Cape Cod Converts To Summer Playground As Rents Soar
Hyannis dispatch describes Cape Cod’s spring revival with blooming dunes and rising traffic while rents surge, forcing hundreds of winter tenants to leave for summer visitors. People cope by moving in with relatives or finding basements as affordable options shrink. Local observer James Caramello notes widespread displacement amid seasonal economic bounce.
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GM Raises Car Prices as Standard Equipment Expand
General Motors will add steel belted radials, a high energy ignition and power steering to many models, lifting average prices by 118 dollars starting Monday. The change, deemed not an official price increase, follows last month’s 105 dollar rise and targets 1974 models with gains totaling about 546 dollars from year end 1973.
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Episcopalians Install New Presiding Bishop Allin at Washington Cathedral
John Maury Allin was installed as the 23rd presiding bishop of the U.S. Anglicans in a mixed liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. The ceremony featured ecumenical symbols, a primatial staff, and a sermon urging listening before judging. Patty Duke and John Astin were later sued for 2 million by their former financial consultant over alleged misappropriation and defamation.
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Man Builds Sailboat to Flee Routine and Grow Old at Sea
Jerry Powers 34 plans to quit his $30,000 job next spring move his wife Brenda and two teens into a 40-foot Serenity II sailboat. They will launch from Puget Sound for Hawaii to avoid staying in one place, after years of trailer life and a Baja voyage.
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New York City Considers 1 Percent Sales Tax Increase
The New York City Finance Committee held a public hearing at city hall on a proposal to raise the sales tax from 7 percent to 8 percent for nearly eight million residents. No members of the public attended the session.
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