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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1962
Page
3
Oklahoma's liquor market surged after repeal on September 1 1959 with bourbon leading sales. Private clubs emerged to skirt public drinking rules, hosting some 200 venues and selling only setups while members kept bottles. Office records show 1960 sales near 52 million dollars and 454 421 cases sold in 1961 amid ongoing questions about overall consumption.
A survey shows liquor laws differ widely across the United States on who may sell it how it is sold and where it may be consumed. Since Oklahoma repealed statewide prohibition only Mississippi remains fully dry. Many counties and towns stay dry under local option.
Oklahoma data show total liquor shipments and tax receipts rising in 1961 with 798 194 cases moved across categories. Crime up 28 percent locally, while public drunkenness and drunk driving arrests increased. highway crashes fell slightly. Officials discuss education, enforcement, and potential repeal implications for future policy.
Boston, per the Boston Municipal Research Bureau, has the highest police expenditure per capita in the nation. The city, 12th in population in 1960, ranked sixth in police costs with more officers per 1 000 residents than any large city, totaling $19.9 million. Over 10 cents of every tax dollar goes to police protection.
Philadelphia AP reports psychiatrist Dr. George Ruff says Project Mercury flights confirm Freud on internal drives over external dangers. He interviewed Carpenter and others, noting fear of failure, not environmental stress, drives behavior and stress handling in space.
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