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The article focuses on the Paper and Building Products Group which has improved its financial performance in fiscal 1978. It states that the group's sales are up to 492 million dollars in fiscal 1978 from 454 million dollars in fiscal 1977, while its operating income rises to 17.6 million from 15.4 million in 1977. It mentions that improvement in the financial performance of the group is rooted from the record performance by the building product unit. It says that the paper products unit of the group experiences improvement in its commodity-grade paper products. It adds that the group's building products unit is expected to increase the construction activity across the U.S. Moreover, the group consists Brown Co., which is a subsidiary of Gulf+Western Industries Inc.

The author explores the future of money in the U.S. based on its history. Topics discussed include the concept of gold standard in trading, the role of the gold standard in the Great Depression, the reason why the economic advisers of former U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and other economists are blinded by their devotion to the gold standard, paper money as a technology used for trading, the emergence of cryptocurrency, and the rise of stablecoins.

The article reports on an unsecured and loosely regulated kind of corporate credit in the U.S. which is known as commercial paper. Commercial paper was the nation's fastest-growing type of credit until the collapse of the Penn Central, but now it has become a prime source of financial worry. In case of a commercial paper, the issuer need not register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It is also reported that commercial paper is not counted as part of the nation's money supply.

States President Bill Clinton will require agencies of the United States government to purchase only paper containing at least 20% recycled fiber by the end of 1994, rising to 30% by 1999. Current demand for recycled paper; Possibility government demand will stimulate a much bigger supply, thus lower prices; Amount of paper the government buys each year; Relaxed whiteness standard for federal stationary.

The article reports on decreased profits by U.S. paper companies after it undercuts prices in an effort to keep their big machines rolling at full speed. According to President William R. Kellet of Kimberly-Clark Corp., the paper industry is not out of woods but is starting to be optimistic ahead. Furthermore, Chairman David Luke adds that the paper industry generates 12 billion dollars a year and if it took advantage of wood chemicals, it could double their sales since the materials are free.

The article reports on the working paper on peace treaties that Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and President Jimmy Carter and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance had accepted during the Knesset debate in Geneva, Switzerland. On the conversation with President Jimmy Carter, the Foreign Minister was only defending himself against opposition charges that he pressed under Washington's pressure by silently accepting a Palestine Liberation Organization presence at Geneva. According to Dayan, the working paper contained six points including the Arab parties at Geneva will be represented by Arab delegation, the formation of the working groups for the negotiation of peace treaties and the issues of the West Bank and Gaza will be discussed in a working group.

The article reports on new controversies which involves alleged corrupt practices of U.S. President Richard M. Nixon. It mentions that Former Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Sheldon Cohen, asserts that the President has violated IRS rules by listing 50,000 dollars in annual expense account as an additional salary. It affirms that Nixon was also criticized for the Government-paid improvements in two of his homes at Key Biscayne, Florida and San Clemente, California which did little to ensure his safety. It relates that his move to disclose of his personal financial records did not help in curbing suspicions against him.

The article focuses on design of the U.S. currency where the Obama Administration announced plans to put a woman on a bill. It states that Treasury Secretary has begun redesigns for the back of the note, where a woman might be featured but some leaders thought that woman's portrait on back of the bill is symbolic of second-class status. It mentions that support for women on U.S. currency was increasing and deciding on the right woman for bill includes Harriet Tubman and Eleanor Roosevelt.

The article focuses on the trend of paper clothing industry in the U.S. It highlights the opening of Joseph Magnin Co.'s boutique which market paper dresses in its 28 stores in the West Coast. It depicts the marketing strategy and innovations of other paper clothing companies which include Scott Paper Co. which introduced the disposable duds and Mars Manufacturing Co. of Asheville, North Carolina. It features West Coast Designer Judith Brewer, depicting her paper dresses designs.

The article focuses on the survey report titled "Paper Profits," by the nonprofit organization Council on Economic Priorities (CEP) on the response of U.S. paper and pulp industry to the demand for cleaner environment. The report reveals that the paper industry has been slow in installing anti-pollution processes and devices and mentions that less than half of the mills surveyed had adopted satisfactory pollution control measures. It shows that most of the companies dump wastes into rivers.

Reports that while more and more people are sorting their garbage, industry often can't handle the volume. While a 1980s binge of new incinerator construction now sees cities across the country burning some of their trash, Americans don't want to send their garbage into the earth or into the air, they want to recycle. President Bill Clinton's plans for recycled paper; Newsprint; Aluminum; Plastic; Details. INSET: `World-class litterbugs,' by James O. Jackson..

