Editorial argues printing money to curb inflation may mis diagnose the problem
A Florida editor argues inflation stems from too little money in circulation not too much. He cites weak demand and factory capacity, rejects deficit fears, and calls for federal local revenue sharing and public works funded by new money. He warns current remedies fail to ease the price rise.
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Webster
Robert K. Pepper
Florida
Bernard Baruch
Pepper
Inflation Enables Homeowners to Stay in Pricier Neighborhoods
The rise in living costs allows residents to preserve urban status by absorbing higher housing costs without relocating. This shift reflects inflationary pressure on housing markets and personal budgets across communities.
South Korea Rises Economically Under Park Chung-hee
South Korea, with 53 year old President Park Chung-hee, has driven rapid growth since 1960. Per capita income rose from $94 to about $215 and forecast to top $370 by 1976. exports surged from $32 million in 1960 toward $3.5 billion within five years. Park’s five year plans rebuilt land, highways, and heavy industry. He is favored for a third term as a new dawn sweeps the country.
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South Korea
Bob Houston
Republic
Korea
Japan
Park Chung-hee
Park
Blue House
Houston
Kipling
South Vietnam
Boyle's column humor on barroom lines and Irish wit
Hal Boyle reports on a bartender’s wearying stock of gags about drinking and luck misfortunes. The column fills with Irish flair and barroom banter including lines about rounds, cockroaches, therapists, and a rebel’s last swear.
First Pony Express Mail Run From Sacramento to St Joseph
The World Almanac notes the first Pony Express delivery began April 3 1860 covering 1980 miles. Westbound mail arrived in 10 days, eastbound in 112 days, at 5 dollars per ounce. Service ended October 24 1861 with completion of the transcontinental telegraph.
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Sacramento
Calif
St. Joseph
Priest-Politician Mans Race Barricades Chicago
The Rev. Francis X. Lawlor runs for alderman in Chicago's 15th Ward amid fierce white opposition to Black population growth. He links defense of existing communities to moral and religious ideals while condemning violence and advocating interracial task forces with ally Anna Langford. Lawlor cites arson claims and fears of crime as drivers of resistance, insisting change won’t come overnight.
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Chicago
NEA
Francis X. Lawlor
West 69Th Street
15Th Ward
South Side
Ashland
Western Avenues
59Th
74Th
John Cardinal Cody
Tulsa
Okla
Order
Richard J. Daley
Lawlor
Ashland Avenue
Anna R. Langford
16Th Ward
Coastline in Texas Recedes Five Feet Per Year
A Texas coastline is retreating about five feet annually, according to a Texas A M University geographer. The finding highlights rising erosion along the Gulf Coast and potential impacts on nearby communities and ecosystems.
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College Station
Tex
Texas
Texas A&m University
Blacks Press for Convention Voice in 1972
Black leaders push a national black political strategy to win leverage in the 1972 presidential primaries and at the Miami Beach convention. They urge increased black delegate power, McGovern Fraser reforms, and broader party outreach to recruit more black staff and voters.
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Washington
NEA
Miami Beach
New York
Shirley Chisholm
John Conyers
Michigan
Democratic National Committee
Berkeley
Ronald Dellums
Louis Stokes
Ohio
Cleveland
Carl Stokes
Conyers
House “Black Caucus
National Dental Association
America
Maryland
Tennessee
Florida
Indiana
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Shirley Chisolm
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
West Virginia
Illinois
No Set Patterns In 18 to 20 Voting
Ray Cromley reports on Fisher and Treadwell who study 18 to 20 year olds across several countries and U S states. They find youths vote with strength on issues and vary by place, time, and candidate, challenging myths of uniform liberal or conservative youth behavior.
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Joel Fisher
White House
Bill Treadwell
Congress
U.S
New Jersey
Fisher
Treadwell
France
West Germany
Great Britain
United States
Fisher and Treadwell
Germany
England
Fisher-Treadwell
Fisher and
Pollution
Poverty
Vietnam
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S. Korea
Steve May
O’ferrall Pauly
Fran Sunday
Georgia Stroud
Women’s
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Pecos
Priveconder
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Hal Boyle
Murphy
Health Department
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
4Mall Investo
Southwest Asso
Francis Lawlor
Berry's
Blacks
Ray Cromley
By Ray Cromley
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