Inflation decline sparks cautious optimism across nation
President Ford's chief economist forecast a substantial drop in inflation by midyear, with Greenspan predicting a plausible fall to about 6 percent. The Oil Workers Union also trimmed pay and vacation demands, signaling possible inflation relief. Citizens urged to adapt with sacrifice and ingenuity as the nation braces for a gentler price climb.
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Ford
Congress
Pladness
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Oil Workers’ Union
Iriver
Farmers Speak Out Against Coyote Hunters in Nebraska
A reader-letter argues from a farmer’s view that coyote hunting harms livestock profitability and urges stronger protections. The writer cites calf losses, egg and meat price pressures, and calls for better legislation, private-property respect, and enforcement actions including reporting trespassers and contacting officials.
Rat's Next Big Con in Rat's Nest near New York Bay
A tale of confidence games by Wilson Mizner and Addison, using a counterfeit bill machine and fake claims. The pair, famed for flashy fraud, exploited the gullible rich and upper crust, aided by Marie Dressler, and plotted in the Palm Beach Rat's Nest era.
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New York Bay
W.C. Fields
Wilson Mizner
Addison
California
Yukon
Wilson
John Burke
Brooklyn Bridge
Florida
Palm Beach
The Mizners and Boca Raton Boom and Bust
Jim Bishop describes the flamboyant Boca Raton era led by Addison Mizner and Howard Wilson. They designed Spanish mansions with odd flaws, built an improvised turret staircase, and envisioned a vast 20 lane Camino Real. Wealth flowed then collapsed amid lawsuits and ruined fortunes.
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Philadelphia
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al Id
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Addison Sweet
Duchess of
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Vanderbilts
James M. Cox
Diana Manners
Irving Berlin
Boca Raton
Mizner
Blackbeard
Burke
Ragers Hei Quote on Congress Busy Start
A 1927 excerpt notes the men in Congress eager to begin work. It jokes the politics mix patriotism with business and predicts press coverage will focus on this dynamic as more lawmakers debate plans.
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Congress
Senate
Barbs by Phil Pastoret reflects on FDA bans and Congress
In this humorous column Phil Pastoret jokes about headaches from FDA bans on daily meds. He notes that broad minded men annoy their wives and urges readers to write to their congressman, joking that it gives the secretary something to count.
Columbus Telegram Motto Emphasizes Freedom and Peace
Column from Columbus Telegram of February 3 1975 exhorts readers to promote freedom while warning that freedom without responsibility leads to anarchy. It invokes principles from the Covenant Commandment the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence to argue that peace begins with individual conduct.
Across 33 Tocetry and 38 Falber rali A Section
Puzzle style listing of clues and cross references from a newspaper page. Includes numerous partial words, abbreviations, and miskeyed entries across across and down sections. Names, numbers, and foreign terms appear as fragments amid mixed clue text.
Multiple sclerosis notes and outlook from Dr Lamb
Dear reader asks about MS life expectancy and self care. Dr Lamb explains MS origins and myelin damage, notes patchy brain involvement and relapses. He cites Northern prevalence, general health advice, and survival roughly 60 years after first attack with 5 and 10 year employability rates.
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DR. Lamb
United States
Europe
M.S
Detroit on wheels' Little business drives car rebate movement
The piece notes how small firms sparked a rebate wave as Warner Electric and Beloit dealers offered $100 per $300 rebate to employees buying cars with Warner parts. Chrysler AMC Ford GM followed with their programs. The trend shows improvisation by small business bending big prices, with total rebates reaching up to $700.
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William Keefer
Warner Electric
Sodney Ackerman
Chrysler
American Motors Company
AMC
Beloit
Wis
Chrysler Corporation
Ford
Gulf and Western Industries
Sperry and Hutchinson Company
Falcon Golf, Inc
John Kenneth Galbraith
Qur
Dual system car idea urged to curb oil use
Columnist urges Detroit automakers and small parts firms to adopt a hybrid electric gasoline backup for cars to reduce battery charging limits and oil imports. Proposes auxiliary gas power under hood, methane-from-waste experiments, and private lab driven innovation beyond Washington policy.
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Detroit
Christiaan Barnard
Auto Company
Arabia
Autumobus
Warner Electric Brake
England
Washington
EPA proposes parking rules across 18 metros
Effective next June 30 the EPA plans to impose new parking lot management rules in about 18 metropolitan areas from Alaska to New York. New facilities over 250 spaces will require preconstruction review, with detailed VMT analyses and data documentation required.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Alaska
California
Texas
New York
Fairbanks
Houston
Parking lot plans face EPA carbon monoxide rules and criticism
The document outlines EPA options for complying with air quality standards for a proposed parking facility. It notes using either the EPA method or a developer method with data, maps, site plans, and worst-case CO levels. Critics say assumptions about cars and pollution mislead and relocating facilities could worsen pollution.
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EPA
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