Dollar Value Continues Plunge in 1969 Economy
AP analysis outlines a 1960s depreciation of the dollar driven by inflation and high military costs as the purchasing power of a typical worker fell from 78.47 to 83.4 cents by mid-1969. The piece notes rising meat prices and broader tax increases while contrasting the dollar’s global desirability with domestic hardship. It projects continued loss into the quarter.
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John Cunniff
NEW York (Ap
Labor Department
America
Vietnam
Letellier Receives Purple Heart in Virginia ceremony
Marine Lance Cpl. Conrad R. Letellier, son of Mr. and Mrs. David P. Letellier of Saco Maine, was awarded the Purple Heart at the Marine Corps Development and Education Command in Quantico. The wound date cited was October 28 1968 in Vietnam with the Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade. He attended Thornton Academy before enlisting in July 1967.
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Quantico
Conrad R. Letellier
David P. Letellier
Roebuck Ave
Saco
Maine
Marine Corps Development and Education Command
Ninth Marine Amphibious Brigade
Vietnam
Lance Corp
Letellier
Thornton Academy
Quiz on racing wins and old measures from Asia
The item notes Dheacky ddie Arcaro wins in 1938 1941 1945 1948 and 1952 and asks trivia about natural fibers barleycorns shoe sizing and puppy age. It cites Newspaper Enterprise Asia and presents questions with brief answers.
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U.S. Gov't
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Cheerios
Kellogg’s
A&p
Ajax
Cal Cat Food
Purina
Fleischmann
Gerber
Gerber’s Junior Baby Foods
DU i Can
Hines Chia Tena
Crisco
Heinz Ketchup
Saltana
Pepperidge Farm
Lic
Cain
Johnson’s Baby Powder
Crest Mint
Noxzema
A& P
ELM Street
Route
Ocean Park Ave
Purple Heart
Rockefeller
New York
Latin America
Newspaper Enterprise Asia
Houston Space Center
Youland
Durable Press
Youland’s Dept. Stores
Biddeford — Across the
Kennebunk
Cy Woolworthy
Royal Ascot
Ladies
Woolworth
Tokyo
Rip
Rome
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