Inflation Risk and Consumer Power in Global Economics
In a global inflation era the United States and other industrial nations push policy to maximize output, risking inflation. The piece cites fiscal and monetary levers, consumer behavior, rising incomes, tax refunds, and earlier Social Security contributions as factors. It notes misread slack, dollar devaluation, and weather as contributing shocks, with the consumer increasingly able to sidestep policy and accelerate spending.
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Albert Cox
Lionel Edie & Co
Nixon Administration
Cox
Licensing thieves and credential criminals Editorial
A satirical piece argues crooks lose touch as crime becomes unskilled. Ira Mothner proposes licensing thieves, training criminals in prisons, and creating government supervised hot shops for stolen goods to raise professionalism. The cheeky tone masks a provocative question about safety and policy.
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Ira Mothner
Mothner
Skylab on the brink as repair efforts face funding crunch
NASA seeks to salvage the Skylab space station after launch of an unmanned lab. Heating and power issues threaten livability and a possible drift. A second station could be built, but 15 months and about 450 million dollars are needed, funding not available.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Skylab
William C. Schneider
NASA
Congress
NASA weighs future of long duration spaceflight after failure
NASA faces a decision on continuing long duration spaceflight after a costly failure. If approved, three astronaut crews may stay the same. if rejected, training and data collection could be wasted. Loss includes vital medical and solar astronomy data guiding future equipment for space operations. The next U.S. manned mission with Russia is slated for July 1975, and the space shuttle, planned for 1978, would offer 100 or more trips but cannot carry Skylab era experiments on that joint flight.
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Schneider
NASA
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Connally Faces Tumultuous Path in Republican Rise
John B. Connally, after switching from Democrat to Republican, must build GOP support and rack up party alliances ahead of a crowded 1976 presidential field. He seeks no office now but will campaign for GOP candidates while navigating Watergate fallout and potential White House influence from Nixon.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Connally
GOP
Spiro
Agnew
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Nelson A. Rockfeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Senate
House
Republican Party
Nixon
White House
Readers Comment Critique of Watergate Era Press Trust
A reader laments perceived government corruption and praises the press for exposing hidden deeds while warning media bias. Letters cite Walter Judd on China, medical care reform debates, and AMA response, ending with thanks from the Northern Artists Association and Boy Scout Troop 23 for community support and fundraising efforts.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 23
Naylor’s
Otter Tail Power Company
Pioneer
KBUN
Jack Downing
Jim Gregoire
Scribe
Troop
United Methodist Church
Finishing Touch Across Puzzle Clues
A compact listing of crossword style clues covering across and down terms with varied word lengths from five to eleven letters. Includes medical terms, tools, and common nouns spanning categories like body parts, crafts, animals, and foods.
House Majority Leader Reports on 1973 Minnesota session
Rep. Irvin N. Anderson outlines progress in the 68th Legislative Session with major appropriations bills passed and now in conference. He notes the tax bill, Regent appointments, gas tax refunds extended, nonresident studded tire use defeated, and a $41 million highway bond approved for statewide construction.
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Irvin N. Anderson
House
Senate
Minnesota
Hen Soul Cure: Metaphysician Targets Newcastle Disease
Psychic magazine features Bernard Wocher of Santa Ana proposing a mental cure for Newcastle disease in hens. He claims the virus spreads from unhappy souls and would be reversed by telepathy removing emotional trauma. No cooperation from poultry industry limits testing. critics quip about laying an egg.
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Psychic Magazine
California
Bernard Wocher
Santa Ana
Wober
Jesus
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