The Currency Crisis and Investment Shifts of 1968
The essay argues that inflation and currency devaluation spur Americans to move assets from cash to land stocks diamonds art and collectibles. It cites Britain France and U.S. trends, notes rising distrust in money, and highlights advice from Dr. Franz Pick advocating precious metals and art while criticizing U.S. government bonds.
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Britain
Malcolm Mutteridge
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Yorker Magazine
New Yorker
Franz Pick
New York
Pick
Jackson Pollacks
U. S
U.S
Dr. Pick
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Norman Brown
Adam Smith
Free Enterprise and Government Power Recalled
The piece argues that protecting the nation’s image requires free enterprisers who practice their principles. It debates government control over funding for business and cites Woodrow Wilson on liberty and governmental power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Inter-Island Resorts investment outlook and questions
Broad questions about valuing growth and portfolio size. Inter-Island Resorts, Hawaii, earned 46 cents a share on 2.1 million gross in 1968 with plans for a fourth hotel at a $4 million cost, trading at eight times 1968 estimates. reader asks if the premium is justified and how to monitor growth and diversification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian Islands
Inter - Island Resorts, Ltd
Aloha
C.M. A
Ross
Inter-Island
Honolulu Exchange
Dow
Standard and Poor
Soar
Cor
Gen
Hea
Apollo 8 Lift Off Through Poet and Scientist Eyes
A writer recalls the Apollo 8 liftoff with mixed awe and unease. He notes five million six hundred thousand parts in the craft and a 93.9 percent success goal, contrasting scientific confidence with a poet’s premonition of danger. Frank Borman’s calm words rise as the rocket clears the pad, while the narrator questions humanity’s reach into God’s territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Ordormous Rocket
Time Magazine
Robert Lowell
Bedford Stuyvesant
William’ Sloane’ Coffin
Tony
Frank Borman
Federal Spending Scrutiny Highlights Budget Swell
A Karlinsky review cites rising federal outlays since 1963 with billions spent on arts, education abroad, and various programs. It notes agency cuts were limited and faces Congress pushing for deeper reductions while commending some gains in FBI and Passport Office economies.
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Congress
Vane
Federal Aviation Agency
Elawan
Poland
Israel
Yugoslavia
Polat
Pakistan
Ceylon
University of Texas
Stanford
National Institute of Health
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Jameson Campegha
The
Indianapolis Star
Jetnson
Rouse
Agriculture, Commerce, Health, Education and Welfare
Housing and Urban Development
Interior
State
Transportston
Treasury
General Services Administration
Civil Service
Office of Economic Opportunity
U.S. Information Agency
Mixon
FBI
Passport Office
The Worry By Dr George W Crane
Norman D age 11 faces a family dilemma as he avoids piano lessons to avoid being seen as a sissy by peers. Dr Crane suggests using a positive transfer, such as a college athlete who plays piano or violin to demonstrate musical prowess at a YMCA or school event to counteract gendered stigma.
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Norman
Case Hito
Norman D
YMCA
Noted Urging Seminary Students to Seek College Sports Roles
The article argues for seminary hopefuls to earn college letters in sports to influence youth and counter stereotypes. It cites Olympic champion Bob Richards and suggests tangible rewards like movie tickets may motivate piano or violin practice, tying athletic prestige to religious leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Richards
Braintruster Seminary
Dr. Crane
Norman Dbus
Lbus
Hunting the Wily Polecat Folktale In Rural Voice
An anonymous American ballad narrator in a French Canadian accent recalls hunting a skunk named Munk. He describes buying an axe, tracking the animal, a close encounter that stains him with stench, and his wife’s insistence he sleep outside as the scent lingers. The tale closes with seasonal hints of spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Mike
Nixon Era Highway Lobby Urges Uglification and Bridges
The piece criticizes the highway lobby pressuring the Nixon administration to push road projects. It highlights Oyster Bay's wetlands sale to the federal government to block a proposed Long Island to Rye bridge, and questions John A Volpe’s stance on transit reform and local rights in federal highway policy. It notes potential impacts on communities, railroads, and megacity transport.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Pat Nixon
Jkeady
Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Long Island
Oyster Bay
Department of the Interur
Rye
Long Island Land
New Haven
Washington
Volpe
Kr. Valpe
John Volpe
Sargent Shriver
U. N
Gen. Fen. Corp
Caution on Carbonated Drinks for Youngsters
Brady's Health Service warns that some carbonated fountain beverages harm children under 16 due to caffeine or similar alkaloids. The note argues such drinks suppress appetite, impair nutrition, and suggests healthier alternatives like water juice milk and dairy products.
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Way
Roger E. Spear
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jackson Steel
Anderson
Qhoroed
Crittenleaser
Warhet W. Toner
F. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Seestory
Anderton
Indiana
Madison
Abe Manins
Herald
Associated Press
Eenie Meenie
Paul Harvey News
George W. Crane
Folklore
By William Wade
Wade
Kirk
Brady's Health Service
Brady
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