Roper finds hindsight still better than foresight
Burns Roper, head of the Roper Organization, says after 37 years in public opinion research that Americans favor the mailman over Ma Bell and worry about money but can only predict public mood about future issues about half the time. He notes the economy as a constant concern and calls social tolerance the era’s key change.
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David Gregorio
Associated Press
New York
Burns Roper
Ma Bell
Roper
Roper Organization
Elmo Roper
America
Jim Bowling
Phillip Morris Inc
Bud Roper
Richardson Wood
Harvard Business School
Paul Cherrington
George Gallup
Franklin Roosevelt
Philip Morris
Roper Reports
Shirley Wilkins
42Nd Street
Manhattan
Watergate
Vietnam
Reagan
Richard Nixon
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Weekly Economic Watch and Industry Meetings Summary
A sweep of upcoming economic releases includes December retail sales unemployment benefits producer price index and industrial production with several Friday dates. Industry talks feature Dave Taylor of Ertl Co on safety and design at Cedar Rapids Longbranch, and executives from Perpetual Savings and Loan Merchants National Bank and CRIABWA discuss financial services and business women’s group events at the Longbranch. Multiple investment offerings appear from Salomon Brothers Rothchild Unterberg Towbin Goldman Sachs and others including IPOs and debt issues across Florida New Jersey Massachusetts Oklahoma New York and Ohio with dates spanning the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce Department
Consumer Credit
Auto Industry
Federal Reserve Board
Dave Taylor
Ertl Co
Dyersville
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Longbranch
Cedar Rapids
Joseph R. Russo
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Cedar Rapids Consumer Credit Association
Steve Guinta
Merchants National Bank
Criabwa
American Business Women
Inc
Salomon Brothers
Equitable Real
Mtg
Florida
Jacksonville
Fries Entertainment Inc
Rothchild Unterberg Towbin
Martin Marietta Corp
Goldman Sachs
Massachusetts
Muni
Elec. Co
New York State
Oklahoma
Valley View Hosp
Auth
Signal Cos
Exch
Thor Industries
Shearson-American Express
Western Federal S & L Assoc
Money rates Friday national percent snapshot
National money rates show Prime at 11 percent, Discount at 8.14, broker call loan around 10.75, Federal funds in a 9.14 to 9.54 percent range with the last transaction at 9.916. Data from Telerate Systems Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telerate Systems Inc
Shop Around for Your 1984 Car Loan Bets
Consumers are urged to compare auto loan options as 1984 models roll out and prices rise. Credit unions often offer the best rates, with banks and corporate finance firms matching or beating them. Typical loans run 46 months with 20 to 25 percent down, and long terms cost more overall despite lower monthly payments.
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Detroit
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Federal Reserve Board
S&l
Fed
Citibank
New York
Sylvia Porter
Porter
Financial Almanac
Johnson Drive
Fairway
Kan
Universal Press Syndicate
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Colony Plumbing & Heating
16Th Ave
Linn Air, Inc
Kemre
Millhiser Smith Agency. Inc
Oakland Road
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