Five-Step Plan Aimed at Restoring Economic Vitality
The piece argues unemployment and inflation are intolerable and criticizes Ford and Congress for offering no concrete remedies. It proposes five steps: set national money goals with Fed oversight, fund public works to cut unemployment, restore the 1946 full employment policy, pursue long-range planning balancing energy food and jobs, and create a permanent price and wage control agency with windfall tax on profits.
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Ford
Congress
Federal Reserve System
OPEC
Federal Reserve
Paradise Valley Fire Coverage Under Town Contract
Insurance agent Frank Freeman calls for Paradise Valley to contract with Rural Metropolitan Fire Department for all property owners. He argues joining the town would reduce bookkeeping and ensure uniform protection, similar to Scottsdale. He notes subcriber costs and seeks lower rates through centralized billing and public service parity with police protection.
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Frank Freeman
Paradise Valley
Metropolitan Fire Department
Scottsdale
Schmidt's Letter to Schmidt on Offsets and U S Aid
West Germany's chancellor faces a complex budget crisis and weak exports while the U S presses for an offset renewal. Schmidt seeks U S economic help but resists domestic stimulus, hoping Simon and Burns deliver North American demand without stoking inflation.
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Gerald R. Ford
Helmut Schmidt Jast
U.S
Germany
Mr. Ford
Washington-Bonn
Schmidt Hass
Schmidt
West Germany
Moscow
Ford
Soviet Union
Social Democratic
Adolf Hitler
Helmut Kohl
The
Christian Democrats
West
Simon and
Burtis
Guerrillas Create Jobs In New Occupations Skit
Comedian Arthur Hoppe parodies political pledges as Presidents Johnson and Nixon promise jobs. A fictional interview with Herbert, founder of Up Against the Wall You Mother Liberation Army, mocks extremism, crime tactics, and a pivot to real estate while lampooning government neglect and society’s complicity.
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Arthur Hoppe
Johnson
Nixon
Vietnam
Patricia Hearst
Herbert
Police
National Guard
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
Tiget
Club SAR thanks Scottsdale Progress for aiding boxing program
Members of Club SAR and its 31 young boxers extend gratitude to the Scottsdale Progress for helping the SAR program thrive. They single out sports editor Bob Snider and writer Jerry Ford for swift assistance, and praise publisher Jonathan Marshall for supporting community deeds.
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Club Sar
Scottsdale
SAR
Bob Snider
Jerry Ford
Jonathan Marshall
Italy's Red shift worries U.S. official in Rome
An American official with 18 years in Rome says Italy has shifted to communist strength with Bologna and Lazio led by Reds. He notes Christian Democrats weakened after a long run in power, rising voter support for divorce, and fear of a communist path to national leadership amid NATO ties and strategic U.S. pressure.
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York
Rome
Italy
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Regio
Lazio
Florence
Milano
Genda
U.S
Washington
Christian Democrat
Bologna
Togliatti
Berlinguer and Co
Allende
Dunhal
NATO
Ussr
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