Record numbers spark overseas holiday travel hype
Sylvia Porter notes a growing trend of middle income and high earning Americans taking winter vacations abroad. She explains airline tariffs filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board, contracts visible at ticket outlets, and how reading them helps travelers. The piece also cites U.S. employment figures and budget prospects for Carter, urging caution about population growth and welfare pressures.
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The Profligate Nation and Its Government
In Royce City Texas HUD guaranteed a 240 space trailer park mortgage and foreclosed after two years with the highest bid far below cost. Taxpayers face losses over 600 million with likely to reach 1 billion. Ambassador Shirley Temple Black declines gifts from foreign governments while Treasury seeks to keep items valued over 500 each. Rep Holtzman exposes waste fraud and mismanagement in a 175 million summer meal program for children. A new administration may not fix these abuses as the nation grapples with profligate governance and rising violence.
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How to fly overseas and protect your rights
This guide explains IATA fare rules and CAR approvals, urges understanding conditions before buying tickets, and outlines compensation for denied boarding, baggage loss, and delays. It stresses reconfirming international rights, reporting issues at once, filing deadlines, and contacting airline officials or the Civil Aeronautics Board for unsatisfactory responses.
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The Time Payments Bankers of Jersey City Life
A memoir recalls a 20th century neighborhood where cash ruled daily life. The narrator details creditors, pensions, and a father who built a life around payments, debts, and a humorous insistence on ending with dignity. The story spans small shops, neighbors, and a family economy.
Nix Weighs Path to Post Office Chair Amid Drinking Claims
At 71 Rep. Robert N C Nix faces a bid for the Post Office and Civil Service Committee chair. Critics question his fitness due to alleged drinking, which he denies, while supporters cite seniority and his record for Philadelphia constituents.
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