Recession Will Be Long And Deep
The piece forecasts a prolonged downturn for the U S economy with unemployment at 8.2 percent now and a grim 1975-1976 outlook. It notes higher inflation, weak consumer demand, plunging profits, and a deep postwar recession, citing Administration projections as overly optimistic. It also recalls the 1892 Springfield YMCA game noting Naismith’s peach basket invention.