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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1969
Page
5
The British Travel Association estimates more than 4.8 million visitors will travel to Britain this year and spend over 400 million pounds, about 960 million dollars, boosting the economy.
Washington AP reports lumber prices, once sky high, have fallen to less than half their February levels due to tight money and high mortgage costs, yet mills close as raw timber costs stay high. Private home starts slid to 1.5 million annually in May from 1.9 million in January, threatening housing goals. Industry hopes national forest timber reform will stabilize prices long term, reducing extreme swings for consumers.
CTK reports the 1970 World Ski Championships in Czechoslovakia's High Tatras will be covered by 25 Eastern and Western television teams. A quirky note mentions the kiwi bird's timidity and groundhog like burrowing habits beneath tree roots and in vacant hollows.
The Malibu Sport Coupe gains Powerglide automatic transmission, power disc brakes and whitewalls while last year's price drops by 69 dollars. Head restraints become standard and whitewalls rise slightly, yet overall value increases with a standard 200 hp V8, Astro Ventilation, locking steering, computer-selected suspension, and new door-glass styling.
The Mitrapab parachute aid program in Thailand draws 20 000 spectators as Col. Lewis L Millett leads American and Thai parachutists. Since 1961 the effort has funded four room schools in 50 of Thailand's 71 provinces, with 22 more under construction. Tragedy has touched the program with two deaths in jumps.
A housewife’s purchases cover part of a store’s crime losses, with estimates that theft costs average 1.5 percent of sales and rise to 5 percent for some discount chains. Industry leaders note customers pay indirectly through service cuts and higher prices as crime costs reshape retail.
AP reports Kentucky hosted about 30 million visitors in 1968. Tourists spent roughly 345 million dollars in the Bluegrass state, reflecting strong travel and tourism activity across the year.
Former attorney-general Lord Shawcross launched a £250000 appeal to fund a decade of medical commission research on accident prevention. He cited £500 million yearly losses from industrial and road accidents and 24 million lost working days to accidents.
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