Northeast regions face slow rebound amid unemployment surge
The article notes rising unemployment in 1970 to 111 percent of the national average by last December and cites Federal Reserve Bank of Boston analysis showing a persistent gap for the Northeast. It warns state and local budgets strain under unemployment insurance costs and questions if past industrial revival strategies will work. It also highlights Great Lakes progress and regional differences in responding to the recession.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
New England
Mid-Atlantic
Great Lakes
Joint Economic Committee
Observer described as a quirky misfit and odd handyman
The piece recounts Whiskery Wilt, a mysterious, bearded figure who disrupts a home project with a dulcimer and grand claims while plotting to return to work by high tide. Interwoven are brief notices of students and a fashion ad, ending with an odd NuBone foundation garment pitch.
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Cal Tech
Abby Hoffman
Ohio
Look Back Silhouette and Local Scholarships Attainments
Silhouettes show pounds lighter and younger looks with new undergarments. Julie S Hayes, NuBone Corsettiere, offers girdles and corsets. Bennie Hulett, US Navy, visits parents in Shaftsbury after Boston duty. Marion Chadwell of Williamstown wins Green Mountain Junior College scholarship memorializing A Ritchie Low for a Negro woman. Marion Harris receives long service certificate from Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman. Далее a floor repair reveals damp gray matter and brick behind floor boards, exposing water source and oak beams.
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Julie S. Hayes
Shaftsbury
Bennie Hulett
U.S. Navy
Boston Navy Yard
Herbert Hulett
Marion Chadwell
Williamstown
Mass
Green Mountain Junior College
Whiskery Repairs Turn Rose of Thorns into Troubles
A quirky tale traces Whiskery’s failed home renovation as he promises safe upgrades then delays. He tears down ceilings, insists on rewiring with a San Diego contact, leaks arise, and a dulcimer looms as drama grows. The narrator quips about banjo lessons and possible amputation amid the melodrama.
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San Diego
Parents blamed as schools blamed for education decline
A Gallup poll reported by The Washington Post finds nearly two in three parents blame themselves for declining public education, with many demanding more parental involvement and courses to coach parents. While most point to home as the cause, a majority favor boosting basic skills and stricter discipline in schools, signaling a shift toward a cooperative community effort.
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Gallup
America
Charles F. Kettering Foundation of
Dayton
George Gallup
Dr. Gallup
Europe
England
Jesse Jackson
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Michael J. Harrington
Massachusetts
Richard Widner
Dr. Frankenstein
Guitar Society
United States
U.S. Dept. of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics
New York
Robert J.M. Matteson
Peleg Matteson
South Street
Bennington
Young Matteson
Middlebury College
Louis Perrotta
Nicholas Perrotta
Putnam Street
Ithaca College
N.Y
Ritchie Low
Vermont
Miss Chadwell
Students’ Association
Williamstown High School
Marion S. Harris
Orville Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture
Epsilon Sigma Phi
Olean
Burlington Free Press
William Raspberry
Washington
The
Washington Post
Nichals
P. MaNar & Son, Inc. Funeral Home
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