The article profiles Edmund F. Mansure, the head of the U.S. General Services Administration. He is known for his meticulous ways and for being economical. He saves his paper clips until he has enough to give to his secretary. Instead of buying new office furniture for the Foreign Economic Policy Commission, he moved them into the space occupied by the Wage Stabilization Board. He produced a procurement form that reduces paper and the work required.

The article presents information on a war that resulted due to the massive leak of secret documents in U.S. history. Daniel Ellsberg, a former Pentagon analyst, was reportedly so concerned about his involvement in the Vietnam tragedy that he had conveyed about 40 volumes of an extraordinary Pentagon history of the war to a newspaper. This included 4,000 pages of top secret documents. The first U.S. ground troops were deployed in South Vietnam during the spring of 1965.

The article offers information on the shortage of newsprint in the U.S. in 1973. "The Wall Street Journal" revealed to readers that it was cutting editorial, news and advertising space and limiting on newsstand copies. In addition, dailies and weeklies with no big standing orders from suppliers, no capacity to stockpile big quantities of newsprint and no private mills were taking more drastic steps. The "Rapid City Journal" has already halted publishing Saturday editions to economize dwindling paper supplies.

Presents national news highlights for the week of July 10-16, 1994. Haitian invasion scenarios faded in Washington--for now; Flood-related deaths in Georgia rose to 32; United States paper currency will be remade using high-tech tricks to foil counterfeiters; `Baby Richard.'

The article focuses on the success of the newspaper "USA Today." Karen Jurgensen, editor of the newspaper, instituted an "accuracy program" as soon as she joined it in 1999. She aimed to raise the profile of the U.S.'s largest paper, which has never called attention to itself in proportion to its size. The newspaper is not in an urban hot spot and its comparatively quiet newsroom culture does not make for juicy media gossip.

The article discusses the criticism of the U.S. for manipulating the source of paper supply as a way to suppress the freedom of the press worldwide during a meeting of periodical editors in Madras, India. The Indian editors and newsmen believed that the American newspaper publishers have taken the entire output of the Canadian paper mills by making long-term contracts. The Indian publishers have been forced to pay up to 300 U.S. dollars per ton while the American publisher paid only 100-125 U.S. dollars per ton.

The article discusses the effort of the U.S. federal government to reduce its use of filling forms. The reports of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to the U.S. Congress concerning the government's effort to cut back on paper work reveal that the reduction of government red tape since 1977 decreased by 9.9%. It mentions that before the cut back, the U.S. spends 100 billion dollars on paper works. Director James McIntyre says that the information on the reports of the OMB came from various agencies. It also states that despite the 700 forms eliminated by the government, 300 new forms were added.

The article presents several news briefs, statistics, and quotations, including information on the amount of moldy paper money that was found in a state park in Pennsylvania. Maryland Prosecutor Marilyn J. Mosby is quoted regarding justice and six police officers who have been charged in the death of Baltimore, Maryland resident Freddie Gray. Nepal's Information Minister Minendra Rijal claims that his nation needs the international community's help to recover from an earthquake in April 2015.

The article focuses on the creation of new U.S. paper bills in 1957. It states that the bills' new design includes the statement "In God We Trust," which replaced the official motto of the U.S. government printed in the old bills. It also says that the bills were printed under the direction of the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing with the use of rotary presses.

Presents an excerpt from the cover story of the September 19, 1960 issue of 'TIME' magazine. Focus on gadgets that would soon be available to the American consumer; High-style paper clothes, as well as paper tents and sleeping bags; A facsimile-mail system that reproduces letters photographically.

The article reports on the issues associated with the pricing regulations by the Council on Wage and Price Stability (COWPS) which was formed to impose the Stage II guidelines of U.S. President Jimmy Carter. It states that the rules which were intended to move the government's campaign against inflation have become a confusion among lawyers, accountants, and businessmen. It also says that increase in prices would be held to less than the average of the past two years while wages and benefits would rise only until 7% every year as stated in the plan. Furthermore, it reveals that police prices have been the hardest issue to deal with. It adds that the best hope to effectively deal inflation is for the U.S. government to handle its own inflation and to obey some of its own price guidelines.

The article examines how newspaper exposure has favored more Republicans than Democrats in the U.S. electoral campaigns. It references a report by "The Sun (Baltimore)" journalist Frank R. Kent which cites that Republicans are represented in 7,500 small-town newspapers while Democrats only enjoy publicity in 2,500 newspapers. In comparison to rural dailies, Chicago-based publications have a dominantly Republican bias, while most New York newspapers are described as fair and non-partisan.

