Rising living costs worry LBJ in 1967 election year
Washington reports living costs rose 3.1 percent in 1967 with December CPI at 118.2, signaling accelerated price hikes across food, clothing, housing, transportation and medical care. Wages rose but purchasing power fell. Johnson warns of inflation and tax policy if Congress acts on a 10 percent surcharge. Wholesale prices for raw materials and farm goods climbed late 1967, hinting at higher grocery costs.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
Johnson
Congress
Bureau
Congress Travel Halts Gold Outflow Says Treasury
A House Public Works subcommittee tour to the Pacific, linked to a six day International Road Federation conference in Sydney, is criticized by Treasury official William Diehl as adding to the dollar drain. The trip spans Tahiti, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia with members and staff drawing $50 daily expenses from host country local currencies.
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Pacific
Treasury
William W. Dieh
Office of International Economic Activity
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United States
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Public Works
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Australia
Tahiti
Frank Turner
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Frank M. Clark
D-Pa
Delaware River and Bay Authority
Thailand
Queensland
Vietnam
Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Clark
Don H. Clausen
R-Calif
William C. Cramer
R-Fla
Cramer
James C. Cleveland
R. N.H
State Department
Castro Green Belt Aims Coffee Self Sufficiency Near Havana
Isidro Martinez, 67, moves from a dirt hut to a furnished house as Havana expands its Green Belt. The project, started last April, will plant over 100 million coffee bushes in three semicircular zones around the capital to make Cuba self-sufficient in coffee by 1970. Martinez will receive a pension until harvest, while Russian tractors begin cultivation and women clear rocky land.
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Isidro Martinez
Martinez
Fidel Castro
Caribbean
Castro
Wells Of Good Faith Sunday Lesson By Cranford
Clarence W Cranford compares thirst to spiritual longing and shows Jesus offering living water to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well. He contrasts Nicodemus and the woman, stressing God’s mercy beyond prejudice and the church’s growth through contagious faith. The piece urges pursuing knowledge, excitement in faith, and justice through a steadfast near stream of divine mercy.
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Samaria
Nicodeemuss
Nicodemus
God
Mt. Zion
Ottawa Herald Page Three Highlights and Notices
The Ottawa Herald from January 26, 1968 presents page three coverage including local briefs, community updates, upcoming events, and short notices. Readers find concise items on area happenings, schedules, and public notices of interest to residents.
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