Unions and Consumer Group Call Drug Prices Too High
In Washington AFL-CIO and National Consumers League urged tighter federal curbs on drugmakers arguing prices are too high. Andrew Biemiller and Sarah Newman testified that consumers are captives of manufacturers and that brand pricing boosts costs. Kefauver’s bill aims to lower prices by relaxing patents and promoting generics. Newman cited promotional costs as a factor. In Phoenix, Tom Bailey elected president of the ASU Alumni Association chapter.
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Andrew J. Biemiller
Afl-Cio
Sarah H. Newman
Consumers League
Senate Antitrust
Irailler
Biemiller
Subcommittee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Newman
Goldwater warns Arizona faces future land squeeze
UPI report says Sen Barry Goldwater warned Phoenix area could reach nine million residents by 2010 and Arizona's private land share of 12 percent could create a serious land problem if population swells. He urged more private land purchases from government and tax write offs to boost production and jobs.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Phoenix Real Estate Board
Godwater
Washington
Goldwater
Scottsdale Cleanup Proposal Seeks Community Change
Officials urge hiring an inspector with enforcement powers to guide residents in disposal habits. They argue a clean, sprightly neighborhood boosts property values and civic pride, and view the inspector as an educator rather than a policeman to foster lasting habits.
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Scottsdale
Parade Entries Deadline Nears for Parada del Sol
The eighth annual Parada del Sol parade deadline is January 11 for entry groups. Out of state entries close January 13. The theme is Arizona 50 Years Ago with a Theodore Roosevelt wax figure in a Model T Ford and other attractions from local groups and vendors.
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Parada del Sol
Paul Wheeler
Ens
Wheeler
Arizona
Theodore Roosevelt
Josephine Tussaud Co
London
American Heritage
Teddy
Hashknife Posse
Holbrook
Weldon Stabies
Chi Chi
Scottsdale Chamber Opera
Inventory Tax Slice Praised By Scottsdale Merchants
Hall DU PAY, chairman of the United Scottsdale Merchants Association, lauds statewide county assessors for cutting the inventory tax from 30 to 25 percent. He calls the tax unfair and harmful to merchants, urging continued repeal as it burdens merchants during low sales periods and reduces state sales tax revenue.
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United Scottsdale Merchants Association
Hall DU Pay
USMA
The
Allan Stanley Plays Fourth NHL Team
Allan Stanley of the Toronto Maple Leafs is now with his fourth NHL club after starting with the New York Rangers in 1948 and later suiting up for the Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins.
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Toronto
Allan Stanley
Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL
New York Rangers
Chicago Black Hawks
Boston Bruins
Economist cautions on a true boom amid October November gains
Economists tentatively note strong October and November business advances may signal a new boom but stress it is too early to confirm. White House aides say the economy runs below capacity by about 30 billion dollars with unemployment lingering. Personal income rose 3.8 billion in November, with October up 4.1 billion, pushing profits toward record rates as Hodges forecasts 50 billion annual profits early 1962.
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Nedy
White House
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Hodges
Powers Receives Fruit Cake Gum For Christmas In Prison
U2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, held in a Soviet prison, is allowed one package and one letter per month. A Christmas package arrived containing fruit cake and gum as his father reports mail delays of up to 25 days.
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Powers
Washington
UPI
Francis Gary Powers
State Department
Oliver
Russia
Moscow
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Pound, Va
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