Daily Meditation on Listening from Hemingway
A brief reflection cites Ernest Hemingway noting the value of listening. The quote reminds readers that listening closely yields lessons, while many people overlook this skill.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1968
Page
3
A brief reflection cites Ernest Hemingway noting the value of listening. The quote reminds readers that listening closely yields lessons, while many people overlook this skill.
President Johnson urged Austin listeners that the nation cannot end urban turmoil until the poor can buy homes with modest mortgage payments. He cited the 1968 Housing Act as a path to 26 million new homes, stressing a trillion-dollar effort to boost housing for the poor and underprivileged and fix financing for affordable homes.
Lester B. Pearson argues fear must be removed to turn regional hostility into neighborliness and that Arabs and Jews fight over land with deep ancestral claims. He says the UN can help peace if member governments enable it, but warns compromise seems unlikely as both sides cling to their dreams and histories.
A nationwide survey of 10,000 families by the National Industrial Conference Board finds Americans more optimistic about business conditions than in the past year, yet cautious about spending. Christmas sales suggest a new record, while worker purchasing power fell in October from higher previous levels. The piece notes divided forecasts among economists and advisers for 1969, with inflation concerns and questions about Nixon's economic policy. The unemployment rate at 3.3 percent marks a 15 year low, signaling continued economic strength despite uncertainties.
Washington DC hearings set to require public input early and after tentative route fixes. Secretary Boyd rebuffs highway lobby opposition as DC court ruling and Natcher pressure fuel debate. Volpe transition noted with construction ties, Nixon era cabinet plans teased alongside Shriver and Humphrey politics.
Senator Soaper warns the nation about garbage with options to burn bury or repurpose. A singer who aimed to avoid publicity shifts careers while a governor and a president receive gifts of salmon eggs and pine seeds. A quirky stocking stuffer idea appears.
Travelers praise the new four lane route from Cove Creek to Newport as a spectacular mountainous highway. The $1.5 billion per mile project cuts through the Pigeon River gorge with benches and rock cuts, 170 million wheelbarrow loads of fill, and 125 carloads of explosives. W. Curtis Russ and Dan Moore championed the mountain road, with hopes of a Welcome Center south of the Tennessee line. Officials predict heavier traffic as weather clears and safety upgrades, including tunnels with adaptive lighting, stand ready.
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