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Activity 2
NEWSPAPER HEADLINES*
Name____________________________
- Federal Government Approves Crime Bill; Cities to Hire Additional
Police
- Minnesota to Sue Tobacco Firms to Recover Health Care Costs
- Consumer Product Safety Commission Recall of Skirts Made in India
- US Investigation Seeks to Find if Aluminum Producers Conspired to
Cut Output, Broke Anti-Trust Laws
- Insurer Files Suit Charging Bank Made False Claims
- Higher Interest Rates Likely Despite Inflation Data
- U.S. Government to Increase Aid to Education Next Year
- Northeast's Petition for Tighter Curbs on Auto Emissions Approved
by Environmental Protection Agency
- Group of Economists Urges Federal Reserve System Not to Act Against
Inflation Now
- Hughes Aircraft to Lay Off 4,400 and Close Big Defense Plant
- Social Security Payments to Increase by 4% Next Year: Cost of Living
Allowance Up
- Congress Approves Higher Income Tax Rate for Top Wage Earners
*These headlines are fictional.
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National Council on Economic Education, New York, NY
Civics and Government: Focus on Economics, Unit II, Lesson 4
The Functions of Government in the Economy: Economics Lesson
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