Editorial: Cost of Sticky Fingers in 1966
Editorial argues amateur shoplifting and employee theft cost U.S. retailers billions in 1966. It cites Northwestern National Life Insurance data, notes amateurs steal mostly small amounts yet are plentiful, and bonds report employee theft far exceeds burglaries. It concludes theft raises prices for honest customers and questions consumer responses.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
United States
O.K
Pontiac Daily Leader editorial and subscription note
The Pontiac Daily Leader lists staff names and office details. It outlines published days, holiday observances, and subscription rates for Pontiac and Livingston County readers, with mailing options, carrier delivery, and newsstand single copies. It mentions office address and a policy on unsigned submissions.
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Pontiac Daily Leader
Pontiac III
Livingston County
Pontiac
Elizabeth Harris
John Plesko
Jerome Pearke
Fontiag Leader Publishing CO
N. Main St
Leader
Pontia
Livingstone County
Ilinois
Cornell Mrs Harold Asper Correspondent Cornel
Cornell notes birthday and family visits across Streator and nearby towns. 11 year old Greg Voigts honored at Dec 4 dinner at Harcars in Streator with Voigts family grandparents Melvin and Albert Voigts present. Butler guests include Harris Eaton Barr Hendershot.
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Harold Asper
Cornell
Greg Voigts
Ralph Voigts
Robert Harcar
Streator
Charles Melvin
Albert Voigts
Andrew Harris
Leslie D. Myers
Gretton Eaton
Loring C. Barr
Albert
Hendershot
Bill McClane
Cornell High School
St. Mary’s Hospital, Streator
Raymond Spanhid
William Ross
Ransom
Daren Cox
Pontiac
Glenn Ruff
Minnie Tinges
McDowell
Harold Bauman
Morton
John Coden
Jeffrey Glenn Ruff
Jerry Ruff
Two Vehicle Accidents Reported by City Police
City Police investigated two incidents Monday with no arrests. At 4 10 p m Lee E Reinhardt 18 backed from a parking space into Joseph K Murphy 71 in the 100 block of West Livingston St Damage to Reinhardt s car estimated 400 and Murphy s 150 At 7 35 p m James F Sharbona 23 backed from his driveway striking a parked car owned by John B Maggard 24 Damages to Maggard s car 250 with only minor damage to Sharbona s car.
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Lee E. Reinhardt
W. Water St
Joseph K. Murphy
E. Howard St
West Livingston St
Reinhardt
Murphy
James F. Sharbona
W. Madison St
John B. Maggard
Maggard
Sharbona
Washington column on Sihanouk psychology and borders
An elderly relative of Prince Norodom Sihanouk discusses the Cambodian ruler's background and character. He explains Sihanouk's belief in his own infallibility, his loyalty to France and China, and his strategy of playing powers against Thailand and South Vietnam. The analysis highlights Sihanouk’s fear of communism, inferiority complex, and border obsession.
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Thailand-Cambodia Border Region
Ner
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
United States
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Sihanouk
de Gaulle
Peking
Thailand
Phig
Henry Geralds To Observe 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry Geralds of 1403 N Division St will observe their 25th wedding anniversary on Friday. They married December 16 1941 in East St Louis. They have two children Donald serving in the Navy and Nora Hurst of Pontiac and two grandchildren.
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Henry Geralds
N. Division St
Willa Mae Harriman
James Harriman
Mount Vernon
Janie Vancil
Marissa
Daniel Geralds
Kentucky
East St. Louis
Donald
Navy
Nora Hurst
Pontiac
Freeze Branding Could End Painful Animal Marking
Washington moves to test a painless freeze branding method for livestock this winter. Dr. R K Farrell of Washington State University leads the effort with veterinary and government groups, aiming for global adoption. The process uses extremely cold branding material to destroy pigment cells, causing white regrowth with no hide damage.
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Washington
R. K. Farrell
Agriculture Department
Washington State University
Owego Club Holds Christmas Party
The December meeting and Christmas party of the Owego Community Club was held at Pauls New Log Cabin. Hazel Immke, Jennie Hanson and Mary Lange led programs. Immke spoke on homemade decorations and read Gladness of Christmas. Jennie Hanson read Only One Christmas Star. 27 members shared Christmas wishes, two guests attended, and a gift exchange occurred. Dorie Diemer announced January dinner at Valley View Acres Restaurant. refreshments were by Anba Sandstrom, Mayme Kaiser and Irene Cairns.
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Owego
Paul
Mary Lange
Dorie Diemer
Valley View Acres
Anba Sandstrom
Mayme Kaiser
Irene Cairns
Birthplace of Goya Restored in Fuente de Todos Village
In Saragossa region Spain the modest one story house where Francisco Goya was born in Fuente de todos is being restored to attract art lovers and tourists. Goya, regarded as the era’s leading artist, was born there on March 31, 1746 and died in 1828.
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Saragossa
Spain
Francisca Goya
Fuente Detodos
Soya
Loretto Christmas Masses Announced by St Mary’s
The Rev. John J. O Toole announced Christmas Masses at St Marys Catholic Church Loretto will be at midnight eight and ten a m on Christmas Day The sacrament of penance will be heard Thursday and Friday from seven to eight p m December 22 and December 28 Christmas caroling by St Marys choir led by Mrs Clarence Masching begins at 1130 p m The choir with Mrs Masching also carols at St James Hospital Pontiac on Wednesday December 21 with a party and gift exchange afterward
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Samemin
John J. O'Toole
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Loretto
Father O’toole
St. Mary's Choir
Clarence Masching
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