Editorial: Industry Hobbled by Government Policies
The article argues federal policy misreads industry needs causing inflation and shortages. It cites limits on refining capacity, anti-pollution rules, and new environmental regulations as delaying plants and investment. Capacity utilization in steel, cement, aluminum, and petroleum shows little growth, with fertilizer and coal shortages amplifying consumer price pressures.
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Federal Reserve Board
Ee Board
Agnew defends himself amid fight with accusers in California
Vice President Spiro Agnew challenged his accusers at a California Republican gathering after a televised speech denying wrongdoing. He warned of lingering doubts if cleared and claimed political destruction despite ongoing investigations into Maryland contractor kickbacks and a grand jury probe.
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PALM
Scringr Cate
API
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
California
Los Angeles
Maryland
Justice Department
Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Grand Jury
Dale Anderson
Baltimore County
White House
Nixon
Social responsibility of business amid public scrutiny
Arch Booth argues business leaders face three pitfalls in pursuing social responsibility. Deciding priorities and who pays remain contested, while firms should seek simultaneous corporate and social aims, aid community schools, and use loaned executives to amplify impact.
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Washington
Solomon
Strikes Lose Ground as Labor Shifts Goals
Peter J. Brennan argues that strikes are now a last resort after negotiation and that workers, facing mortgages and tuition, weigh costs. He notes a trend toward security benefits like better hospital plans and pensions as affluence grows and labor and management lifestyles diverge.
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Labor Law Journal
Commerce Clearing House
Brennan
Tom Foolery Wins Gobbler Gallop in Cuero Turkeys
Worthington Minnesota's Tom Foolery defeated Cuero's Ruby Begonia in a two heat Great Gobbler Gallop. Ruby led in overall time but Tom Foolery earned the trophy on the best average of both heats.
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Cuero
Tex
Worthington
Minn
Texas
Tom Foolery
Ruby Begonia
Ruby
Silverfoot
Tom
Worthyston
Large firms too weak to swallow small targets
The piece notes many weak mid sized companies appear ripe for takeovers while larger firms lack strength to buy. Coopers & Lybrand outlines target traits including low price earnings ratios around nine to ten times earnings, far below normal twelve to eighteen.
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New York
Coopers & Lybrand
United States
Americans favor fixed campaign funds in elections
A Gallup Poll shows 65 percent support government financing for presidential and congressional campaigns, up from 58 percent in June. Republicans lean more strongly, with 64 percent favoring public funds versus 44 percent earlier, amid Watergate and Agnew headlines.
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Princeton
N.J
Senate Watergate Committee
Justice Department
Spiro T. Agnew
Allende ouster blocks Cuba push in Latin America
An AP survey shows Cuba's bid to renew regional ties faltering after Chile's anti Marxist coup toppled President Allende. Venezuela moved to end the embargo and several Latin nations back U S policy while Kissinger floated broader dialogue, though cables later urged no change.
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Cuba
Chile
Venezuela
Organization of American States
OAS
Associated Press
Salvador Allende
Allende
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Latin America
Western Hemisphere
Kissinger
United States
Uruguay
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Paraguay
Brazil
Augusto Pinochet Ugarte
Park Service seeks halt to erosion prevention at seashores
The National Park Service asks Congress to end costly preventive and remedial erosion efforts along seashores and declares waves can no longer be beaten. Deputy assistant director Joe Rumberg says stopping the fight against the sea is sound policy, likening it to King Canute.
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National Park Service
Congress
Joe Rumberg
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