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Newspaper
Destin Log
Location
Destin, Florida, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1985
Page
5
A letter reveals plans by locals to urge commissioners from 30 counties to adopt a four cent gasoline tax. It states Walton County property owners would bear extra tax, urges action, and notes figures can be verified in courthouse budget reports. The editor is urged to defend dogs on the beach amid pollution concerns and natural beach use.
A shopper at Delchamps notes the supermarket maze of cans and candy bars. A brash black headline on a tabloid at the checkout draws attention with a sensational claim about a two headed baby alive and kicking. The narrator comments on tabloids and the sensory overload of the store environment.
A humorous tale recounts Henry Squirrel who won 500000 tax free but frittered it away in four months while seeking a condo he cannot locate. The piece mocks mass market ads and wonders what our reading choices reveal about society and taste in an era of kitsch and tabloids.
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