Predictions of 80 90 cent gas and tripled electric bills alarm readers
A column warns that Forbes foresees gas at 80 to 90 cents per gallon by decade's end and the Federal Power Commission predicts family electric bills could triple by 1990. The piece argues such raises would devalue the dollar, inflate prices, and hurt workers, drawing a parallel to Germany's prewar economy. It notes Wall Street's surprise at Phase 2 profit-margin controls and potential price rollbacks.
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Forbes Magazine
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Germany
United States
New Profit Metric Shifts Reading of Corporate Health
Price Commission chairman C. Jackson Grayson says 10 percent of early first quarter returns violate guidelines as many firms filed late or not at all. Wall Street ignored impact on prices, forcing a shift from price inflation to selling. analysts now rely on the profit to sales ratio as a key measure alongside price earnings.
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C. Jackson Grayson
Price Commission
Wall Street
Grayson
New York
Abraham Lincoln
Assembly line homes spark sci fi speculations
Whittier Calif review notes a fully assembled home built on a moving line with 12 foot steel beams feeding pre built components from station to station. The piece imagines future automation including a computer to designate new owners. Morris Minn Tribune criticizes presidential hopefuls racing for support while urging lawmakers to focus on Congress.
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Whittier
Calif
Jules Verne
Corry High School names 1952 valedictorian and salutatorian
In Corry on May 3 1952 the Corry High School class of 1952 named valedictorian Donna Jean Whaley with a 93.11 four year average and salutatorian Max LeRoy Bennink with a 92.07 average. Local notices include cleanup days, junior baseball practice at Loveland Field, a Warren county moonshine raid, and Red Cross flour relief shipments.
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Corry High School
Donna Jean Whaley
Paul Whaley
R.D. 2
Max LeRoy Bennink
Paul Bennink
Columbus
Gutter politician JFK inspires mixed view in Miami talk
A speaker recounts questioning Kennedy’s legacy after a Miami speech. He praises Kennedy for Cuban missile crisis guts, then critiques him as a naively driven, hypocritical political figure who failed to move legislation and relied on others to win votes. He notes Kennedy’s hidden father and Vietnam summit missteps, contrasting myth with reality. The piece also recounts the author’s own stroke experience and reflections on Kennedy’s era and Johnson’s legislative success.
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Kennedy
Fidel Castro
U.S
Congress
House
Senate
Larry O’brien
Vietnam
Khrushchev
Stroke memoir warns of high blood pressure and weight
A newspaper column recounts a severe hypertension episode, a hospital stay, and a near fatal stroke. The writer details foolish drinking after a medical scare, notes a long fight with high blood pressure and excess weight, and urges readers to adopt a sensible diet and medication to extend life. He cites organizations and a general public health warning about millions affected.
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