Job-hunters refuse offers over trivial or grandiose reasons
Robert Hall, head of the executive employment agency, cites absurd job refusals amid high unemployment. A Chicago applicant balked at salt on a steak, a New York accountant dreaded crossing the George Washington Bridge, and a Seattle auditor refused a coach flight. Hall says such delusions of grandeur persist.
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New York
UPL
Robert Hall
Executive
Hall
Chicago
Theo’ Thera
Hudson River
New Jersey
George Washington Bridge
Pittsburgh
Boston
San Francisco
Nous Lon
Detroit
Cleveland
Seattle
Consumers Hopeful On Economy But Hold Pocketbooks
Consumers show cautious optimism about the economy, with the Conference Board reporting a January February rise in consumer confidence to 30.9 from 39.9, while First National City Bank finds 43 percent fear job loss. Inflation cooling and Washington actions cited as factors, but spending plans remain restrained.
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Richard Hughes
UPI
Conference Board
Fabian Linden
First National City Bank of New York
Linden
Washington
Savings and loan stocks rise as rates fall and markets swing
The article notes declines in the federal funds rate to under 6 percent and three month T bills below 6 percent, boosting S and L inflows after prior outflows. It mentions rising savings, delayed earnings, and anticipated mortgage lending pickup in coming months, with Babson advising caution about a near term correction.
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Se&l
Federal Funds
Treasury
Savings and Loan
S&ls
Federal Home Loan Bank
Babson’s
Babson's Reports
Babson's
Hallmark Cards director Harold Rice elected to board
Harold Rice of Kansas City vice president operations Hallmark Cards Inc elected to the company board. Rice oversees manufacturing engineering graphic arts product quality and research. He joined Hallmark over 33 years ago as an artist. The Rices have two children and two grandchildren.
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Harold Rice
Kansas City
Hallmark Cards, Inc
Rice
Peggy
Bob
Lorna) Cyza
Columbus
Hallmark
Grand Avenue Bank
Rices
Continued economic growth described as possible and desirable
The Monthly Review of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City argues that global economic growth remains feasible and beneficial despite resource limits and pollution. Dr. Stahl notes rising living standards tend to slow population growth, that pollution can be mitigated with action, and that growth supports jobs and helps reduce income inequality worldwide.
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de. Sheldon W. Stahl
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Stahl
de. Stahl
Lewis Joins Nebraska Economic Development Staff
Robert G. Lewis, a veteran Nebraska businessman with sales and management experience, joins the Nebraska Department of Economic Development as an industrial consultant. Announcement made by C. L. Chuck Eliott, industrial development director, naming him to the Industrial Development Division staff.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Robert G. Lewis
C.L. “Chuck” Eliott
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Gibraltar Financial
Imperial Corporation of America
Financial Corporation of Santa Barbara
Dow Jones
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Albion
Iowa Beef Processors, Inc
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Robert J. Brichacek
Helen Luchsinger
Mangeisen
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28Th Street
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Leigh
Tom Stadley
Westside
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