Carter era steadies Fed as Miller reshapes policy
Opinion notes the Carter Administration’s appointment of William Miller as Federal Reserve chairman has tempered expectations of easy money and tax cuts. Miller’s influence suggests a more conservative stance within the 12 member board, affecting rates, inflation, and fiscal plans while Congress and White House balance deficits. The piece ends with a reflective, lighter note on the question What are friends for.
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What Are Friends Really For A Birthday Rant
A humorous monologue on friendship exposing mistaken loyalties and the quirks of social support. The piece notes how friends defend spouses, endure odd habits, and forgive fashion flaws while criticizing shallow gestures. COPYRIGHT 1978 FIELD ENTERPRISES INC.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Barbs By Phil Pastoret on Rhodesia Delicacies and Prices
In Rhodesia crocodile tails are served as a delicacy with skins sold as prime steak. The column notes locals ahead of trends, references no-heel shoes, and quips about prices being the real issue versus scarcity.
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Rhodesia
A Study Reframes College Entrance Test Decline
A University of Wisconsin Madison study proposes a shift in thinking about dropping entrance averages. As more women enroll in college, their broader self assessment widens the tested pool and lowers average scores, not reflecting lesser qualifications but increased equality in pursuit of higher education.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dear Abby lists reveal outrageous readers questions
The passage notes Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers as twin sisters who began columns in 1955 and now appear in over 800 newspapers. It lists bizarre reader inquiries from both columns, mentioning a widow seeking a husband, a bus driver wanting to become a shepherd, and a mortician husband who prefers sex with the dead.
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Abigail van Buren
Ann Landers
Dear Abby
Goldwater
Snyder Daily News Subscription Notice Readable
The Snyder Daily News announces morning and evening delivery except Saturday by Snyder News Co. at Snyder Texas. Subscription rates list monthly home delivery and mail options for Scurry County and Texas. Editor and publisher names appear, with general republication note.
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Snyder Texas
Aree Tewe
Scurry
Texas
Rey McQueen
Weel McNair
New York Discotheques Stir Mania Beyond the Rope
A trend grows around Studio 54 and Xenon as outsiders seek entry to exclusive clubs. Fame aids access but striking looks and costumes matter more, with cameras turning attention to the rejected at the door. The shift hints outsiders becoming insiders amid media fascination.
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Manhattan
Theater
Studio 54
Liza Minnelli
Bianca Jagger
Andy Warhol
Liza
Fads, housing and taxes shape New York views
John Cunniff notes that fads rise and fade while the desire to own a home grows. Attitudes shift on many topics but housing remains constant and influential. Rising ownership and anger over real estate taxes have driven opinion and debate in New York.
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New York
California
Astrograph Notes On Cancer To Pisces Daily Forecasts
A shelf of astrological entries covers the 12 signs with daily guidance from Cancer to Pisces. It notes personal focus, budgeting, and relationship tips, plus a solicitation to order the Astro-Graph Letter for further details. The piece also discusses mortgage techniques and economic context from the newspaper’s era.
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Leo
Tun Virgo
LIBRA
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Sagittarius
Taurus
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