Moon plans bold fight on inflation with Nixon team
President elect Moon outlines a war on inflation appointing Treasury Secretary Kennedy Commerce Secretary Stans Budget Director Mayo and CEA chair McCracken to craft policy. He vows firm action, citing bond rate pressures and reduced buying power while noting economist Miller Jr forecasts a possible slowdown but eventual recovery in the second half.
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Moon
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Commerce
Maudee WH. Stans
Robert Mayo
Paul. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
McCracken
Paul F. Miller Jr
Drexel, Aardman, Ripley Inc
Miller
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelpha
Unemployment Drops Sharply Amid Mixed 1969 Labor Signals
Unemployment fell by 200,000 in November to 26 million, 3.9 percent of the labor force, the best since October 1953. Employment rose to 76.6 million while nonwhite jobless rate fell to 6.5 percent. teenage unemployment remained high at 12.2 percent, signaling a mixed outlook for the incoming Nixon administration amid inflation and hot economic growth.
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Nixon
Federal plan to expand higher education funding proposed
A Carnegie Commission led by Dr. Clark Kerr urged the government to spend one seventh of projected federal revenue growth on higher education. The proposal calls for 1 million need-based scholarships, 20 new medical schools, expanded existing schools, a national student loan bank, and funding for community colleges and urban four-year colleges by 1976, plus tripling research funding, with safeguards against radical influences.
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U.S
Carnegie Corporation
Clark Kerr
Univeristy of California
Washington lawmakers dubbed Viet Congress by suburban critic
A Washington columnist labels certain members of Congress as the Viet Congress, arguing they retreat to suburbs at night while invading the District by day to hinder capital subway projects and block new formulas for general...
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District of Columbia
Maryland
Virginia
House
Washington
Joel T. Broyhill
R-Va
Richard Nixon
Secret Service
Nixon Cabinets and Inner Circle Move Shaped by Personal Ties
President elect Nixon builds a cabinet echoing his White House circle with allies like Mitchell Finch and Rogers. speculation centers on whether others join from his inner circle or as appointed outsiders. The piece notes the shift toward a tightly knit governing group and hints at future political moves and residence debates in Washington.
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Washington
Nea
Richard Nixon
White House
Nixon
John Mitchell
IEW
Robert Finch
Mitchell
Finch
California
Sen
George Murphy
Ronald Reagan
Murphy
Senate
Melvin Laird
Defense
Henry M. Jackson
Stich
William Rogers
Ubi
Laird
Tokers
Palm Springs
Calif
Spiro Agnew
Ohio
James Rhodes
Rhodes
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on taxes and holiday season
The column jokes about calculating income tax with care and notes a festive season reference to Christmas. It mentions a thirsty neighbor and a 25 Tony unclear event as part of the lighthearted local piece.
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Tony See
Two More Influenza Cases Hit Frederick Nurses
Dec 27 1918 report shows the Frederick City Hospital nursing staff expanded to 13 influenza cases with rapid onset and severe impact. Local soldiers complain they should have vote on prohibition. jail population drops to five. oyster roast planned for 500 staff on New Year’s Day. a garage fire displaced ten residents. Maryland’s Challlenger D dies. icy lake skating warns. Kefanger car stolen with others recovered.
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Frederick City Hospital
Hagerstown and
Maryland schools push regional computer centers for data processing
A state panel urges school boards to form regional computer centers to teach data processing in high schools and community colleges. Despite examples in Towson and administrative uses, many counties lack machines or fund them independently, raising concerns about trained operators, uniform programs, and job readiness for students.
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Baltimore City
Maryland University
Computer
Computer la
Internal Revenue Service
Naval Academy
James L. Reid
Allen R. Gaddis
Reid
Babwoon
Pusailly
Carroll County
Baltimore County
Carroll
U.S
State House
Agnew
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