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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1978
Page
6
A Telemetrics International study of about 16 000 executives cited by The Wall Street Journal finds high achievers value employees and communication. They contrast with low achievers who seek security and drift behind, challenging the idea that nice guys finish last in business.
A Minnesota firm study cited by the Journal of Applied Psychology analyzed over 50 000 job applications across 30 years. It found women rate type of work highest for job satisfaction while men prize job security, with both groups placing pay lower. Psychological compensation is valued by both, though men over 40 show reduced interest.
The article notes that a typical housewife, if her home duties were paid at market rates, would earn $17,351.88 annually according to the American Council of Life Insurance. It tallies roles from nursemaid to maintenance man and suggests this figure excludes overtime.
AP Business Writer Chet Carrier discusses why higher inflation pushes more investors toward municipal bonds. He notes rising tax brackets, compares tax free income with after tax returns, and cites S P's 6.04 percent municipal yields. Recommendations cover diversification, choosing AAA to A rated larger issues, and considering mutual funds or municipal trusts.
On this date in 1944 American troops reached German soil in World War II. Other entries note 1814 Baltimore defenses, 1869 Prohibition Party formation, Mussolini’s rescue in 1943, MacArthur’s 1945 actions, Kennedy marrying in 1953, 1970 hijack explosions, Ray King trial delay, Chile’s rulers’ warning, Kansas City flood deaths, and birthdays for Jesse Owens and Alfred Knopf.
Mississippi has moved from a single crop economy to a balanced, diversified base. Industrial expansion includes lumber, furniture and paper, food processing, apparel, chemicals, electronics and machinery, boosting the state’s overall growth and resilience.
Massachusetts voters head to the polls on September 19 for a Republican primary where Sen. Edward Brooke faces Avi Nelson. Conservative money from the new right, led by Richard Viguerie, backs Nelson while Brooke, the Senate's only black member, seeks a third term amid lingering personal finances questions from a divorce settlement and a leaked issue involving his daughter.
Washington coverage centers on Senator Brooke facing a tough Massachusetts primary with divorce issues denting his fund raising and ad time. Nelson campaigns vigorously while Democrats Tsongas Guzzi and Alioto rise, independents may swing GOP ballots, and voters weigh Brooke’s record against personal controversy.
Washington report details a purported letter by Spencer Lee IV claiming a Vesco backed plan to move $10 million via a Bahamian firm, implicating Hamilton Jordan. Debates over authenticity follow sworn accounts by R L Herring and Norman Gay, with timelines from Costa Rica to Nassau and back to Georgia.
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