Inflation Strains All Phases of Life Across Nation
AP reports inflation erodes buying power as incomes lag. Families note higher food costs, housing and car prices, and taxes rise faster than wages. Mortgage payments rise with higher rates, while savings shift to securities. Hawaii and major cities show stark cost gaps affecting education and retirement plans.
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New York
Patricia Misuradze
Kirkland
Wash
Joan Daraich
Harvey
Atlanta
Tom B. Scott Jr
United States Savings and Loan League
Thomas Chapa
Corpus Christi
Tex
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Paradise
Honolulu
Frank Fasi
Grant McGee
Denver
Colo
Harvard University
University of Wisconsin
Mills College
Oakland
Calif
Securities and Exchange Commission
Census projections show population rise driving housing needs
Census projections indicate U.S. population could jump from 200 million to 360 million by century's end. This implies about 75 million new homes are needed, 15 million more than current totals, per Charles E. Peck of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Construction.
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U.S
Charles E. Peck
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation
Medicare hospital days and benefit periods explained
A Joliet Social Security call clarifies Medicare Part A covers up to 90 hospital days per benefit period for medically necessary care. There is no cap on benefit periods. a new period starts after 60 consecutive days out of hospital. Contact Morris Hospital for utilization review and Social Security offices for questions.
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Joliet
Social Security Office
Morris Hospital
Chicago St
Social Security
Eagles Hall
Washington and
Liberty Sts
Morris
Bellwood Honors Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford
Bellwood plans a Sunday ticker tape parade for Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford. The pair will lead a motorcade, visit Proviso East High School, and attend a public rally at the Proviso East stadium after arrival at O'Hare Airport greeted by Bellwood Mayor Sigel C. Davis and Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.
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Bellwood
Ill
Eugene Cernan
Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Proviso East High School
Sigel C. Davis
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
O'Hare International Airport
Plattville Notes Highlight Local Church Meetings
Circle Bible study leaders of PLCW meet at 7 30 p m Monday at the church to discuss the next circle lesson Prayer meeting and Bible study set for 8 p m Wednesday July 2 at the Lutheran Church Theodore Jones newly appointed United Methodist minister and wife have returned from the Philippines to Charleston WV to start parsonage housing Donations of furniture and household articles are sought Clyde Howell Jerry Friel and Ellis Jones may be contacted for pickups Mrs Jones arrives in Plattville June 25 Mary Austin 96 earns distinction as Hillside Home oldest resident Darwin Phillips family visit Huntsville AL Grandson Mary Barbara extend stay Wiley Glenn Loveless spent a week with parents then returned to Pontiac Mich Mrs Loveless visiting mother Roscoe Smith at Mahomet this week
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PLCW
Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
Theodore Jones
Philippines
Charleston
W. Va
Plattville Parsonage
Clyde Howell
Jerry Friel
Ellis Jones
Howell
Mrs. Jones
Plattville
Mary Austin
Hillside Nursing and
Yorkville
Austin
Kendall County
DAR
Darwin Phillips
Huntsville
Ala
Edward Phillips
Mary
Barbara
Wiley Glenn Loveless
W. G. Loveless
Pontiac
Mich
Loveless
Roscoe Smith
Mahomet
Judy Garland Body Returned to New York After Death
The body of Judy Garland was flown from London to New York and arrived at Kennedy Airport near 1 a.m. She was met by family and associates including Mickey Deans and Rev. Peter Delaney. A private funeral follows at Madison Avenue chapel with public viewing scheduled, while coroner rules death accidental from an incautious self overdose of sleeping pills.
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New York
Judy Garland
Liza Minnelli
London
Kennedy Airport
Liza
Mickey Deans
Peter Delaney
Deans
Mr. Delaney
Miss Minnelli
Madison Avenue
Miss Garland
Chelsea
John Trehearne
Gavin Thurston
Acquit Oakland Farmer Over Protest Tractor Case
Cleo Duran, 44, acquitted in Decatur case after police say his tractor pulled wagons with signs promoting a July 19 protest march to Washington. Duran claimed he merely sought to sell grain and denied illegal highway use under Illinois law.
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Decatur
Ill
Oakland
Washington, D.C
Cleo Duran
Niantic
U.S
Duzan
Illinois
Duran
Washington
Gardner Attends Dale Treasures Son William and Linda Parent Wedding
Attendees from Joliet joined family members in Millville New Jersey for the wedding of William Treasure and Linda Sue Parent to mark a union between the Dale Treasures and the Parents. Guests included Mr and Mrs Dale Treasure and Mr and Mrs Le Roy Norberg among others.
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Dale Treasure
Susan
Linda
Charles Treasure
Michael
Darrell
LeRoy Norberg
Joliet
Dale Treasures
William
Linda Sue Parent
Robert Parent
Millville
N. J
Rabbit chase mystery delights Hutchinson
In a windstorm Al Fowler of Hutchinson chased a rabbit after his daughter Deborah Joann cried the pet rabbit might be outside. He ran through the yard and realized the rabbit was in his pen the entire time, not the wild one he had pursued.
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Hutchinson, Kan
al Fowler
Deborah Joann
Fowler
Illinois Senate rebuffs Chicago domed stadium bill
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee reversed its stance and rejected a bill to issue revenue bonds for a domed sports palace in Chicago or Cook County. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Jack Walker, aimed to fund a stadium for baseball football horse racing and other sports.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Chicago
Cook County
Thomas A. MecGloon
Jack Walker
Lansing
Planes Downed Reported by Viet Nam News Agency
AP report notes Hanoi based Viet Nam News Agency saying Pathet Lao guerrillas claimed air losses in Laos. Details incomplete and date not specified.
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Tokyo
Hanoi
Vietnam
Communist Pathet Laos
Guerril
Laotian skirmish claims shoot down five U.S. planes
A May to June report states Laotian forces shot down five U.S. war planes, with the enemy planes hit by infantry guns as reported by the news agency.
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U.S
Laos
Menos
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