American car fixation outpaces food spending in 1970s survey
A government survey shows American families spent more on transportation than on food, driven by auto purchases, financing, maintenance and gasoline. The share rose from 15 to 21 percent of consumption in the 1960s to the 1970s, with transportation surpassing food in 1972–73 and housing costs accounting for 34 percent of total consumption in the 1970s while health costs fell slightly. Personal income rose 9.1 percent in 1976 to an average of 6441 dollars, outpacing a 4.8 percent rise in consumer prices.
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Ex councilmen testify in Bond trial in Los Angeles
Three former Long Beach city officials testified as the long delayed conspiracy trial of ex city official Bert Bond and two alleged coconspirators opened in federal court in Los Angeles. The 1975 case accuses Bond Marvin Robey Edward Hagen and Charles Ray Shira of conspiring with Wayne Sharp, an unindicted co conspirator, to run an illegal gambling game.
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Americans Middling Interest in Sex Surprises Researchers
Pasadena psychologist Dr. Paul Cameron reports a cross country survey showing Americans are less interested in sex than Iranians Indians and Ghanians. Among 5209 U S adults 37 percent of men and 29 percent of women thought about sex in ten minutes while 8 percent and 5 percent respectively dwelled on it. In Iran 37 percent of women and 13 percent of men were preoccupied with sex at times.
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Carter urges NATO to match Soviet buildup in Europe
President Carter told a NATO ministerial meeting at Lancaster House London to intensify European forces, report progress in December, and present a full defense program at the NATO summit in Washington next spring. He warned the alliance of growing Soviet nuclear and conventional strength, then met leaders including Callaghan, Giscard dEstaing, Schmidt, and Assad during five days abroad.
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Joan Crawford Dies at 90 in New York Heart Attack
Joan Crawford, once a chorus girl who became a major film star, died in her East 69th Street apartment at about 7 a.m. PDT after a heart attack. The over nine decades her career spanned Broadway and Hollywood, with marriages to Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Franchot Tone Phillip Terry and Alfred Steele. She rose from nightclub dancer to screen icon in the Roaring Twenties and later starred in Our Dancing Daughters and other films.
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Jailed trio tied to heiress murder and cash haul
Man Manuel L Robinson 29 Annie K Young 22 and John Williams 38 face first degree murder and burglary charges in the wealthy widow case. About 1.6 million in cash seized from bags and crates at the fire site and home. Investigators say up to four suspects remain at large with roughly 4 million missing. Police traced the cash to a 1977 Lincoln Continental bought with new hundred dollar bills.
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Tuna boats sail decision tests amid three month strike
A split among tuna boat crews and owners over federal rules keeps crews from returning to sea while some boats may sail today. A new captain and mates group in San Diego voted against sailing, while the owners association signaled some vessels would resume under a compromise bill in Congress aimed at easing net restrictions near porpoises. Representative Murphy urged sailing as talks continue and a tentative plan to extend the Marine Mammal Protection Act to 1978 is weighed.
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Nosing Bets Off on Capitol Hill
All Capitol Hill bets are off as analysts and insiders survey the political landscape. The piece notes shifting alliances and unpredictable outcomes ahead of key votes and events.
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