Food chain shoot-out? price wars lift shoppers not profits
An analysis argues markets free from heavy rules lower profits yet benefit consumers. It cites supermarket chains like A&P Safeway Kroger and Grand Union showing slim after tax margins while fierce price cuts, spurred by competition, push prices downward for the public.
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Ludwig von Mises
Safeway
A&p
Kroger
First National
Grand Union
Supermarkets General
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Shnat-Qut
Iten
Wall Street Journal
U.S
WEO
FTC orders Ocean Spray to clarify false nutrition claims
The Federal Trade Commission rules that Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail must run ads clarifying earlier claims that its juice had more food energy than orange or tomato juice. One quarter of ad space for two years will convey that food energy means calories only, not vitamins or minerals.
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FTC
Ocean Spray Crabberries Inc
Ily
FPG
Nation's Press Sees Postal Service Turn One Year Old
The U S Postal Service, now semi independent, marks its first year amid widespread public frustration. Citizens cite late mail, damaged or missing packages, and high costs. Officials say progress is underway as capital of $230 million funds 21 bulk mail facilities to speed deliveries and lower costs, following a March hiring freeze.
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U.S. Postal Service
Federal Postal System
Erios
U.S
Uday
Postal reforms promise merit over politics in post office
A newspaper survey questions claims of next day delivery and reports only about one third of 95 letters mailed locally arrive next day. Postmaster General ET Klassen warns real postal progress will take two to three years, citing decades of entrenched issues and Congress influence.
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Focal
Acpis
Congress
ET. Klassen
Selling democracy to the world amid rising domestic decay
An editorial argues the United States drifted from a constitutional republic toward mixed forms of governance resembling national socialism. It claims politicians use aid to buy influence, eroding individual rights, and notes a broad decline in civic respect and rising social ills as contributing factors.
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United States
Eal
Cvathere
United States of America
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on manners and intelligence
A satirical piece reflecting on polite golf etiquette and social judgment. It contrasts how some people deserve praise while others deserve a kick, noting money isn’t everything and hinting at envy and misfortune among characters in a light editorial voice.
Telegram Freedom Newspaper Mission Statement
The document emphasizes freedom as a divine gift and personal responsibility. It stresses self-control, moral guidance, and adherence to the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence as foundational principles for the newspaper and its readers.
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Your Freedom
ASK THE DOCTOR Study of acupuncture
Dear reader, acupuncture is not popular in the United States and most doctors know little about it. Modern approaches may involve electrical stimulation along nerves, but major surgeries like prostate operations are not done with acupuncture. For sensitive procedures, rely on traditional American anesthesia.
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Lamb
United States
China
Medical
S World News
Ted Endrzcjewski
Musical Mood And Miscellany From A Busy Page
A jumbled OCR style page survey mixes music terms, instruments, and performers with scattered nouns and places. It references classical, operatic, and modern musical items, interlaced with stray phrases and mislabeled terms, creating a fragmented snapshot of a music themed miscellany.
Hanoi and Moscow Play Powers in Vietnam War Ironies
The article argues that Peking and Moscow profit from Hanoi's war, while Giap's offensive falters. It claims U S bombing as a success, Nixon’s China outreach reshaping foreign policy, and Soviet aid aiding domestic pressures. It paints Nixon leveraging China to curb the North Vietnamese scorpion and notes Moscow gains from the broader conflict.
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Peking
Moscow
Hanoi
Giap
Kontum
An Lov
Hue
Quang ‘Tri
Pravda
U.S
North Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Taiwan
U.N
Nixon
China
Soviet Union
Dream tech and Soviet behemoths in a wary age
The piece envisions rapid Soviet modernization via Washington Moscow deals, criticizing Soviet agriculture and cable output while noting U S grain policy and potential tech gains. It casts Vietnam war aims as material trophies like Boeing 707s, computers, and energy deals, with a satirical cable from Chow and Brezhneva.
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Washington
Moscow
Nixon
Russia
Ivar
Dienbienphu
Ams
Konlum
An Lou
Quang Tri
Peking
Chow
Brezhneva
Politburo
Hanoi
Saigon
Rome
Soul City plan and federal bond guarantee under scrutiny
The Soul City experiment led by Floyd McKissick faces scrutiny as HUD Secretary George Romney contemplates a $1 million federal bond guarantee. Critics argue the project ignores basic economic realities and risks wasteful government intervention, while proponents see it as potential uplift for poor agricultural workers. The piece questions whether attracting idealists and intellectuals can create lasting wealth in Warren County.
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Blue Ridge
South
George Romney
Soul City
Floyd B. MecKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
McKissick
Warren County
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The
Washington Post
Metisslek
Soul City critique urges free enterprise as path to uplift
Anthony Harrigan Bartadge argues that rural development should rely on private enterprise and capital in North Carolina. He contends Soul City is a costly, misguided experiment near Raleigh Durham, unlikely to halt urban migration. He cites strong regional industry, education, and transport as the true engine for job creation and uplift.
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North Carolina
Soul City
Caniles
Raleigh-Durham
North Carolina Research Triangle
New York City
Warren County
United States
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