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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1972
Page
15
A government report shows nationwide use and outstanding balances on bank credit cards and instant money plans rose sharply by the end of 1971. Consumers owed about 4.1 billion dollars to 701 banks offering cards and 13.8 million cards existed, with figures excluding state banks and noting a shift toward cashless payments.
A historical report notes rapid expansion of credit cards with about 10 million cards in use and average balances around $235 per account. It cites $3.2 billion owed, 1969 to 1971 estimates, and rising consumer credit through banks issuing cards, while noting saturation and shifting figures across years.
The United Presbyterian Church condemned the Vietnam war as causing incalculable death and destruction and urged Congress to block further military funding. The 2000 word statement backed conscientious civil disobedience and criticized government policy while praising Nixon's China trip and troop withdrawals.
Willie Mosconi 58 of Haddon Heights N J proposed a winner take all pool match with Minnesota Fats Wanderone offering to ante 100000 each. Mosconi claims a historic record and accuses Wanderone of lying while Wanderone says Mosconi knew he was in a Johnson City tournament and called him a chicken phony.
Fifty nine cities counties sewer districts and private water suppliers receive notices to start fluoridating their water under Ohio law. Health director D John Cashman sent letters to Cincinnati and Columbus and others to comply with the fluoridation requirements.
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