Government Persists In Wishful Thinking
AP analysis notes American consumers feel the sting of inflation and rising prices while government officials forecast improvement. It cites Nixon era optimism and Greenspan’s sunny outlook, with July price jumps of 1.2 percent and an Agriculture forecast of 9 percent food price increases this year. Consumers accept reality while officials cling to hopeful projections.
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John Cunniff
New York
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Richard M. Nixon
Alan Greenspan
Ford
Earl L. Butz
Trade Winds Automobiles Bounce Back By LOU SCHNEIDER
A North American Newspaper Alliance report notes a favorable shift in auto profit prospects as producers cut costs, boost productivity, and labor supports the recovery. Foreign imports face renewed Detroit competition with US-made economy models targeting fuel efficiency and space, signaling a gradual turn to better years ahead.
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Lou Schneider
North American Newspaper Alliance
NEW York
Institutional
U.S
United States
Detroit
Japan
Europe
Dog Leading Double Life at Iowa State Fair
In Des Moines a 6 year old German shepherd named Chester works by day with the Iowa State Fair electrician crew led by Ben Crawford and by night watches for Crawford's ex wife Pepe. Sheltering in both households since 1971, Chester rides to the fair grounds or finds his own way by 7:30 a.m. to guard the electric building storing tools and materials for operations.
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Ben Crawford
Crawford
Pepe
Crawfords
Chester
Hank Williams Jr Recovering After Hiking Injury
Hank Williams Jr., injured in a fall on August 9 near the Continental Divide, is no longer under intensive care in Missoula Montana. The 26 year old son of Hank Williams was hospitalized following the incident.
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Missoula
Mont
Hank Williams Jr
Williams
Hank Williams
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Soviet Union
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Des Moines
Iowa
JOZO
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S. B. Simmons
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Rbd
Greensboro
Guilford Technical Institute and Equal Opportunity Institution
Hormel
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