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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1971

Page

3

Problems Involved in New Economic Plan Gradually Emerging

AP Business Analyst John Cunniff outlines growing issues with the Nixon economic plan. Labor leaders oppose the wage price freeze citing unfairness, while economists call controls inequitable. Mortgage reserve changes release funds, but stability remains unsure. Public sentiment among blue collar workers appears favorable, yet questions linger on extending or replacing 90 day controls to curb inflation.

John Cunniff NEW York Walter Heller Council of Economic Advisers John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson University of Minnesota Nixon Savings and Loan Associations

First Broadasts Began With KDKA in 1920 Election

The article notes that broadcasting began with Station KDKA in Pittsburgh on November 2, 1920 when it aired the Harding Cox presidential returns.

KDKA Pittsburgh

Mission Impossible shifts to home front crime

The Mission Impossible team will tackle organized crime on home soil in season six with a reduced core cast. Peter Graves remains leader, Greg Morris and Peter Lupus survive, Lynda Day George joins as the new female agent alongside a retooled ensemble. The show will feature nonethnic names and avoid Mafia labeling while portraying heightened melodrama.

Cynthia Lowry Hollywood Mission: Impossible Brucers Lansbury Leonard Nimoy Martin Landau Peter Graves Greg Morris Peter Lupus Strong Man Lynda Day George

Wilkes Leads 1840 US Navy Expedition to Antarctica

Lt. Charles Wilkes commanded a US Navy voyage in 1840 that proved Antarctica is a continent by tracing about 1500 miles of its coast, revealing that earlier explorers had only found islands.

Antarctica U.S. Navy Charles Wilkes

Young Fefferman Becomes University of Chicago Full Professor

At 22 Charles L Fefferman becomes the University of Chicago mathematics full professor the youngest in school history His field harmonic analysis and Fourier series He skipped high school and enrolled at Maryland aged 14 earning a bachelor and a doctorate from Princeton before joining Chicago He may be the youngest full professor at any U S college and is praised by Alberto Calderon for his impact in the last decade

U.S Alberto Calderon Fefferman University of Maryland Maryland Princeton

States Expand Lotteries Despite Mixed Results

The Associated Press notes several states including Pennsylvania Massachusetts and Connecticut are moving ahead with lottery proposals or constitutional changes. Early results vary with New Jersey New York New Hampshire showing higher profits and different prize structures while others weigh potential revenue against tax and gambling impacts.

Associated Press Pennsylvania Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Ohio Michigan Colorado Montana Washington New Hampshire New England New York New Jersey Lottery

State Department Pleads Guilty to Discrimination Finding

The State Department admitted discrimination against Alison Palmer a female diplomat and agreed to remedy follow through with future policies. Deputy Under secretary William B. Macomber Jr said Palmer should be promoted and no sex based distinctions would occur.

Washington State Department Alison Palmer Foreign Service Africa William B. Macomber Jr Macomber Miss Palmer Foreign Service Officer

Leap Year Rule Applies to 1972

The rule states any year divisible by four is leap year except century years, which require divisibility by 400. Therefore 1972 is a leap year.

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