Business & Finance: Silly, Isn't It?

As he left the Office of Price Stabilization this week to run for the Senate, Michael V. Di Salle (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS) told reporters: "You just cannot imagine how silly one feels signing orders decontrolling dinosaur skeletons, sun dials . . . and even stuffed elephants . . ." Just before leaving, Mike was seized once more by that silly feeling. The OPS dropped price controls from nonprofit summer camps operated by churches, lodges, etc. which charge less than $30 a week. Reason: OPS had found out that "most summer camps were not in operation [during the price-freeze base period] Dec....

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