Food Prices Seen Rising in 1968 Says AP Report
AP details 1967 price hikes across eating places and groceries with 1968 projections. It cites the American Institute of Food Distribution and the Agriculture Department, noting rising processor margins, marketing costs, farm expenses, and a likely fall in the share of income spent on food despite higher nominal bills.
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Skepticism Aired Over 1968 Economic Forecasts
Sylvia Porter critiques January forecasts from Washington agencies noting bias and shaky assumptions. She questions Vietnam war impact, tax changes, and spending in 1968, warning that inked projections rely on unstable premises. A separate AP item reports a fishing incident in Wood River, Illinois, with a thief fleeing using a fishing pole.
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Vietnam
Gardner Ackley
Wood River, Ill
Billie Hanner
Milwaukee NAACP youths plan open housing marches
More than 60 people marched on Milwaukee's Near North Side to back stronger open housing laws during the 127th day of demonstrations led by the Milwaukee Youth Council of the NAACP. Father James Groppi said a council meeting discussed new protest strategy but no tactics were revealed.
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Retired Editor H W Slim Kendall Dies in Greensboro
H W Slim Kendall, longtime editor of the Greensboro Daily News, died Monday after a lengthy illness at age 70. He retired two years ago after a long career guiding the Greensboro paper and shaping its editorial voice.
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