Stockholm syndrome amid Beirut hostages draws experts
Psychologists say some Americans held in Beirut show signs of Stockholm syndrome as they align emotionally with captors. Dr. Charles Stenger notes fear can blur threat assessment and delay rescue efforts, while spokesperson Allyn Conwell and Drs. Martin Symonds and Louis West discuss varied impact and survivor outcomes. The phenomenon, named after a 1973 Stockholm bank siege, may persist after release.
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Sweden
Stenger
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Allyn Conwell
Israel
ABC News
Martin Symonds
Karen Horney
New York
Symonds
American Psychiatric Association
Louis West
UCLA
Iran
DC-10 Skids From Runway Into Lagoon in Puerto Rico
An American Airlines DC-10 aborted takeoff at San Juan and skidded into a mangrove marsh, with 257 passengers and 13 crew aboard. Up to 20 people sustained minor injuries. plane moved to a second runway while authorities investigate.
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Luis Munoz Marin International
Juan Cruz
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Dallas
Joe Stroop
Stroop
Trade Balance Shifts As May Deficit Widens
In May the deficit grew as exports fell for agricultural goods automobiles and power generating equipment while sales rose for aircraft electric machinery chemicals and coal. Imports rose sharply on clothing chemicals aircraft and Canadian cars, widening the trade gap.
Baldrige Forecasts U S Deficit At 140 To 150 Billion
Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige predicted the annual deficit would total 140 to 150 billion dollars, well above last year's 123.3 billion. He noted the dollar fell about 8 percent from its February highs but remains 43 percent above 1980’s average.
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Malcolm Baldrige
Baldrige
Odessa May claims rise as job market flags in Texas reports
Claims May reached 125 with June data unavailable as the employment office first tracks extra claims. Kasko notes many claimants plan moves to Austin or Dallas Fort Worth for work while Texas Business Forecasts Williams says the real activity is the total employed, which lags last year. Odessa total employment fell to 63 700 in May from 65 000 in April and 64 000 a year earlier, with the labor force at 67 500. crude oil futures for August hover around 27 dollars a barrel, with 25 cited in the report.
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Williams
Texas Business Forecasts
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Jobs Commission
Oil Rigs Fall as March 1986 Delivery Outlook Dims
Williams notes futures expect crude oil prices to drop about two dollars a barrel. Lower prices and a weak rig count dampen optimism in the area. Reed Rock Bit reports Permian Basin rigs at 273 this week, down from 280 last week and 329 a year ago. Hughes Tool Co lists 1,907 US rigs, down from 2,401 last year, the lowest for the week since 1981. Williams says the city has too many businesses to sustain current activity and some will restructure or fail.
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Hughes Tool Co
United States
Williams
Chevron offers early retirement amid Gulf acquisition
In Midland and Odessa, Chevron employees from Gulf and Chevron weigh early retirement packages. About 10 percent of 20 000 eligible take the offer as 55 to 59 year olds retire rather than continue with reorganized management. Spokeswoman Nancy Carroll notes eligible workers with Gulf tenure plus Chevron tenure are being reassigned or exiting.
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Nancy Carroll
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Houston
Phillips Petroleum pushes early retirement amid reorganization
Phillips Petroleum announces a broad early retirement program to trim costs as part of a reorganization. Of 26,000 employees, about 2,400 are eligible and 2,000 are expected to retire, with Odessa regional manager Gene Clark noting 137 of 950 Permian Basin workers are eligible and about 125 may retire.
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E.E
Gene” Clark
Odessa
Permian Basin
Fair Skies With Warm Weekend For West Texas
West Texas will see fair skies tonight and Saturday with overnight lows near 60 and Saturday highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph are expected as a slow-moving cold front exits the region. High pressure brings sun to the northern half while the Panhandle and northern High Plains may see south winds. scattered showers linger southern areas and along the Coastal Bend. A slight chance of evening storms remains southwest Sunday, with mostly sunny days and fair nights elsewhere across West Texas.
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