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...parenthood in the U.S. today is colossal. The Commission on Population Growth calculated that, in 1969, the total average outlay for having a single child and supporting him through college was around $60,000. With inflation, the cost would now be almost $78,000-though the income of a household head may also have risen comparably during that period...
...summer waned, though, Pittsburgh Pirate Slugger Willie Stargell announced that "the race doesn't start until September 1." A week before Stargell's target date, the rapidly improving Pirates took over first place. Leading the charge has been Richie Zisk, not exactly a household name among ball fans. Until this year the Brooklyn-born rightfielder was best known as a dreamer. "He'd stand out in the field and think about a movie he'd seen," recalls Pirate Manager Danny Murtaugh. Going into last weekend, the former woolgathering champ was hitting .325, second best...
Some students would dispute that the meals they are served represent "the utmost in excellent food"--the goal set by the food services in Hall's administrative handbook. And given the continuing inflation with which every household must contend, students expecting this year's $80 board hike to improve the quality of their meals should probably expect to be disappointed...
...widower, he moves first out of his West Side Manhattan apartment, which has fallen victim to urban renewal, and in with his son and family, who have a small suburban house. The household is in a state of operational turmoil, with rankling dinner-table conversation and fraternal loathing between Harry's two grandsons. Harry is not a burden here; even in the middle of brawls everyone is solicitous of him. The household quickly becomes a weight...
...Inflationary expectations are repressing effective demand," Greenspan told TIME Correspondent John Berry last week. "That is one of the characteristics of an inflationary environment: the uncertainty in the average household. What will be the cost of my food, my shelter? This uncertainty makes the consumer pull back and save more. If we are successful in bringing down the big thrust of federal spending, convincing people that it and inflation can be controlled, then home building can start to move, sales tied to home building can begin to move-and that includes cars." The ultimate result, Greenspan believes, will be less...