The article mentions the legalities on the endorsement of evidence materials such as paper and tapes in the Watergate scandal investigation in the U.S. Senator Sam Ervin's committee encountered legal problems in getting President Richard M. Nixon's papers, tape transcripts and the original tapes as evidence of the Watergate Scandal. It also notes that presidents have suffered from congressional inquisitiveness as reflected in the first case wherein Washington had turned over papers to Great Britain involving a military campaign against the Indians. In another case, former President Theodore Roosevelt had also rejected a congressional attempt to secure the documents on a federal legal action that had not been considered against U.S. Steel Corp.

The article discusses the publication of papers belonging to the Pentagon, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, by the "New York Times." The publication of papers was surrounded by debate that whether the press could be faulted for not pinpointing key Administration actions much earlier. Freelance Journalist Walter Pincus, in New York magazine, accused the Washington press corps for not taking high officials to task on Indochina policy.

This article urges readers to pay bills online as a way to combat global warming. Electronic statements reduce paper consumption and the fuel consumption needed to transport paper checks. Statistics are presented about paper usage and emissions on the United States, and a discussion is presented about online security.

The article reports on the experimentation with office automation by companies to improve white collar productivity in the U.S. It states that office automation is making strides in clerical and lower-level administrative workers but the real gain is destined to come from getting management personnel to use the new equipment. It mentions that many managers still resist the idea of a computer terminal on their desks and are threatened by the unfamiliarity of the new technology.

The article discusses the effect of the global financial crisis on the price of gold. Gold prices have historically skyrocketed during times of economic uncertainty in the financial markets and after the economic recession which began in 2008, gold prices have doubled to over $1,000 per ounce. Gold, unlike paper money or bonds, never completely loses its value nor does it cause inflation. U.S. Congressman Ron Paul of Texas believes that gold-backed money, also referred to as the gold standard, is a more honest reflection of financial health. According to the author the use of abstract money is necessary for convenience but he also notes that if people lose faith in the government's ability to control its production then abstract forms of money can quickly lose their value.

The article discusses the impact of inflation on the newspaper and other publishing industry operating in Chicago, Illinois region. According to analysts, inflation and the inroads of television and magazines have forced 42 daily newspapers to merge since 1960. Daily circulation of Chicago's papers has declined since 1960 from 2.4 million to 2.2 million due to the tough economic climate leading to inflation. The advent of television has affected the sale of newspapers. For example, early evening television news programs have hurt afternoon newspaper sales everywhere in the U.S. Some of the newspapers affected by inflation include, "News," "Today," and "Tribune."

Reports on the prospects of the United States paper industry. Price uptrend; Industry profits; Economy of scales necessary to attain profitability; Difficulty in finding raw material; Reputation of Scott Paper CEO Albert J. Dunlap at cost cutting; Complaining against the environmental imperatives behind recycling. INSET: Lots of pay for lots of performance..

The article reports on the investigation regarding the leak of the said Pike papers in the U.S. It mentions that CBS Washington Correspondent, Daniel Schorr admitted that he was the on who gave the copy of the paper to "The Village Voice," a New York's weekly broadside, which then put the paper into circulation with 152,000 copies. Schorr defense was he could not be the one responsible for the leak because he just acted on an inescapable decision of journalistic conscience.

The article discusses the so-called alternative or underground newspapers in the U.S. and states the difficulty in defining what these really are. It notes as to how alternative press is established and points out that it has grown old with its original audience. It compares the conventional newspapers with that of their alternative counterpart in terms of the contents. It focuses as well on the different things these alternative newspapers bring particularly when it comes to news coverage, their editors and their interest in featuring unknown writers and publishing long articles. Moreover, it presents the reason why their editors are becoming uneasy despite the fact these have become respectable.

The article discusses the anti-ballistic-missile (ABM) dispute in the U.S. It states that opponents and supporters of ABM engaged in another exchange of paper missiles, such as the creation of the collection of expert arguments which was brought together since the debate began appeared in lithograph form organized by Senator Edward Kennedy. It notes that the report was a detailed exposition of the technical, diplomatic, economic objections to the ABM.

The article discusses the redesign of the U.S. five-dollar bill. The design includes two watermarks and a relocated security strip. Purple dye is being used to deter counterfeits, since the color is more difficult to reproduce. The design also includes a large purple "5" to assist visually-impaired individuals. The impetus for the design was the rise in counterfeit production of the bills, which often involved the duplication of security features seen on the one-hundred-dollar bill.

The article discusses the work of Connecticut volunteer worker Joanne Goldblum who set up a community diaper bank to provide hygiene products to low-income families. The author details how these products, including diapers and toilet paper, aren't covered by food stamps or government assistance. The article describes how Goldblum started her Connecticut diaper bank, and offers directions on how to establish a diaper bank.