Home ownership a fading dream in inflation era
The Commarce Department reports a 117 percent July jump in housing starts, signaling recovery but offering little relief to median-income families. With a $13 000 annual income, home buyers face prices near $30 000, while construction costs and taxes rise sharply. Government subsidies may boost demand but do not curb inflated prices, risking higher debt and sustained inflation.
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Commarce Department
United States of America
Copley Newspapers
Price hikes under scrutiny by wage and price council
The Council on Wage and Price Stability questions three large flour millers over recent price increases. The issue prompts debate on bread costs and policy responses. A Navy official notes continued leadership in defense and cultural efforts.
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Council On Wage and
Illbread
Infamy Without Appeal in Nixon Case Echoes Civil Rights Debate
The piece argues Nixon's pardon tests equal justice under law amid prejudice. It contrasts General Lee, Hiss, and Rosenberg, noting amnesty and outcast status. It questions accountability, the role of public opinion, and the impact on Ford’s pardoning decision and postwar justice.
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Nixon
Lee Tms
Hiss
Soviet Union
Lee
Pinup Painting Removed Near White House After GSA Objection
General Services Administrator Arthur Sampson returns from vacation and objects to a pinup painting on plywood over a construction pit near the White House. Newly released documents reveal the FBI penetrated all Ku Klux Klan groups nationwide in mid-1908 as part of a broader crackdown on hoodlums.
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White House
General Services
Arthur Sampson
GSA
FBI
Tougher Law for Crooks with Guns in California
Sacramento commentary on SB 278 and SB 268 argues for mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms and heroin selling. Atty Gen Younger cites rising crime rates and firearm-linked violence, urging passage despite concerns of prison-system costs.
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Byelle J. Younger
FBI
California
Younger
George Deukmejian
R-Long Beech
California Department of Justice
Ion
Deukmojian
Assembly
Criminal Justice Committee
Alan Robbins
Los Angéles
Robbine
Prigoh
College football finance debate and reform proposals
An opinion piece argues intercollegiate athletics waste funds and calls for budget reform. It proposes leveling conferences by spending rather than tradition, allowing higher revenues, and treating football as a legitimate cost of education like music, to curb hypocrisy and losses.
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Mont
Almoni
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Chicago
Alumi
Stwash U
Yippahoopy State
Metnl
Ciy
Walter Camp
Department of Music
Chicago Welfare and Unemployment Debate Sparks Outcry
Paul Harvey-style editorial rails at joblessness blame, welfare handouts, and government spending in Chicago. It laments difficulty hiring for odd jobs, claims welfare fuels unemployment, and criticizes politicians and social service leaders for perpetuating poverty while demanding more dollars.
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Chicago
Satie Gore
Chécago
Eany
Western Texas State University
Cepote
Washington window The Demos biggest gun
A columnist notes the 1976 presidential race remains unsettled with few clear frontrunners. He mentions Truman Ford Kennedy and Reagan as possible figures while suggesting public interest is waning and politics may be entering a dull, colorless phase.
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Washington
UPI
James Whitmore
Harry
Harry Truman
Robert Strauss
Betty Ford
Scoop
Jimmy
Terry
Jerry
Ronnie
X Democratic
Ronald Reagan
President Ford
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Taylor-Burton
Taverne
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Servite
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Gallup
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