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Jeans — $15-20; albums — $5-10; Generic product producers have french fries — 45 cents. The $2-a- discontinued the use of advertising, week allowance doesn’t go as far as Labels now don the cans’ contents it used to. Neither does the paycheck. To make ends meet, consumers have turned to buying Generic products. Generic products, available at Jewel Food Stores and Walgreen Drug Stores, are less expensive substitutes for many over-priced items. Consumers no longer rely on brand-names to provide them with high quality merchandise. Generic products, such as food and drugs, have proven themselves worthy of consumer attention. In order to offer low prices, simply in black on white. During this time of inflation, consumers are willing to sacrifice the security that brand-names provide to acquire the lower product prices. A savings up to 44% can be realized on certain grocery items. “At first I was leary of switching from brand-name products to Generic products, but after I tried them, I was pleased to find comparable quality at a lower price; I plan to continue using them,” stated one housewife. GO GENERIC ...the NO BRAND NAME LOW COST ALTERNATIVE ' . City-wide transit returns I. Bus Service Returns to Hammond A. Provide transit to non-drivers 1. Convenient to use a. numerous busstops b. opportune times 2. Inexpensive to ride a. 50 t per ride one way b. 25c elderly, handicapped B. Revive Downtown Hammond 1. Enable buyers to visit stores a. stores more crowded b. increase business 2. Reduce parking problem a. fewer cars being driven b. minimize congestion The needed bus service which has finally returned to Hammond after almost ten years provides inter-city transportation for all local residents.
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$c8 (g? K) K) oa £=o The temperature rose to 32°F. Flurries fluttered lightly through the air. The wind increased causing the accumulating snow to drift. The start of the ‘Blizzard of 78.’ Within a few hours on January 26, the Midwest became buried in snow. Roads, businesses, and schools closed. Dr. Otis Bowen, governor, declared Indiana a ‘state of emergency.’ Does this sound too familiar? Eleven years ago to the day, Midwest residents had experienced a similar snowfall. Businesses and schools were closed. Transportation was halted. “When I woke up and saw the snow, I didn’t think too much of it. Just flurries, but as the day went on and so did the snow, I asked myself why was I living here and not in Florida,” stated one local resident. Any trip outside, even if only to empty the garbage, proved to be an adventure. Drifts as high as four feet made passage almost impossible. Continuous snowfall prevented plows from keeping main streets clear. Side SHUT roads remained treacherous. New Hampshire Avenue in Hessville was completely covered by a large drift, making it impassable. Residents were stranded inside for an entire day until a plow could clear the street. Those who went to work on the morning of January 26 thinking the snowfall was only temporary, themselves in a dangerous situation. As the day and the snow progressed, travel worsened. Returning home for many included many hours spent trying to drive through the snow. Some Midwest residents who tried to escape from the blizzard failed. Chicago’s O’Hare Airport closed down for only the third time in its history.Most trains and buses stopped running. One Amtrak train became caught in a 17 foot drift forcing its passengers and crew to remain inside the train until they could be evacuated. All schools and most businesses locally were closed down because of the snow. Morton students received ■£ (S only one “free day” from school. When the blizzard hit, semester break was taking place. One extra vacation day was added so staff members could catch up on work missed during the snow. Millworkers already at work when the snow hit were urged to remain at work instead of trying to make it home. ‘Through rain or snow or sleet or hail ... ’ but not through a blizzard. All postal service was delayed during the snow. After the snow ended, postmen found it difficult to deliver the mail through the many unshoveled sidewalks. Traveling was not only dangerous but sometimes illegal. Some city police placed a curfew as t o when one could drive. Merrillville prohibited any traveling except for emergencies. Tickets were being issued to any unauthorized vehicles on the roads for two days. The East Coast was struck by the snow much worse than the Midwest. New York experienced its worst blizzard since 1888. Winds up to 36 mph created large drifts and a chill factor below zero. Roads and businesses were completely shut down. The New York Stock Exchange closed its door for the first time ever. This year the snow, last year the cold. Below zero weather prevailed in the winter of 1976-77 for more than 40 days. Through this cold period, Midwest residents experienced a taste of Arctic life. The ‘Freeze of 77’ and the ‘Blizzard of 78.’ Freak happenings? Maybe not, the National Weather Bureau says that this type of weather is normal. We have previously experienced unusually mild winters for the Midwest. A blizzard hit the Midwest in 1967 closing schools and businesses. Heavy snow hit again eleven years later causing extensive damage. Will it happen in another eleven years?
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