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...sunstroke. In Madras black pepper was rubbed on the head of the elephant god to create "such a burning sensation that he will gush forth rain." The prayers were answered last week in some parts of India with the arrival of the welcome monsoon, though not in the hard-hit northern tier states. Rain fell so hard in Bombay that five people drowned in a single day in the flooded streets...
...countries that depend heavily on one commodity for income, the report has some concrete suggestions to ease the blow when commodity prices fall. It suggests 1) a system of international credits to keep up the purchasing power of a hard-hit nation until prices recover, and 2) a "ceiling" and "floor" 10% above and below the average price of a commodity in a previous year, to mitigate wild fluctuations of commodity prices...
...Central But. Government, said Nixon, should help "correct the evils of inflation, profitless prosperity and low productivity." Action already taken includes: 1) more extended unemployment compensation; 2) accelerated Government spending especially in hard-hit areas; 3) more credit. Government should promote a sense-making public-works program but should resist "massive spending-a spending binge now can only lead to a, hangover of debt and inflation later...
...artesian wells, he worked for the subway system, but nothing paid off. Even an O'Malley-written builders' guide was a financial flop. But after he decided to concentrate on the law, Walter progressed rapidly from wills and deeds to more complicated jobs-the resuscitation of hard-hit bond and mortgage companies. Soon he was senior partner in a firm of 20 lawyers, and he took on the habit of chain-smoking his cigars. He learned to take two solemn puffs before he ever answered a question, particularly questions he was tempted to answer...
...Cuts. "Hardly any of my constituents are in favor of a tax cut," reported California Republican Bob Wilson. "I found more insistence upon tax cuts in Washington than at home," said Maine's Coffin. That old tax cutter, Illinois' Democratic Senator Paul Douglas, found the support he was looking for, but Republican Congressman Robert Michel of hard-hit Peoria (farm machinery) changed his mind, said he would vote against an immediate cut. Said Arkansas Congressman Wilbur Mills: "Everyone would welcome a tax cut, of course, but I haven't detected any great demand." Added Nebraska...