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...Lowell House, where thievery from the newsstand caused the sale of morning papers to be discontinued, Housemaster Elliott Perkins '23 said, "If a few people who don't belong at Harvard are going to take unfair advantage of the honor system, others will have to keep a check on them or give up the benefits of the plan. Students should have no inhibitions about turning in violators...
Many readers apparently were as bored as the reporters. Newsstand sales of papers rarely showed an increase. Complained a Denver newsstand operator: "Sure I read about the trial, but there ain't much holler in the stories...
...making their audits, the A.B.C. auditors, who are highly trained certified public accountants, are given full access to a publication's circulation records. Then they verify these records by independent research. Records of both newsstand and subscription sales are studied and checked. Newsdealers' sales are tabulated, and deductions made for unsold copies. Subscription lists are checked and methods of selling subscriptions are noted...
...Harkness robberies, which occurred four days ago, saw a group of boys rifle the student-operated newsstand of 30 cartons of cigarettes and a number of magazines. None have been caught...
Also, two days ago, Cambridge youths broke into Harkness Commons and stole cigarettes and money from the newsstand...