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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1985
Page
7
In La Paz the peso slides toward near uselessness with 165000 to 1 dollar on black market. Inflation nears 100000 percent, while customs barter and contraband fill daily life. Bolivia defaults on its debt and experts warn this could ripple to indebted nations elsewhere in the region.
Retail gasoline across the United States has risen about 9 cents a gallon in three months led by leaded gas regulation changes and traditional summer demand. Analyst Dan Lundberg cites EPA lead reductions, rising crude prices, and lagging wholesale costs as drivers.
The Frederick Business and Professional Women's Club gave a $250 check to Gail Snody for the Jeanne Bussard Workshop Building Campaign. Bette Bennet, outgoing BPW president, presented the check in the photo credited to Ed Waters Jr.
At the spring meeting of the Business Council 200 leaders from major firms voiced a somber view of foreign trade. Pfizer and IBM executives cited flat domestic sales and weak overseas profits due to a strong dollar. Du Pont Exxon and TRW noted declines in textiles and petroleum as economy slows though GM reported strong auto demand. They welcomed deficit-cutting momentum but pressed for policy action and currency normalization.
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