Ghetto business seen as good for both people and profits
The piece argues for private lending based ghetto enterprise, citing First Pennsylvania Bank in Philadelphia and similar efforts in Oakland and Los Angeles. It notes capital scarcity, high urban unemployment, and access barriers, but highlights profitable, private-led programs supported by government and federal guarantees. It also mentions California legislation supporting ghetto businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
First Pennsylvania Banking and Trust Co
Federal Small Business Administration
First Pennsylvania
Oakland
Los Angeles
California
Button Craze Reflects Post Election Slogans and Politics
George Robeson surveys campaign buttons from past elections sold by Button Up Co. of New York. The collection includes 84 buttons from last year and 349 total items with crude and social commentary. The piece notes anti and pro slogans, moral hawks, and a shift toward prefabricated messages over conversation. A local theater sign misspelling and jailhouse lore in Long Beach round out the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
New York
Button Up” Co
Nixon
Kennedy
Humphrey
McCarthy
Wallace
Rockfeller
Romney
Reagan
Lester Maddox
Communist Party
Mitchell and Zagarell
Lyndon Johnson
West 46Th Street
Manhattan
Causes of hair loss in young children documented
Harvard Medical School researchers report that loss of scalp hair in young children may arise from traumatic weaning abandonment neurotic anxiety birth of a sibling and other stressors. A Boston Children’s Hospital study links sudden hair loss to family tension and fear of separation, with case specifics cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Medical School
Children’s Hospital
Boston
We can have prosperity without more inflation
The text argues that inflation is running too high and policy makers aim to slow rather than stop inflation. It discusses two competing theories: inflation as a driver of prosperity and full employment versus the risks of an immediate halt. The piece questions the justification for gradualism and containment of inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Early essay musings on intelligence and a young newspaperman
In a brief reminiscence, the writer recalls Aldous Huxley noting intelligence splits into human animal and military forms. He then reflects on this idea after meeting a young newspaperman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aldous Huxley
Draft notice illusion echoes through a veteran’s memory
A veteran recalls his draft day experience and a friend Harris being deferred for a year after a failed physical. He critiques Selective Service rigidity, the rush to break ties, and persistent bureaucratic loops that echo thirty years of policy, with inflation shaping the era.
Debunking Inflation Myths On Unemployment And Growth
The piece argues that inflation’s effects depend on expectations and that wage and interest responses can neutralize price rises. It challenges the fixed tradeoff theory linking inflation to unemployment and warns that halting inflation can trigger recession. Properly managed readjustment can restore noninflationary prosperity.
Portrait Theft Aims to End With No Recovery
Senator Soaper reports an abstract painting was stolen from his home. An art-loving acquaintance attempted to describe the piece to police for thirty minutes but now believes recovery is unlikely. The incident highlights ongoing concerns over gallery and private collection theft in the area.
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George Wallace
Unruh
California Assembly
George Robeson
Brayton Theater
Atlantic Avenue
Honor Farm
Carson Avenue
McCoy’s Market
Gee
The
American Journal of Psychiatry
Imuran
Journal of the American Medical Association
By Ben Zinser
Medical Science Editor
Berry's
Harris
Herin
Senator Soaper
By Bill Vaughan
ST LS
Patterson
Snively Mortuary
Locust Ave
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