CPI figures show January base shift masks higher spending
The January CPI at 119.2 compared with December’s 138.5 masks a 0.1 percent rise in actual spending. Analysts explain the difference from a base change 1957-59 to 1967, noting inflationary pressures may persist in a full employment economy with a new base expected in the early 1980s.
Gardening and fiction books added to the Aiken County Library
The Aiken County Library adds two gardening titles The County Gardener by Josephine Nuese and Your Private World A Study of Intimate Gardens by Thomas Church plus two new novels The Throne of Saturn by Allen Drury and October Ferry to Gabriela by Malcolm Lowry Editors note the gardening books emphasize easy maintenance and varied garden cases while the novels explore space race politics and intimate marriage dynamics.
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Exploring Now Open To Girls In Boy Scouts Division
After two years of study the Exploring division of the Boy Scouts of America will admit girls to full membership effective April. R Edwin Overing announces national approval and notes that age rules mirror boys, with participation opening to 15 through 20.
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