Miller Replaces Burns as Fed Chief With Realist Tone
Opinion notes Miller's selection as Federal Reserve chair signals a shift toward restraint and anti-spending stance. Miller warns of potential inflation battles and slower growth, contrasting Burns, while questioning Carter's economic strategy and urging decisive policy action. The piece blends monetary duties with faith and personal resolve.
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Carter
Federal Reserve
Burns
William Miller
Miller
Federal Reserve System
Fed
Federal Reserve Board
Lettuce 98 Cents Triggers Diet Dilemma at Market
A humorous column likens rising prices in the produce aisle to divine aid for dieters. The writer notes lettuce at 98 cents, while celery soars and tomatoes threaten the house payment, framing food costs as a moral reckoning amid appetite and restraint.
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Mayva
Oe Enterprises
Save a Job Buy American sticker seen on a Japanese car
The New York Times reported a bumper sticker reading Save a Job Buy American found on the rear of a Japanese-made car. It highlights a provocative contrast between local job sentiment and global manufacturing.
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New York Times
Fragmented aging figures and health spending notes
A partial excerpt discusses aging and medical costs with estimates of doses and expenditures. It references elderly Americans, a yearly per person perspective, and a large fiscal figure around 1976, noting rising costs in elder care without clear context.
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Risen & Porones
Aging aid bill gains bipartisan push in Congress
A House and Senate drive to extend prescription drug benefits for Americans aged 65 and over gains momentum. HR 6816 and S 244 would create a centralized program within Health, Education and Welfare to administer benefits, set reimbursement levels, and monitor patterns nationwide. Lawmakers urge constituents to contact subcommittee members and personalize letters with dollar impact.
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N . Alives
Jaude Pepper
House
Ing
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Prescription
Pepper Waar
Pepper
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Strom Thurmond
K-S.c
Subcommittee
Paul Rogers
D-Fla
David Satterfield
D-Va
Richardson Preyer
D-N.c
James Lechever
D-N.y
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
James Florio
D-N.j
Andrew Maguire
Edward Markey
Richard
Doug Warren
D- A
Harley Kitz
Ten
Samuel Devine
Ohio
Senate
Pares Pau Srt
Asin Hathaway
Itaine Jacob Ao
N.Y
Richard Lee Pa
John Chafee
R-R
Camel Aires Our. Et
Branrnom Serington D.C
Higher Food Prices Defended by Farm Bureau Leader
WACO AP Consumers must adjust to higher food costs due to rising production expenses says Texas Farm Bureau President Carrol Chaloupka. He notes the recent cost of living index rise and argues cattle industry hardship justifies price increases while doubting producers reap full benefits and opposing further relaxation on beef limits. Argentina exported 101,238 tons of wool and dried.
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WACO
Texas Farm Bureau
Carrol Chaloupka
Chaloupka
Dalhart
Farm Bureau
Barbs By Phil Pastoret on Recall Hoo-Haw and Colds
The column lampoons auto recall hoopla and the dismissal of a summer cold as mere excuses. It notes the boss treating illness excuses as trivial while commenting on air quality and the messy side of public health chatter.
Case work on Capitol Hill slows grant decisions
Washington opinion piece describes the costly, inefficient federal case work hampering modest HEW grant requests. It recounts Delano High’s $310,000 bilingual program and San Francisco State’s $132,000 training bid both late or rejected, spurring Sen. Cranston to intervene and Califano to act after months of delay.
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Washington
Nea
Congress
House
Capitol Hill
California
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Delano
Calif
Postal Service
Hew
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State
University
Commercial Air Express
el Paso
Texas
Air Express Company
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Senate
Cranston
Calitono Jr
Iy Onfornia
Califano
Delano High School
Inflation blame and practical steps for households
John Cunniff argues inflation is driven by wasteful spending and policy. He urges real adjustments by households including cutting beef intake, shifting to cheaper meats, delaying vacations, and seeking higher yielding savings and investments while noting persistent price pressures and opportunities in stocks, bonds, and CDs.
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Uncle Sam
U.S. Treasury
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