U.S. market for quality goods rises with taste shift
AP reports a rising market for quality goods and cultural items as incomes grow and tastes expand. Manufacturers invest 12 billion dollars yearly in new designs, with 750,000 workers and 1,500 design firms shaping better products for a middle class increasingly willing to pay higher prices for superior design and workmanship. The trend fuels art museums, theater and book sales, and cross‑Atlantic design shows in London, Paris, and Frankfurt.
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Acute Asthma Attacks Relief Discovery Cited
Respiratory specialist notes rapid relief from acute asthma symptoms using a new remedy. Claims coughing choking and gasping ease quickly without drugs or injections. Marketed as prescription free, with doctor recommendation for Dr. Guild's Green Mountain Cigarettes or Compound.
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Steel Industry Pickup Lifts Economic Outlook
The steel sector shows improvement with weekly output rising to 1,975,000 tons and capacity use at 63.6 percent as demand from autos and other users grows. January production up 300,000 tons to 8,386,000. U.S. Steel prepares Edgar Thomson works for possible March restart. The report notes mixed signals for the economy amid tax-cut debates and lingering strikes and weather impacts.
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Rockefeller May Pay Higher License Fees
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller faces higher motor vehicle registration charges if his plan becomes law. His personal fleet includes seven automobiles, a truck, a motorcycle and a jeep on the Westchester County estate. Total fees would rise by about 90 dollars for his registered vehicles.
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Young Texan of the Year Named From Austin College
An 18 year old Austin College theology student Robert Jeffrey Caswell son of Mr and Mrs R M Caswell Dickinson has been named Young Texan of the Year and recipient of the Fourth Annual Troy V Post award selection made in Dallas at the annual Young Texan awards banquet.
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Gas math fuels odd debt dispute in casual chat
A colloquial outburst claims a neighbor owes forty cents after a polar gas fill and minimal cost. The remark suggests a casual, disputed balance over a small fuel transaction between speakers.
Federal Buildings Proposed for Texas and 31 States
Washington AP reports the General Services Administration seeks approval to build 74 federal buildings in 31 states, including two in Texas. One site in San Antonio is priced at 7.7 million dollars, the Sulphur Springs location at 441,600 dollars. Both projects would house post offices and federal office spaces.
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