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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1971
Page
4
The piece argues a rising number of America’s 600000 runaways enter prostitution, largely linked to drug use. It cites Dr. Barry Ramer and Renni Flohr, notes age patterns in cities like Miami Boston and New York, and condemns permissive culture while urging adherence to moral rules for happiness.
Cuba posts a remarkable Pan American Games showing with both its basketball and baseball teams defeating the U S the first such double victory amid a flood of medals ranking second to the United States and outpacing many Latin nations the display is a strong propaganda win for the communist nation.
In Sensing the News Anthony Harrigan notes Garret Hardin’s warning that America, at 5.6 percent of the world’s population in 1970, risks decline if it clings to conquest or overbreeding. He argues survival hinges on whether the world becomes a single commons or remains divided into national territories.
The piece argues that sharing food across national territories creates a common resource risk and warns against population policy and global aid. It invokes Hardin on limits to growth, criticizes liberal one world views, and cautions against dependence and external threats while noting a local oddity of bird identification and cultural jests.
A mid air collision in Japan killed over 150 people prompting the director general of Japan's Self-Defense Agency and the agency's chief of staff to resign. The incident sparked calls for broader leadership changes amid national turmoil.
A crossword grid lists clues with across and down entries including Zoroastrian and Pequod captain. Also features a New England style ice cream clue and a Longfellow reference. The page ends with a cryptoquote and a Fontenelle attribution.
In Southport England police visit pet shops to converse with mynah birds as part of an inquiry. They are seeking leads on individuals named Popeye Joe Mich Tony and Fred through the chatter of the birds.
The Almanac Today notes Tuesday August 17 1971 the 229th day of the year with Venus Saturn visible in the morning sky and Mercury Mars Jupiter in the evening. People born on this day fall under the sign Leo.
A plot of affluent behavior unfolds as Charles A. Munn charters a Boeing 747 for a nine and a half hour flight from Paris to Palm Beach with five passengers and seven crew, costing about $20 000. A Kansas mother reacts to sex education in her seventh grade class with wary humor while a Riverdale resident scorns responsible driving advice with a drunken outburst.
Highlights include Davy Crockett born August 17 1786 and 1915 Galveston hurricane that killed 275. Lou Gehrig's 1308th consecutive game in 1933. Watts curfew lifted in 1965 after six days of violence left 34 dead. Dr Philip Blaiberg died in 1969 at age 60. George Moore quote ends the note.
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