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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1971
Page
7
A Harris poll of 2,497 households finds 72 percent believe the cost of living will not abate soon while about two of three think unemployment has not improved. Despite administration optimism about 4 to 4.5 percent inflation, most Americans remain pessimistic about the economy and Nixon policies.
In Mekong Delta Provosts crackdown, about 120 American servicemen signed up for a drug amnesty in four days of the delta wide campaign. Maj. Gen. John H. Cushman ordered the crackdown to prevent narcotics exposure, restricting personnel to compounds and mandating searches for narcotics. Originally three days, the effort was extended for at least a week.
Based on reports from over 125 bookstores in 64 American communities. Fiction top titles include Passigns of the Mind The New Centurions The Exorcist Blatty and QB VII Uris. General works feature Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee The Sensuous Man and The Greening of America plus Capone and more.
At Christie’s in London the painting Death of Actaeon and 26 other Old Masters sold for a record $8,735,580. Titian pieces contributed to the top sale while a single work titled Portrait of a Woman brought $4,032,000. Auction results reflect strong demand for Renaissance and Baroque masters.
State School Superintendent Michael Bakalis and SIU Education Dean Elmer J. Clark urged improved teacher quality at a STU educators meeting last week. Bakalis called for defining excellence and expanding equal opportunity in education while Clark warned against settling for minimum standards in teacher training.
A former overweight member explains joining Weight Watchers in 1961 and forming a weekly support group that grew into a nationwide movement. The program offers soft drinks and flexible foods to curb snacking and support weight loss, with contact details for St. Louis classes.
The Harris survey finds the public sees little improvement in the economic condition and warns that few months remain before President Nixon faces voter doubts on economic issues in an election year.
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