Year of Improvement Guides 1971 Economic Outlook
The OECD projects U S GNP rising about 4 percent in 1971, a middle ground between optimistic and pessimistic forecasts. Slack in the economy may curb inflation while productivity improves. Consumer spending is seen as a source of strength, with Wall Street analysts in agreement. Emil R Weiss notes retailing faced severe headwinds in 1970, yet foresees a gradual upward cycle in 1971 driven by cheaper credit rising stock markets and improved confidence.
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OECD
U.S
Washington
Emil R. Weiss
Anderson & Co
Nationwide CATV push nears March 1 deadline
Three major rivals vie for nationwide cable TV system approvals: Western Union, AT&T, and Communications Satellite Corp. Comsat. Hughes Aircraft may lease eight channels for 7.2 million annually. White House pressure favors rapid, broad access, pointing to satellite potential. A Hughes plan envisions diversified channel themes to challenge networks, while mass appeal remains uncertain.
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Western Union
Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Communications Satellite Corporation
Comsat
Hughes Aircraft Company
General Telephone and Electronics
White House
FCC
Hughes
Paul Wisher
Recycling and the race to a looped economy
Pollution technology centers on recycling as a practical, cost saving path to reuse waste. Experts note low current recovery rates for iron steel copper zinc paper and rubber. Large scale steps include closed loop water reuse a sewage sludge fertilization project and heat recovery from incineration.
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United States
Federal Water Quality Administration
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Plots Questioned Cuban Castro Assassination Inquiry
Washington raises hard questions about CIA plots to kill Castro hidden for a decade. Fears include whether the agency targeted other leaders, if Kennedy sanctioned the Castro plot, whether Robert Kennedy knew, and if the plan contributed to JFK's murder. Ex-Senator Smathers cites Kennedy’s suspicions of CIA actions in Diem and Trujillo cases.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
John McCone
Castro
George Smathers
John F. Kennedy
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Bay ‘of Pigs
White House
Smathers
Robert Kennedy
Robert
Havana
CIA plots and high level doubts over Castro and Diem fate
Excerpts recount memories of Kennedy era officials on CIA plots, alleged assassinations, and the caution urged by McCone against approving killings of Castro or others. Nixon pressures steel to influence labor contracts affecting millions, with unions watching closely.
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Mexico
Dallas
Bob Kennedy
CIA
Smathers
Castro
Kennedy
Diem
Trujillo
McCone
Castra
Bobby
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ulysess Sharp
Pacific
Cholon
Nixon
Steel Workers Union
Our Ecological Crisis and the Pollution Threat
A National Geographic feature by Gordon Young surveys global pollution impacts and growth dangers. It cites Lamont Cole and ecologists, detailing waste from Americans, industrial emissions, and ecological costs from farming, fuel, and chemicals.
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Avon
Gordon Young
Mr. Young Wrte
James P. Blair
Harry S. C. Yen
National Geographic
Lamont Cole
Dr. Cole
Cornell University
Mr. Young
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DA Rawley
C.H. Lockwoon
David A. Rawley
Randall B. Terry
Joseph P. Rawley
Holt McPherson
Oes
Mgr
Ee Ee Ee
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AP Riewa
High Point
N. C
Lee Harvey Oswald
Datta Ay
My Lai
Merry
By Jack Anderson
Young
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Tokyo
Ruhr
Germany
Milan
Paris
Lake Erie
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