Blockbuster budgets to reach 130 million in 1968
Hollywood eyes 1968 with 130 million in big pictures led by Epic era hits. MGM films stretch budgets. Kubrick’s 2001 costs balloon, while Fox Planet of the Apes and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang headline major studios plans.
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Washington Snapshots From AP News Digest
AP reports changes in postal rates with six cents for first class and ten cents for airmail, plus supply and delivery concerns. Ford's Theater to reopen with high-profile invitations for Feb performances. Rural poverty may cause a 2.9 million job shortage in major cities by 1975, with migration trends discussed. diesel trucks tested by the Post Office for delivery efficiency. Political commentary on Rockefeller and other GOP figures amid presidential bid talk.
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Something Not Fishy As Church Lifts Ban
The Roman Catholic Church ends its Friday meat ban, dropping fish prices in New England by 12.5 percent. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston estimates New England fishermen lost over $3 million in sales from December 1965 to August 1967, excluding February and March Lenten months.
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Tax Collector Seeks Extra Funds For Operations
New York City's tax collector requests 5.1 million more to cover operating costs and plans to add 325 collectors. Finance Administrator Roy M. Goodman submitted a budget seeking 3.8 million for the next fiscal year.
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Cities Condition Could Worsen According to Analysis
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports that urban areas face deeper poverty and more job shortages by 1975 as rural migrants flood cities. The Beonvnle Development Administration cites millions leaving poverty, with farming now highly capital intensive and mechanized, intensifying urban strain and social issues.
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