Fewer Americans Drink Hard Liquor Says New Review
A.C. 8 A YS reports a sharp drop in hard liquor consumption in the United States from 67 percent of adults after World War II to about 55 percent today. Total liquor use fell to 195 million gallons, about a quarter less than in 1945. Distillers fret as Scotch and Canadian whiskies gain share while bourbon still outsells them nearly 10 to 1. California bucked the national trend with record hard liquor gains and high beer totals totaling 195 million gallons for 14 million residents. California drank 23 million gallons of hard liquor and 27 million gallons of wine. beer per capita runs very high. California tax receipts reached 49 million dollars from varied alcoholic drinks. The piece notes a shift from bars to package stores, reshaping wholesalers and retailers, a change seen as favorable to temperance advocates.
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Rail Clerk Seized in $100000 Theft
A veteran railway mail clerk from Portland admitted theft of nearly $200,000 from three mail sacks on a Bangor to Boston train. Robert S. Doucette, 42, a 17-year employee and WWII veteran, signed a statement taking sacks bound for the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. investigators recovered part of the money and he was held for grand jury.
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Robert S. Doucette
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Doucette
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Maine
Federal Reserve Bank
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Long Beach Area Weather Forecast and Coastal Summary
Variable high cloudiness but mostly sunny today and Friday with warmer temperatures. Highs around 84 in coast and lower values inland, along beaches near 72, with gusty northeast winds at times. Coastal analysis notes a weak trough off the Southern California coast, a strong Utah-Colorado high, and a developing low near British Columbia affecting the region. Tides and water temps listed for Long Beach show highs around 4.9 feet and 3.8 feet, with water at 62 degrees.
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Navy Neptune fleet to receive new sub detection system
Lockheed announces an 86 million dollar program to equip about 380 Neptune patrol bombers with a submarine detection system. The electronics system is described as a major breakthrough for anti-submarine warfare enabling greater range to locate underwater craft. Initial contracts exceed 1B dollars for fabrication, assembly, and installation for P2V5 and P2V7 aircraft.
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Nixon Returns to Washington After Florida Vacation
Vice President Richard M. Nixon lands back in Washington after a post election Florida vacation. He plans a trip next week to Landon to discuss administration matters and upcoming duties.
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UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Florida
Landon
Driver ejected in Cherry Ave crash amid head injuries
A 44 year old driver, Harry Donald Payne of 909 California Ave, was critically injured when his car rolled over on Cherry Ave near Washington St. He was thrown from the vehicle and remains in critical condition at Seaside Hospital with possible skull fracture and internal injuries. Patrolmen reported the car veered onto the shoulder and overturned several times before resting on its wheels. The report also references a separate economic discussion involving Arthur F Burns.
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Eisenhower
Council of Economic Advisers
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Bureau of Economic Research
New York
Independent Daily Record of Inland City notices
A fragmented page item lists locations on Sixth Street and Pine Avenue in Los Angeles County and references a December date in 1941. The text appears to be an old public or legal notice fragment with scattered place names and numbers.
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Independent
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Cottenio
Four Boys Arrested in School Crime Wave
NEW YORK UP I reports four boys from Brooklyn junior high school were arrested on charges tied to a crime wave at the school. They face accusations involving homemade zip guns and an attack with a baseball bat.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Jimior High School
Fragmented OCR reads like an old coastal hotel note
Readable fragments describe a hotel area near Ocean shore with scattered names and street cues. The garbled text mentions rooms and travelers and seems to reference Beagh Beach and nearby roads. No clear event, person, or outcome is identifiable.
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