14 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
1
A reader seeks advice on buying a one carat diamond and faces wildly varied quotes. The column explains that diamond price is set by weight color and clarity, notes the blue white hue as ideal, and suggests a one carat perfect blue white stone may cost about 1000 dollars. The piece warns to choose a trustworthy jeweler and avoid overpaying.
Clergyman argues that Piltdown Man hoax exposes the folly of evolution theory. He cites biblical authority, condemns atheist views, and urges faith in God as creator and savior. The note ends with a brief mention of the Ben Day process in photoengraving.
A reflective piece arguing that anti white discrimination is insufficient and that pro Negro hiring shifts require safeguards. It critiques selective advancement of black teachers, defends white workers’ job security, and stresses protecting displaced whites amid New York City education reforms. The author cites Garry Wills and Patrick Moynihan and calls for limits on black administration in education.
A collage of light items: turkey production aims to hold to 106.9 million, Red China tops world honey exports with a jab at Mao quotes, jeweled snails in pet shops, longevity studies for prominent people, All-American football players praised, a London jewelry shop buys 1686 embroidered tankards for 134000, the late Robert Ringling was an opera singer, Beethoven studied briefly with Mozart, bamboo is grass, safety breaks offer free coffee on holidays with police and restaurant sponsors, Moon countdown articles begin Monday, Napoleon coined “Man of Destiny,” and a record Ponderosa pine stands 350 years old and 229 feet tall.
A collage of reader tips and comments on household hacks. Uses include lining margarine containers as mini pies, terry cloth tablecloths to catch spills, emergency phone number ideas, nylon stockin g patches for chair repairs, tweaking fudge flavor with lemon or orange extract, coloring light bulbs with felt markers, and colored nylon bows on cemetery baskets.
Saturday December 14 1968 marks day 349 with 17 to follow. Notable events include George Washington's death in 1799, the Silverton cable ship voyage for Hawaii in 1902, Carnegie's 10 million gift in 1911, Johnson's 1964 Electoral College victory confirmation, and a Washington Irving quip about aging.
Stamford police hunted three armed men who robbed the Atlantic National Bank branch on High Ridge Road about 4 45 p m. They ordered four employees to the floor and took 22745 dollars from cash drawers before fleeing on foot and vanishing over a fence likely toward a waiting car.
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