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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1971
Page
5
James Reston reflects from Peking on China’s youth like vitality in agriculture and industry. He notes massive population but ongoing shortages and the ruling party’s aging leadership shaping daily life and self criticism.
In New Orleans a Winn Dixie pilot in Prytania Street shows unit pricing posted next to brands, yet shoppers largely ignore it. Managers say customers don’t notice the stickers while some advocates push federal rules mandating unit pricing nationwide.
Nearly 200 million 1971 Kennedy half dollars sit unused in government coffers as banks and the Mint seek to stimulate demand. Mary T. Brooks notes public indifference. billions minted since 1971 and little value beyond face amount.
The Nixon administration released final figures showing a fiscal 1971 budget deficit between 20 and 25 billion dollars, the second largest since World War II. The deficit exceeded early promises of a surplus, driven by unforeseen outlays and wartime spending, while Nixon embraced Keynesian expansion to spur the economy.
Abdul Khaled Mahjoub, head of Sudan's Communist party, was hanged in Khartoum after a trial on charges of masterminding last week's failed coup to establish a Communist state. Joseph Garang, a former cabinet minister, was hanged earlier in the week as authorities widened a crackdown on Sudanese Communists amid South Sudanese unrest and long-running sectarian conflict.
Jan Irwin six paints her father James B. Irwin and astronaut David R. Scott on the moon amid towering peaks and friendly lunar beings. Jill Irwin ten depicts spacemen beside a moon lander and buggy with vast canyons in the background.
Holly Farms halted production and culled 77000 chickens after finding PCB in some flocks. USDA traced contaminated fish meal from East Coast Terminal in Wilmington to South Pacific Proteins and then to feed mills across 12 states. No contamination found in other NC farms. tests continue.
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