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...cities is the Nixon plan for revenue sharing. Although the sum which would initially be dispersed-$500 million-is minute compared to the needs, the machinery is the thing. Unquestionably, the amount would grow in the future. Under Nixon's proposal, in January 1971, the Federal Government would start sending tax money back to the states, with a mandatory amount "passed through" to the cities and localities. Few strings would be attached, and present grants for particular purposes would presumably be continued. Nixon also wants to turn many of the manpower-training responsibilities back to the states. Both these...
...pound seems certain to come under renewed speculative attack. Although London affirmed its determination to maintain the price of sterling at its present $2.40 level, financiers are divided over whether Britain has the resources to make that decision stick. At the unlikely worst, a forced devaluation of sterling could start a chain reaction of other devaluations, throwing the international monetary apparatus into chaos...
...whacking a single, five doubles and a grand-slam homer. He soon had a Twins contract in his pocket, was called up to the parent club in 1967 after only three years of minor-league ball. Hitting over .300 by midseason, he was the only rookie picked to start on the American League All-Star team. He wound up the season with a solid .292 average and was a clearcut choice for Rookie-of-the-Year honors...
...catchy and promising phrase "black capitalism" became part of the language when Richard Nixon promised during his election campaign that his Administration would step up loans and other aid for Negroes to start their own businesses. As Nixon put it, the Government should act decisively to help Negroes gain their fair "piece of the action." The rather general idea that Negroes should lift themselves up through business ownership, as many other ethnic groups had done in the U.S., inspired hope and some votes among people of all races. "To the extent that programs of 'black capitalism' are successful...
...first of the four concerts will start at 8:30 p.m.; next Tuesday. It features Folksinger Joan Baez. Tickets for the concert are available for $2 at the Stadium, major Boston ticket agencies, and at the Afro-American artists center in Roxbury...