24 Dec 1975
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1975
Page
1
Dr John Houck of the Institute of Living warns Christmas can be painful for those who are alone or recently bereaved. He advises staying busy, sharing the day with others, planning activities, or volunteering to lift mood and counter loneliness.
President Ford signs the Metric Conversion Act to boost metric usage nationwide. He calls English measurements an island in a metric sea and notes that Britain adopted metric in 1965 while over 90 percent of the world uses metric daily. Ford cites a National Bureau of Standards study urging wider adoption.
A Florida family hung an effigy of Santa in front of their home amid debate on whether Santa fosters greed or generosity. Psychologists weigh the myth's positive fantasies against the risk of false expectations, noting parental influence shapes children’s view of gifts and fantasy versus reality.
A weather forecast shows a chance of tonight's snow mixed with drizzle or freezing drizzle and lows in the upper 20s. Snow remains likely Christmas Day with highs near 38. Previous Middletown high reached 32 and overnight low 14. The extended outlook calls for snow Friday, flurries Saturday, and fair skies Sunday.
Washington AP reports 1975 food price increases may be limited to about 8 percent, revised down from 9 percent. Beef and pork prices fall in December while farmers get higher returns elsewhere. farm retail spread widens 4.1 percent from October to November.
In Ware and nearby towns a 20 to 25 percent unemployment rate darkens the season. Shops sit vacant and a church has become an auction hall while the state employment office, crowded with would be workers, expands to cope.
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