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Publisher
Grand Forks Herald
Identification #
OGLMC 390
Creation Date
7-29-1962
Description
Cartoon depicts Uncle Sam, holding a newspaper with the headline "Gov't 6.3 Billion Deficit," comforting Billie Sol Estes and his "3 Million Deficit." The Treasury department announced a deficit of $6.3 Billion at the same time as Estes' declaration of bankruptcy.
Subject
Cartoons (Commentary); Political cartoons
Places Depicted
United States
Organizations Depicted
United States. Dept. of the Treasury
People Depicted
Estes, Billie Sol
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Keywords
Uncle Sam, Budget, Deficit, Billie Sol Estes, Treasury, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Newspapers, Budget deficits, Political parties, Bankruptcy, Political science