 1959 season.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson faced an $8.40 bill for half a round of drinks in a Liverpool pub. He encountered 45 elderly pensioners waiting for a club bus repair and offered to buy a drink. The owner wished to pay but Wilson insisted on splitting the tab.
Fire department officials tested a new $36,000 truck before accepting it. A flat tire and dead battery delayed final approval, and a man named Ernest Ashton faced questioning after a license plate led police to him. The court dismissed the charge but ordered Ashton to pay costs. A separate Devonport note describes a rugby ball incident with Joseph Trotter retrieving the ball before the match’s end.
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