For no reason whatsoever, it’s going to be 1973 week here on Hoxsie! What was going on at this time of year a mere 39 years ago? We’ll have plenty of local history to cover, but first, let’s take a moment to remember where we were when we first heard that there would be price ceilings on meat. This is from the Schenectady Gazette, March 31, 1973.
As hard as it is to imagine an effort that would send Internal Revenue agents across the land in search of stores that were selling meat above their posted prices, it’s even harder to imagine that in 1973, the major media were still referring to “the housewife:”
The administration made clear that despite its enforcement mechanism it is counting on the housewife for success of the ceiling price program. She is the one who can make sure there are no violations, a spokesman said.
Lower on the page? Some stuff about Watergate. But the meat came first.