Major Hotel Violators pamphlet targets hotel burglars
In New York the Police Manhattan Burglary Squad published Major Hotel Violators, a 46‑name catalog with photos and methods of operation of midtown thieves. Hotels upgraded locks, keys and safety measures after a notable rape case and rising crime.
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Police Department
Manhattan
Daniella S
James T
Dolores M
John R
George C
Ed Brady
New York City
Park Lane
Harry
Helmsley
Connie Francis
Howard Johnson
Algonquin
Harald Smith
City
New York
Andy Pongini
New York Hilton
Joseph F. Macci
Hanser
Brady
Pocket watches return to popularity in a modern age
In a Boston jewelry store, longtime watchmaker George Goodman notes a revival of pocket watches. Industry leader Franz Brunner cites rising wholesale sales as imports from Switzerland and Japan flood the market. Prices vary from under 30 dollars to thousands, with American-made pieces scarce as postwar craftsmanship fades.
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Mississippi
Illinois
Amtrak
George Goodman
Boston
Franz Brunner
Arnex
Manhattan
Switzerland
United States
Goodman
Hamilton
Elgin
Waltham
Brunner
School Street
King’s Chapel
Nebraska farmer uses sun and wind in modern energy shift
In Cedar County Nebraska Ed Wuebben and neighbors join the Small Farm Energy Project to cut costs by filming energy audits and adopting low cost changes. They test solar drying, haystack stacking, methane from manure, composting, wind and heat storage while facing high equipment prices and corn at 1.65 a bushel.
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Hartington
Nebraska
Edgar Wuebben
Ed Wuebben
Ar. Wuebben
Wuebben
Cedar County
Ronald Krupicka
Gasoline tax tied to price climbs with fuel costs
The legislature shifts from a flat two cent rise to a tax based on wholesale fuel price. As gasoline prices rise, so does the tax, and as prices fall the tax drops. Example figures show a single car at 15 mpg paying about $59.94 in state fuel taxes now, with a half cent increase adding roughly $3.33 annually, escalating with multiple cars and lower mpg.
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Harrisburg
Shapp
Eyon
Tahats
Beavers soar with Sanford fifth coach and new league
Beavers coach Sanford pressed for a fifth assistant, won over a wary school board, and now leads a successful football season. Cragg shines amid strong team play, and a stubborn winning attitude seems to stem from a bold boardroom stand, driving four victories so far.
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Beavers
Cragg
Beaver
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