| HOW MUCH? 1979 ECONOMY AND NEWS |
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| Economy Info President Jimmy Carter Vice President Walter Mondale Population: 225,055,487 Life expectancy: 73.9 years Federal spending: $504.03 billion Federal debt: $829.5 billion Inflation: 13.3% Consumer Price Index: 72.6 Unemployment: 6.1% Dow-Jones High - 907 Low - 742 |
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| PRICES Cost of a new home $71,800 Median Household income $16,461 Cost of a first-class stamp $0.15 Cost of a gallon of regular gas $0.86 Cost of a dozen eggs $0.85 Cost of a gallon of milk $1.62 |
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| NATIONAL AND WORLD NEWS Voyager sends photos of Jupiter Margaret Thatcher is elected first Woman British Prime Minister Inflation 13.3%, Prime Rate 15.75% "Archie Bunkers Place" with Carroll O'Conner premiers "The Dukes of Hazard" with Tom Wopat and John Schneider premiers California is the first state to initiate gas rationing on alternate days, many states will follow Vietnam Takes over Cambodia Shah Leaves Iran for "Vacation" Ayatollah Khomeini Returns To Iran from France China Invades Vietnam Accident at 3-mile Island PA, nuclear plant threatens area OPEC announces further oil price increase, 50% in one year $1.5 billion Federal bailout is approved for Chrysler US and China establish diplomatic relations, formal ties withTaiwan are severed |
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