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1970 Economy / Prices
President: Richard M.
Nixon
Vice President: Spiro T. Agnew
Population: 205,052,174
Life expectancy: 70.8 years
Dow-Jones
High: 842
Low: 669
Federal spending: $195.65 billion
Federal debt: $380.9 billion
Inflation: 6.5%
Consumer Price Index: 38.8
Unemployment: 3.5%
Cost of a new home: $26,600.00
Median Household Income: $8,734.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.06
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.36
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.62
Cost of a gallon of Milk: 1.15
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