Northeast industrial belt loses pace with growing regions
The Northeast New England Middle Atlantic and Great Lakes states face slowed growth as internal and external forces erode their industrial edge. High energy and transport costs poor access to raw materials and policy shifts move industries and bases elsewhere. The region's early lead compounds current stagnation.
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New England
Middle Atlantic
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
North Atlantic
Industrial decline and job loss in the Northeast
The document argues that 30 years of obsolete plant capacity and energy costs have driven industrial out-migration from the Northeast and Midwest. It cites Massachusetts job losses since 1947, a shift to the South and Southwest, and a rise in low paying service work as the region’s economy changes.
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Massachusetts
John Adams
U.S
Court of St. James
Senate
Vermont
Ford
Business trends suggest capital flows and sunbelt growth
The analysis notes that investment capital follows return, favoring expanding areas. Fantus ratings rank states by taxes and labor costs among other factors, placing 11 of the top 15 in the Sunbelt and 10 of the bottom 15 in the Northeast or Midwest, with manufacturing jobs declining 6.2 percent there from 1967 to 1974 while elsewhere rose 14 percent.
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Fantus Company
Fantas
Fantas Corporation
Sunbelt
Northeast
Midwest
Fantus
Porphyria Debate Reframes King George III’s Reign
The article argues King George III likely suffered acute intermittent porphyria rather than manic depression, citing medical historians, royal reports, and later analyses. It notes attacks from 1765 to 1810, discusses public image, and cites speeches and opinions from Macalpine, Hunter, Guttmacher, and others, urging a reassessment during the bicentennial.
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Bellevue Hospital
New York
N.Y
Albany, N.Y
George III
England
Charles C. French
Harcourt Brace
J. Ray
Manfred S. Guttmacher
Ray
Ida Macalpine
R. Hunter
British Medical Journal
Guttmacher
Windsor Castle
Royal Society of Medicine
Rumor of third victim in Searsburg crash debunked
In Wilmington Covey and Allen undertakers deny any notification of a third body found after a truck crash on Searsburg mountain. Earlier delirium by an injured man suggested a third victim. a thorough search found none. Other local items note a chiropodist ad, a Republican caucus committee list, a beach attendant robbed, PTA campaign contests, Easter Seal chairman, and a silver antiques exhibit at a regional institute.
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Searsburg Mountain
Fairfax
Wilmington
Covey & Allen
Crystal Lake Beach
Barton
Beatrice May
Sterling and
Francine Clark Art Institute
Apostles
St. Peter
Jaworski Tells His Side of the Nixon Mess
Washington reviewer assesses Leon Jaworski’s The Right and the Power, detailing his role as Watergate special prosecutor. The book recounts his shock at Nixon’s alleged improper and possibly criminal conduct, his cautious prosecution strategy, and the tensions over timing and Ford’s pardon. The review frames Jaworski as a lawyer’s lawyer who confronted a troubling presidency.
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Jaworski
Leon Jaworski
Texas
Washington
Richard Nixon
Nixon
John Dean
Robert Haldeman
United States
Oval Office
Watergate
Egil Krogh
Gerald Ford
Ford
al Haig
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