Middle class anger rises as taxes and inflation bite
A cross section of mid income Americans from Houston to Smyrna express fear their savings will vanish under rising taxes and inflation. They pursue college funds, mortgage strain, and a dream of stability while calling for wiser government spending and tax relief.
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Yankelovich, Skelly and White
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Rockville, Md
A&p
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Brookings Institution
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Jose
Singer Jacques Brel dies of cancer in France
Jacques Brel a Belgian born singer and Paris stage favorite died of lung cancer at the Franco Mos tem hospital in Bobigny near Paris He was 49 born April 8 1929 in Brussels His career began in France in the early 1950s with cabarets and hits like Ne Me Quitte Pas Le Vent du Nord and Amsterdam He retired to a Marquesas like island in 1974 and returned briefly in 1977 to record He is survived by three daughters Chantal France and Isabelle
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Paris
UPI
Franco-Mostem
Bobigny
Brel
Brussels
Bre
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Olympia Music Hall
Benjamin
Jeff
New York
Amsterdam
Marquise Archipelago
Paris Match
Chantal
Isabelle
End of Wellington teacher strike near
Wellington teachers prepared Sunday night to ratify proposals as the full school board was away. Board members halted by vacation and a session with three members indicated three or four proposals under consideration. A full board meeting Tuesday at McCormick Middle School could yield a settlement on the grievance procedure, with wages already agreed and classes continuing at McCormick for about 600 students.
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Raymond Fehlan
Michigan State University
Phillip C. Slaymaker
Slaymaker
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Carr
Dure
Steel hauler strike could hit area firms
Local steel producers warn a nationwide strike by the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers would disrupt shipments, with U S Steel Lorain and Republic Steel Elyria plants stating potential shifts to rail. FASH leaders disclosed Ohio Akron members authorized a possible strike before Thanksgiving, with dates to be set after meetings with other chapters.
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Area Steel Industry
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U.S. Steel Corp
Lorain
Conners
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Steel and Tubes
Elyria
Akron
Fash National
William J. Hill
Hill
Boston Heights
South Point
Ohio
Oak Creek
Wis
Extremists seize Amsterdam Amnesty office in hostage bid
In Amsterdam a small Dutch extremist group occupied the Amnesty International office and took two hostages. They demand improved treatment for three Baader-Meinhof members jailed in the Netherlands. Police hesitated to cordon off the building, aiming for a quick, nondramatic resolution.
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Netherlands
UPI
Amnesty International Today
West Germany
U S eating habits prompt study on national diet research
Washington report says federal nutrition research focused on under nutrition instead of modern eating patterns. OTA warns changing diets link to heart disease stroke cancer diabetes and cirrhosis, calling for targeted study and unified federal direction across 14 agencies.
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Office of Technology Assessment
United States
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New Jersey eyes Firestone recall over 500 tire defects
UPI reports New Jersey consumer officials threaten court action to compel a recall if federal orders fail. A congressional panel cites 17 percent defect rate for Firestone 500s since 1971, vs. 7.4 percent claimed by Firestone attorneys, with 1 percent defect rate for other radials.
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UPI
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Firestone Tire Co
David Johnson
Consumer Agency
New Jersey
U S cabinet ratings from page one
The article lists U.S. cabinet members with mixed assessments. Kreps praised as sharp and effective yet quiet, Blumenthal seen as experienced but poorly connected, Schlesinger hailed as brilliant yet arrogant, and Adams described as capable but ignored and inconsistent.
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