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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1973
Page
2
Opinion piece urges citizen engagement through mail and ballots while noting 1972 inflation and rising labor costs. It argues letters to legislators should precede bills’ passage and highlights Standard & Poor’s finding that wages consumed 26.4 cents of each sales dollar in 1972, with costs returning to historic averages.
Cost of labor wages as a percentage of sales amounted to 18.2 cents in the food products category, down from 18.9 in 1970 and 18.3 in 1970. Labor costs in meats and dairy products totaled 14.7 cents, matched against 15.3 in 1971, less than 14 cents in 1970 and 14.6 cents in 1969. Oil labor costs were 11.4 cents, compared with 11.8 in 1971 and 12.4 cents in 1970.
Shan State Army leaders propose to destroy up to 400 tons of high grade opium in exchange for 12 million dollars and U.S. help winning autonomy from Burma. Rep Lester Wolff, meeting in Bangkok, raises possible talks with the Shan emissaries and U.S. officials about buying the opium crop while CIA and State Department notes discuss the broader drug trade in Southeast Asia.
A sweeping reflection on bread versus rice, global wheat growth at 2.5 percent yearly, and U.S. grain exports under Food for Peace despite drought. It notes record U.S. production, export commitments to Canada, Argentina, and Russia, and political pressure to curb shipments, with currency devaluations and a nod to social themes.
Hal Boyle argues that the feminine mystique once gave women social power but has faded as women pursue equal rights. He contends women mimic men in behavior, warning that shedding the mystique makes them “pseudo-women” and that this will end in male dominance and loss for women, with social upheaval and irony.
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