Home improvements surge as Americans fix old houses
Americans spent over $30 billion last year to improve homes as prices push buyers to stay put. Kitchens baths and basements lead the work with new siding, carpeting, and added rooms rising. alarms and safety gear grow as households remodel to keep up with rising costs and mortgage rates.
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Energy use warned could outstrip oil supplies by 1985
The OECD report World Energy Outlook warns Western industrial nations face rising energy demand and potential shortages. By 1985 OECD countries may require 35 million barrels daily, up from 24.4 million in 1973, with OPEC at 4.3 million and total demand near 39.3 million. It urges action within a year to expand supplies, conserve, and build stockpiles to avoid disruption and higher unemployment.
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London Actor Michael Wilding Improves From Pneumonia
The 64 year old actor Michael Wilding is reported by the National Hospital to be improving after an pneumonia attack. His career has been marked by marriages to Margaret Leighton and Elizabeth Taylor, with Taylor's marriage spanning from 1952 to 1957. Freddie Simmons May Be Michigan's Youngest Landlord in Pontiac. A 3 year old bought a repossessed house and plans to rent it next month, with ongoing work in plumbing and carpentry. William Saroyan Says Writers Don’t Run Out Of Ideas, Only Faith And Energy In Madera Lecture. The author, 68, discusses apprenticeship and the drive to write, noting 44 books in total and a Pulitzer win for The Time of Your Life. Mary Became Queen Of Seats In 1542 After James V Death.
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Catholic Priest Resigns Over Edict on Women Priests
TORONTO AP A noted Canadian priest resigns from the Pontifical Bible Commission in protest after the Vatican barred women from priestly ordination. Rev David Stanley says the commission found no biblical barrier and laments the Vatican ignoring its work while the pope orders the new rule.
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