Social Security CPI tie debated by Congress and Mills
The piece weighs tying Social Security boosts to the CPI to shield elderly from inflation versus current Congress practice. It notes Nixon support, Mills opposition, and argues inflation harms fixed incomes while questioning long term tradeoffs of indexing benefits. It cites past benefit rises and delay in increases, underscoring aging retirees.
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U.S
Congress
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Nixon
Mills
Market Turns Mixed New York Stocks Pause After Gains
Wall Street moved to caution on Monday with mixed trading as investors weighed Vietnam peace prospects and the tight money outlook. The Dow fell 1.98 to 860.28 while turnover slowed. Occidental Petroleum led gainers after a higher Q3 net, and Amex traded with an even split of advances and declines.
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New York
UPI
Wall Street
Saul Smerling
Standard & Poor's
Vietnam
Occidental Petroleum
American Stock Exchange
America
Long Beach
Witter
Dean Witter
Grain Market Slips as Crop Prospects Weigh on Prices
Chicago board prices show slight declines across corn oats and soybeans with modest carryover expectations and favorable crop prospects cited as factors. Traders cited mixed demand and harvest progress as contributing to narrow losses around the close with December corn and November soybeans trading lower.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Ade
Corn and stock figures hover with mixed gains on exchange
The page shows mixed daily moves across corn futures and several stocks on the American Stock Exchange, with fluctuating prices, highs and lows. Commodities and various company listings appear amid broad market data and price quotes.
Livestock Market Report Appears in Brief
A clipped livestock market item notes prices at nine to ten cents in a brief AP-FSMN style update. The readable lines emphasize low sales figures and a testing context for livestock pricing.
Poultry and Eggs Prices Tumble in Los Angeles Market
Los Angeles prices for live poultry range from 9 to 12.5 cents per pound with fowl at 10 to 12.5 cents and good demand noted. Egg values show 24 to 26 cents per dozen with 57 percent at 26. The report cites varied quotes across poultry categories and market activity.
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Poultry and Eggs
Los Angeles
Ap-Fsmn
Eookes One
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