Abandoning The Helm In A Time Of Inflation
The Nixon administration abandons direct anti inflation efforts amid rising prices and unemployment. Officials warn double digit inflation will persist, while forecasts prove unreliable and business and government planners face growing uncertainty. The piece urges stronger government action to protect all Americans.
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Nixon
Federal Reserve Board
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
White House
Business Week
Conscience and the Palmetto State Death Penalty Vote
South Carolina lawmakers pushed to restore the death penalty for premeditated murder and related crimes. Governor John West vetoed, then lawmakers moved to override, restoring capital punishment amid public calls for harsher crime penalties. He voiced unease at taking part in executions and rejected the policy as deterrence, but the legislature pressed ahead.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
John West
Palmetto State
West
Projecting The News Get Fleeced Quick
The piece traces twin swindles in oil and wine schemes tied to pyramid frauds. Home Stake Production Co of Tulsa absorbed about 130 million from around 2,000 investors with most funds vanished. A Northern Virginia wine venture delivered no wine or contracts. SEC and IRS findings echo Ponzi history through repeated manipulation of investor greed.
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Ught
Wall Street Journal
Home Stake Production Co
Tulsa
Oklo
Virginia
Europe
Internal Revenue Service
Home Stake
Securities and Exchange Commission
George J. W. Goodman
Adam Smith
High Point EPIC ruling halts public power project
North Carolina Supreme Court voids the EPIC plan for a publicly owned electricity system, deeming the issue academic since no plant exists and the city cannot borrow funds. Several cities drop out as costs and legal questions mount, while criticism grows over misused municipal funds and lavish events tied to the venture.
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High Point
North Carolina
Supreme Court
North Carolina Consumer Power, Inc
Carolinas
EPIC
Duke
Origins Of The National Isolationism In The U S
Potomac Associates will publish A Nation Observed with essays from Soviet Union to Canada and a George Gallup poll showing 65 percent total isolationists in 1964, up from 8 percent. Mixed feelings rose to 38 percent. defense of European allies with force drew 48 percent agreement. Vietnam war fuels isolationism. poor and high school educated groups most affected. Commentary questions postwar American global role and altruism vs isolationism.
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Potomac Associates
Donald HR. Lesh
Soviet Union
France
Germany
Japan
Argentina
Canada
United States
George Gallup
Russia
Middle America
U.S
Vietnam
Letters to the Editor on Supreme Court Decisions
William G. Carter of Greensboro condemns recent Supreme Court rulings on abortion school prayer communist employment in defense plants and busing. He urges citizen action to curb court power and defend freedoms, citing founding fathers and urging involvement.
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Supreme Court
William G. Carter
Rt. 7
Greensboro
Costs Of Signing Fifty Dollars An Hour For One Man
Maurice Scott questions city and state sign spending. He notes a $50 per hour man plus $5 per hour for two men and a city truck to install no turn on red signs, totaling $125 for ten minutes of work. He cites 128 signs and costs about $20 each, plus $720 in printing for state needs. He asks why legislators passed a statewide law and then funded signs to defeat it.
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High Point
Maurice Scott
Cedrow Ave
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Arthur Burns
Republic
Mr. Burns
U.S. News & World Report
Charles
Spain
Ponzi
Paul Sann
Holt McPherson Enterprise
Bill Williams
Harold Cheek
Salvation Army
South Main
Highway 85
the Salvation. Army and
Molly Millis
Briarwood Swim Club
Richmond
Vic Sanniota
Miss Millis
John Dewey
State of
Dean
Lee Marshall
John Johnson Stillwell
Ann Hill Stillwell
College Village
R. K. Stewart
Enterprise
Graham Vaughn
V.F.W
Charlotte
S. E. Burford
Paul Ingle
Washington
G.ls
China
Gallup
Kipling
America
Australia
New Zealand
Korea
Thailand
Philippines
Grafeitt
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