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of only $104, but the squeeze on them is greater. Can local families spend that much more and will they do so? The indications on the strength of past performance, are yes. Most of them are able to take the price increases in stride because their incomes have been rising at a much greater!rate. People on pensions or on other fixed income, however, are .being hurt as inflation eats into their purchasing power. Except for occasional increases in their social secu rity benefits, they have no means of coping with the high er living costs.
Hwy. Dept. Says
200 Miles Completed
A total of 297 miles of arterial highways have been put under construction since the 1964 General Assembly approved the network, and about 200 miles of this new divided mileage will have been completed by the end of this year. The 297 miles begun thus far will cost $96 million. Since the original total of
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