Be a Better Shopper Buying in Supermarkets
Cornell professor Heinz Biesdorf promotes spending less by buying only when price is right, buying in quantity, comparing price per unit, shopping at two stores, and planning meals around meat weekly specials. Aimed at saving about 15 percent, the program requires time and effort but has growing consumer support.
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Heinz Biesdorf
Cornell University
Biesdorf
Colleages
Cornell
New York State Extension Service
Dept. N-2
Ithaca
N.Y
Action Line answers reader questions on United Way and city charges
The Enterprise fielding queries about United Way profit use and a water and light bill administrative surcharge. Clarifications include United Way autonomy and a City Council decision adding a $2 surcharge to cover a $260,000 shortfall, plus rate changes favoring small users over large ones.
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Action Line
High Point
Anon. Man
Lower SAT Scores Blamed On War TV Divorces and Change
A 21 member panel led by Willard Wirtz reports SAT score declines over 14 years due to societal traumas like Vietnam and Watergate, broader educational access, and rising minority and low income test takers. Verbal scores fall from 478 to 429 and math from 502 to 470. causes include changing student makeup and insufficient equality of educational opportunity.
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New York
Willard Wirtz
College Entrance Examination Board
United States
Maryland Governor Convicted on Mail Fraud and Racketeering
Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel and five codefendants were found guilty on 17 counts of mail fraud and one count of racketeering in a horse racing influence scheme. Mandel faces possible removal from office. verdicts followed a 13 day deadlock after a prior mistrial over jury tampering.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Marvin Day
Mandel
U.S. District Court
Robert L. Taylor
Taylor
Irvin Kovens
W. Dale Hess
House of Delegates
Ernest N. Cory Jr
Hess
Cory
Kovens
Rhodesian Troops Ready For Quick Air Pursuit
Rhodesian patrols near the Mozambique border at Grand Reef wait for a helicopter pickup. Once guerrilla forces are sighted, the troops can take off and pursue within minutes.
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Mozambique
Grand Reef
Rhodesia
U.S. State Secretary Vance aims at normalizing ties with China
Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance outlined U S policy to Chinese leaders while U S officials said no written proposals were offered and talks focused on broader relations. Huang Hua stressed Washington must sever ties with Taiwan and withdraw forces before any normalization.
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Nancy Park Thomson
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
ABC
Washington
Peking
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Huang
Carter
Hua
Kuo-feng
Communist Party Congress
United States
China
Taiwan
Formosa Strait
Vance
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By Louise Cook
Associated Press
Economic Research Service
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Evelyn Kaitz
USDA
Agri
United Way
Anon. A
National United Way
Enterprise
Anon
High Point Public Library
Italian Investment Corporation
Charlotte
Charlies Creel
Members of Congress
Vietnam
Ford Foundation
Gov. Mandel
Gov
Marvin Mandel
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