Price controls and policy limits on inflation
The piece argues price regulations alone fail. requires restraint by government industry and consumers. It calls for tighter money supply by the Federal Reserve, expanded production, improved data, and renewed research on substitutes and efficiency, noting bureaucratic inefficiencies and the political difficulty of agreeing on limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Federal Reserve
Russia
Commerce Department
Washington
Agriculture Department
Thalidomide settlement announced amid tragedy
The large distiller agreed to pay 50 million dollars to compensate children born deformed after mothers took thalidomide. Victims numbered thousands across Britain Germany Japan and other nations. The piece notes lifelong hardship, moral cost, and cautions FDA caution versus incomplete testing of drugs.
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Britain
West Germany
Japan
Scandinavian
Ireland
Food & Drug Administration
United States
Where Does the Time Go Hal Boyle humor piece
A humorous reflection on wasted time and long lists of missed chances by HAL BOYLE. The column playfully suggests outrageous past actions from escaping prison to kissing celebrities, ending with a question about the lingering wonder of a long life and how time slips by.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Europe
Liberace
Helen Hayes
Riviera
Philadelphia
Raquel Welch
Sherlock Holmes Style Historians Probe Today’s Economic Mysteries
New York AP report notes historians will treat this era as a mystery, examining why prices rose, dollar fell, rates climbed, shortages appeared, and confidence waned. Officials including Frederick Dent defend the administration, insisting innocence and not blaming others for the supply and demand spiral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
McGovern says Nixon win may be better for nation
Senator George McGovern argues the Nixon landslide and Watergate revelations ultimately awaken the nation and stress constitutional checks and balances. He notes potential harms of a Democratic victory and questions whether all Watergate facts could have emerged under his campaign.
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Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
South Dakota Democrat
Washington Post
Henry Adams
Senate Watergate Committee
Washish hosts Beltrami club in a warm get together
The Beltrami County Friendship and Sunshine Club praises northern Washish residents for camping hospitality at Sunset Lodge and Tamarack Trading Post. Ron Duresky and family plus Mary Beck are thanked for lodging and pontoon use. Jim and Maxine Petrowske supplied minnows for fishing. Al Kilde band performed. Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women provided refreshments. The writers call Washish a community that truly cares.
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Beltrami County
Friendship and Sunshine Clubs
Washish
Ron Duresky
Mary Beck
Sunset Lodge
Tamarack Trading Post
Sunset
Jim
Maxine Petrowske
al Kilde
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Friendship and Sunshine Club
Oldest Drug Abuse Hint Found in U.S. Workforce
Arthur D. Little Inc reports about 4.5 million Americans in business, industry and government have alcohol problems. The cost includes absenteeism sick pay high accident rates and productivity losses totaling about 8 billion annually or 32 million each working day. Alcoholism remains the oldest and most prevalent form of drug abuse among workers.
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Cambridge, Mass
Arthur D. Little, Inc
U.S
DFL eyes $50,000 from Sept. 15 telethon
Minnesota’s DFL aims to raise about $50,000 from a six hour NBC telethon on Sept. 15. The party plans mail and phone drives to 30,000 Minnesota households and hopes TV watch parties boost participation. Funds support next year’s legislative campaigns after expenses and a $9,000 debt.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
DFL
NBC
Hank Fischer
Dflers
Fischer
Americans Accept Rising Costs as Way of Life
Americans across professions and government officials increasingly accept higher prices as permanent. Escalator clauses spread through contracts including Social Security and life insurance, while officials like Arthur Burns and Herbert Stein acknowledge persistent inflation and uncertain price stability.
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New York
Arthur Burns
Federal Reserve Board
America
Federal Reserve
Jumble Clues and Answers Across the Grid
A list of crossword style clues with numbers from 6 to 50 covering topics like places Danish seaport Capuchin monkey made of ash wood facial feature crew member nautilus hurl Italian river wading bird orchestra performers snare tidings gloss calyx leaf proposers Scandinavian coin sheriff's group crustacean blood form unseal Persia number worry golf gadget.
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Persia
Rethinking urban transit beyond freeways and parking
The article argues cars carry 1.4 people per vehicle and freeways fill with more autos. Public transit moves large numbers efficiently with dedicated rights of way, while buses and conventional rail offer high capacity without monorail costs. It cautions against federal operating subsidies and urges local funding decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Transportation
Claude Brinegar
Air power reductions in Asia to unfold slowly
The United States will delay major reductions in its Southeast Asian air power after bombing in Cambodia ends at midnight Tuesday. A residual American presence in Thailand will deter new North Vietnamese offensives, with 60 to 70 percent of planes returning home over months. The US may abandon most Thai bases but keep the Sattahip complex including a B52 field and naval port.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
U.S
Thailand
Pacific
Sattahip
Gulf of Siam
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