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About 15 per cent of the Republicans voting in today's primary crossed over to vote for Branigin and McCarthy. Kennedy tried to discourage GOP crossovers. Branigin's Republican votes came primarily from lower and lower-middle class voters. McCarthy's crossover votes came from middle and upper-class voters in suburban and university communities...
...ruling that could well put an end to the acquisition of newspapers in outlying towns by metropolitan dailies, the U.S. Supreme Court last week upheld a lower-court decision that the Times-Mirror Co. of Los Angeles must divest itself of two papers it bought in 1964, the San Bernardino Sun and the Telegram. The company contended that there had been little competition for readers or advertising between its Los Angeles Times and the San Bernardino papers, published 60 miles east of Los Angeles. But in a novel application of the Clayton Antitrust Act, the judge ruled that the purchase...
...well be reduced by 900 000 men to about 2,600,000, a little below their pre-Viet Nam strength. Up to a third of the returning veterans presumably would go back to school, leaving some 600,000 to help meet industry's need for skilled manpower. With lower defense spending, plus the ordinary growth of the economy, the CEA calculates that the Government will be able to distribute a $30 billion "fiscal dividend" to the nation. Part of it should be lower taxes to stimulate civilian demand, says the council, and part of it should be a rapid...
...lose war business-autos, textiles, rubber, for example-are those that can readily turn to industrial and consumer markets. Automen predict a big demand for cars among discharged veterans, and the housing industry, now confronted with another pinch in its mortgage-credit lifeline, foresees a major upturn fueled by lower interest rates if peace comes. Such an upturn would also lift sales of appliances, furniture and retail stores...
...called for a "collaborative effort of all departments in the school towards the improvement of housing for lower income groups...