Housing-Deprived: High share of Americans face poor housing
A Harvard MIT Urban Studies Group report finds over 29 percent of 63.4 million U.S. households are housing-deprived, with one in five families living in substandard or crowded conditions. It compares to Johnson-era estimates and discusses housing allowances versus new construction, inflation impacts, and public housing history including Danville.
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Urban Studies Group
Harvard University
Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
L. B. Johnson
Johnson
Nixon
Midwest
Virginia
South
Urban Studies
Danville
Oil Prices Jump As Iran Sells Oil At $17.40 A Barrel
Iran auction raises oil to 17.40 a barrel from 3.64 as Western buyers from the US Japan and Europe participate in a spot sale. Analysts fear base prices could set trends for Persian Gulf producers. Calls grow for domestic energy alternatives and reduced oil use amid inflation and dependence concerns. European North Sea and US Alaska projects cited as steps toward future energy independence. Christmas reflection and politics aside, the piece notes rising prices and policy responses.
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Persian Gulf
Iran
Middle East
Europe
United States
Alaska North Coast
North Sea
Privacy of Tax Records in Politics Debate
A broad defense of personal tax privacy argues that public officials should not have their tax returns publicly scrutinized. The piece recalls Nixon and the Checkers speech, notes tax forms cannot reveal all motives or charitable acts, and questions the push for universal access to officials tax records. It urges investigation of IRS if needed and proposes private committee review rather than public leakage.
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Nixon
Anyon
Richard Nixon
Garry Wills
Adlai Stevenson
General Eisenhower
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Europe
Abilene
Kansas
Atthe
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mr. Nixon
White House
Grand Jury
Senate
Internal Revenue
Congress
Standing Committees On Ethical Practices
End of the Line James Kilpatrick on Rail Nationalization
The Senate approves the Rail Services Act of 1973 guiding a rapid shift toward federal control of U S railroads. Coupled with House plans, private enterprise is framed as failing to run Midwest and Northeast lines, with regulation long shaping labor, rates, and services. The piece notes a slide away from private management over the past years and highlights a precedent set three years earlier on wage controls.
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U.S. Senate
America
Senate
Midwest
Northeast
Lynchburg
Danville
Congress Pushes National Rail Plan Amid Costs and Strains
The measure would create a Government National Railway Association to form a United Rail Corporation absorbing seven bankrupt carriers. It includes generous severance and benefits for displaced workers, with up to 30,000 a year until 65. Lawmakers warn of long-term fiscal and policy repercussions.
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Ammurak
Government National Railway Association
United Rail Corporation
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Commerce Committee
Senate
New York
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Congress
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Maryland
Glenn Beall
If You Can Prepare Your Tax Return Yourself
The piece warns readers to handle 1973 tax returns themselves if possible and cautions against unknown accountants. It describes two risky types: those who understate deductions to trigger audits and those who inflate charges with dubious claims, sharing a Manhattan couple’s costly IRS confrontation and urging personal diligence and honesty in tax filing.
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Busines
IRS
Caesar
Sam
Population boom drives Southern and Western growth
The Commerce Department's census data show a 3.3 percent national population rise over three years, with the South at 5.1 percent and the West at 5.0 percent. The Northeast and North Central rose 1.3 and 1.8 percent. All Southern states except two exceeded the national average. West Virginia and Mississippi rose 2.8 and 2.7 percent. The South likely offers urban, economic, and social advantages drawing new residents. The Times-Picayune notes the South, edging ahead of the West, attracts more people.
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U.S. Department of Commerce
West Virginia
Mississippi
Commerce Department
South
America
New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Value of a vote in public financing proposal
The article explains a liberal plan to fund presidential campaigns by giving candidates 15 cents per qualified U S voter. It notes the true value of a vote is revealed only after the election, in Columbia South Carolina.
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United States
Columbia
S.C
Nixon Finances in Spotlight Tests Media Role
The piece argues the media now hold power to test whether fact or allegation shapes public opinion on Nixon finances. It cites claims of a secret $1 million trust, tax cheating, and questionable real estate deals, noting White House analysis largely refutes them while IRS deductions face renewed scrutiny.
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Nixon
Orlando
San Clemente
Florida
Bebe Rebozo
Howard Hughes
White House
National Archives
IRS
Picayune
U.S
FDR
Hyde Park
Watergate
New York Times
Times
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