Cost of Living Scar? Government Calls It Not Inflation
Government economists say the current rise in living costs is not inflation. They argue today’s gradual increase differs from wartime and is driven by broader prosperity, with stable unit costs and ample production capacity keeping prices from rising across the board. The article notes the CPI at 108.5 and forecasts modest growth through the year. It concludes with a remark on earth’s interior heat from radioactive decay.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Man Loses Knitting Supplies in Car Theft
SAN PEDRO Calif AP Cave Manley returned to his parked car to find a thief had stolen his knitting needles three sweaters and the pattern book from an unlocked vehicle. He planned Christmas gifts for his mother and lamented the irreplaceable pattern book while noting he must start over after the loss. Manley learned to knit over 20 years ago during World War II as a Japanese prisoner of war and kept up the hobby despite ridicule from Navy colleagues.
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Restore 2nd Century Church On Westminster Campus
New York reports Gov. John Dalton of Missouri says restoring the bombed 12th century St Mary the Virgin of Alder Manbury church stone by stone at Westminster College Fulton will cost 1.5 million dollars. Missouri will provide 500 thousand, with the rest sought from New York Washington area and elsewhere. The project commemorates Sir Winston Churchill's 1946 Iron Curtain speech.
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Recall of German attaches marked Today in History
The Associated Press notes that on this date in 1915 the government requested the recall of Capt. Franz von Papen and Capt. Kat Boy-Ed, German military and naval attaches, amid accusations of improper activity and sabotage plots aimed at hampering munitions production.
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Franz von Paper
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Traditional Night Watchman Policing in Chevy Chase
In Chevy Chase Maryland the town long relied on a single officer serving as night watchman and lamplighter. The early system depended on one person covering duties from policing to lighting. The notice mentions Telegram Want Ads hinting at buying or selling.
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Chevy Chase
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