Fort Meade High School - Fomehiso Yearbook (Fort Meade, FL)

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The current dread item in the market is sugar. Over the past year, retail sugar prices have increased 300 percent-and believe it or not, still climbing. Instead of paying forty nine to sixty nine cents for a five pound bag of sugar, you now pay anywhere from two to three dollars. The root cause of the runaway prices is the fact that world wide consumption has exceeded production by seven million tons during the past four years; people are eating more sugar than ever before (currently 81 million tons annually) while both cane and sugar beet crops have been cut by bad weather and blight. American homes, schools and restaurants may all be using artificial sweetner before you know it. Theme 7

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 SPECIAL: Sugar Only $3.00 For 5 lb. Bag limit one please 6 Theme

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With high prices as they are, the only thing to top it off is the constantly rising percentage of unemployment. Look all around-signs everywhere reading Not hiring. Rather disgusting isn't it? Those who have jobs aren't in much better shape, prices are rising but not wages. Students are really faced with the problem after graduation—college, military, vocational schools, or try their luck on the streets? What can really scare a student is to look at the long lines in any unemployment office. At the time, everyone seems to be borrowing money from their friendly banker, or pawning luxury items. 8 Theme