Signs of modest recovery in Permian Basin economy
In Odessa signs of a slow rebound appear as jobless rate drops to 9.4 percent per Texas Employment Commission figures. TEC official Frank Kasko notes rising job placements and more oil field job orders. Gas prices climbing suggest the worst glut may be ending, though local effects lag. The overall tone remains cautious optimism amid lingering gloom.
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Permian
Ector County
Texas Employment Commission
Folder Worth as Much as a Novel
Andy Rooney reflects on preferring concise, idea-heavy books and pocket quotes. He notes his Quotations folder contains sayings by Liebman Lubbock and Hoffer about acceptance time and working with people.
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Joshua Loth Liebman
John Lubbock
Eric Hoffer
Rooney's Rainy Day Column on Conformity and Thought
Russell Lynes Noel Coward and others offer quotable truths on life and intellect. Andy Rooney, syndicated Chicago Tribune columnist and 60 Minutes regular, reflects on weathering life with honesty rather than pretended gloom.
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Russell Lynes
Noel Coward
Walter Lippmann
Robert Louis Stevenson
G.K. Chesterton
Rooney
The
Chicago Tribune
CBS
60 Minutes
Humprey First Step Toward Re election?
Senator Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire bucked GOP peers by voting against the MX missile. He joined a small group of six in the Senate and faced a political shift as he long supported Reagan hawkish defense but opposed the missile program. The article notes his past election stance and recent town meetings.
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Mary McGrory
Washington
Gordon J. Humphrey
New Hampshire
Humphrey
Reagan
Hatfield
Oregon
Andrews
North Dakota
Durenberger
Minnesota
Stafford
Vermont
Weicker
Connecticut
Mr. Smith
Tom Rath
GOP
Senate
Arthur Finkelstein
Humphrey defection on MX vote shocks NH peers in Washington
Washington column notes Senator Gordon Humphrey switched on the MX missile, resisting claims it would leverage talks with the Russians. The move astonished colleagues and critics, shaping a national debate on Reagan's nuclear strategy as D’Amours’ influence looms.
Americans catch up with Methuselah in aging headlines
The Baltimore Sun notes a humorous look at aging public figures and the idea that long-lived celebrities like Xavier Cugat Pat O'Brien and Bob Hope echo the widening life expectancy gap. It compares early 1900s birth ages with modern longevity trends.
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Theo Lippman JR
Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Xavier Cugat
Pat O’brien
Bob Hope
Ronald Reagan
Prez
Census Bureau
Hope
Cugat
O’brien
Enduring vitality as centenarians and ageless stars dominate minds
A column lauds aging icons like Hope and Burns as they mark birthdays while highlighting a broader shift: life expectancy has risen dramatically. The United Nations projects life spans near 100 in coming decades, with U S numbers climbing from 2.6 million age 75 plus in 1940 to 10.3 million today. The piece argues longer life reshapes history and culture.
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Alf Landon
Jack Dempsey
George Burns
Burns
M.F.K. Fisher
United Nations
United States
Hope
London
Thomas Jefferson
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