Economy's Dilemma Persists Despite GM Talks
Editorial notes a gloomy holiday outlook as October income falls $2.5 billion and unemployment rises to 5.6 percent. It cites a tentative GM UAW settlement, likely price hikes, and Nixon's pledge to turn the corner in 1971 while policies remain unchanged. Strong savings and lower prime rates are noted as plus factors amid persistent inflation with joblessness.
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General Motors
Aeone
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford
Chrysler
Nixon
Who Are the Urban Poor? Downs Revises Study Findings
Economist Anthony Downs reviews his revised study on the urban poor. Using 1968 data he highlights that 5.4 million are under 18, 42.2 percent of metropolitan poor, and nearly half are in families with inescapable poverty.
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Anthony Downs
National Commission On Urban Problems
Downs
The Past Is Prolog in Our Nation’s Future
A sermon on remembering past national ordeals to guide tomorrow. It cites Psalm 137 and the Archives Building in Washington as symbols that what has already happened shapes future steps. The speaker argues knowledge of yesterday aids understanding of tomorrow and recalls ancient Jerusalem to emphasize patriotic reflection.
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Jerusalem
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C
Babylon
Jehovah
Patrick Henry
Looking Backward and Lessons From the Founding Era
A meditation on aging versus youth, urging respect for elders and the past. It cites Patrick Henry, Augustine, Luther, and colonial figures, stressing that forgetting Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Jamestown, Plymouth Rock, and battles harms the American way and future guidance.
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Abraham
Moses
David
Elijah
Isaiah
Amos
Peter
John
James
Paul
Lord Christ
Augustine
St. Francis
Luther
Knox
Bunyan
Wesley
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Kings Mountain
Guilford Courthouse
Remembering Robert Lee Humber a Persuasive North Carolinian
The funeral for Robert Lee Humber will be held in Greenville North Carolina. Humber, a Wake Forest graduate and Oxford Rhodes scholar, influenced state policy including a World Federation resolution and funding for a State Museum of Art. His life spanned law in Paris a marriage to a French woman and a notable political career. He returned to North Carolina and served in the State Senate and pursued culture and education initiatives.
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Capus Waynick
Robert Lee Humber
Greenville
N. C
High Point
North Carolina
Raleigh
Humber
Tar Heel
Wake Forest
Oxford
Law
Paris
State Senate
Congress
Greensboro
Tranquilizers in nursing homes call for probe
Nelson H. Cruikshank head of the National Council of Senior Citizens urges a special House committee to investigate nursing homes overuse of tranquilizers him alleging they act as chemical restraints on the elderly. He cites Roche Valium ads promoting easier management of patients and uneven care.
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Nelson H. Cruikshank
National Council of Senior Citizens
House
John McCormack
Rules Committee
Bill Colmer
D-Miss
Cruikshank
Roche Laboratories
OEO
New York
Gov
Rockefeller
Mane Farm
White City
Petra Szonyi
Georia
Robert J. Clinton
Southwest Georgia Community Action Council
Featherfield
Sam Gardner
Maddox
Donald Rumsfeld
Pilgrim anniversary plans move forward in Raleigh
Mrs. W. T. Powell leads a local delegation to Raleigh to plan the 350th anniversary of the Mayflower Compact signing on November 21 1620. The document is praised as a foundation of American democracy and the Pilgrims are highlighted for faith determination and hard work.
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North Carolina Society of
Mayflower Descendants
W. T. Powell
Raleigh
William Bradford
Plymouth
Bradford
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