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...fifths of the quarterly gain came not from real rises in production but from rises in prices. Though the G.N.P. increased by 2.5%, the gain in terms of constant, noninflated dollars was 1.5%, or just slightly more than the quarterly average for the past two years (see chart). A major reason for the rise was that defense spending jumped by $3 billion, or about 20% more than had been anticipated. Federal economists also had hoped that the $6 billion social security tax boost, which went into effect on Jan. 1, would cut consumer spending. Instead, such spending surged...
...price of U.S. farm land has been creeping up for 25 years, and lately the creep has turned into a sprint. On top of a 6% increase in 1964, farmland prices across the nation jumped another 6% last year, according to the Agriculture Department. In many areas, the gain was even greater. In Iowa's corn belt and Florida's citrus area, land prices have climbed 10% in the past year. Crop land in Sedgwick County, Kans., now brings $400 an acre, 32% more than it did only two years...
Most of the people who go to see Miss Bieberman at PIC, however, just want to take drugs for kicks. "They consider themselves irresponsible, self-defeating, naughty," she says. "They take drugs too often, and without planning and forethought. So the insights they gain when they're 'up there' are quickly dissipated. They don't stay together after their sessions to discuss their experiences. These people may have unpleasant experiences when they take psychedelics in the wrong environment, going into it with the wrong attitude. It all depends on the attitude you go into it with...
...main object of both plans is to provide for freshmen informal contacts with upperclassmen in order to gain the sorts of academic and personal advice they cannot get under the present counseling method. By promoting this kind of contact and creating a new rapport the HUC's proposed plan could supplement the current proctor system...
...Torhorst, who dragged around the Weston Country Club's course Monday in 96 strokes, will be cut from the starting lineup. Replacing him is Bill Coteman, a senior, who last week won the golf team's second round of qualifying with a 54-hole total of 240 to gain a place on the squad...