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Newspaper
Cuero Record
Location
Cuero, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1971
Page
4
The piece argues that enjoying life is not evil and improves work and social appeal. It notes Puritan roots and blue laws still link sex to guilt for many, while psychologists find joyful workers outperform others. Fun should be tempered by others and health, but enhances life and culture.
A Paris Swiss savant claims a man can judge a potential wife by how she handles peeling and cooking potatoes. Thick rinds signal extravagance, eyes indicate laziness, heavy fat signals greed, burnt edges show negligence. The piece ends with irony about a man living by such unselfish rules.
A town considers booking a novelty act featuring a chicken trained to walk a tightrope. One manager doubts it, fearing it could fail and “lay an egg.” The piece also cites Adam Smith comparing Wall Street brokerages’ 1969 70 decline to the buffalo’s disappearance and notes that time and tradition do not guarantee permanence.
Milwaukee industrial voice notes a national decline in worker productivity. Comparing plants in the United States, Japan, and Britain, the report cites Japan at two and a half times the U.S. output and Britain ahead of U.S. plants. A company official estimates five hours of hard work per eight-hour day.
The piece argues that midweek slowdowns and high absenteeism on Mondays and Fridays reduce U S factory output. It notes young workers prefer low paid truck driving over apprenticeships, rising costs of domestically made goods, and increasing foreign competition from Japan and elsewhere. It warns that unions and slow productivity threaten U S jobs and could mirror Britain's decline.
A cryptic crossword style listing presents across and down clues from a daily puzzle. Entries range from Gloomy aura to Russian river and Italian city, with clues to names and common terms that weave a historian’s page of wordplay.
Poppleton England expects Rev Arthur West to perform the Satan role in the church annual play tonight. The focal vicar said the part suits him and offered no further explanation.
Miss Li dina Barzini returns from Rome to Bigtown where she argues the city offers far more variety and quality than the Eternal City. From food to books to shows to hotels the Met exceeds Rome in taste and access, and the phone directory feels like a catalog of every possible want.
The London models team the Rovers can’t find a man to coach them for a charity game against Lumley’s Lawlies. They say most men they approach mutter about wives’ approval or reluctance, leaving the coaching gap unresolved.
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