Stock market myths and Reagan era bets on profits
A columnist argues politics and fashion both sway expectations but stock prices reflect short term moves rather than long term economy. Granville and Reagan influence market sentiment yet daily tickets miss the bigger trend toward investment and productivity. Skirt lengths rise as a seasonal metaphor for shifting fortunes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Granville
Florida
Reagan
Granville
Wall Street
Carter
Congress
WSIU Faces Listener Backlash Over New Format Changes
The Southern Illinois station WSIU-FM confronts protests after Syco changes, with listeners criticizing canceled programs including Prairie Home Companion and perceived slights to black and country music fans. Manager Jim Moore cites budget cuts and urges better audience engagement amid public broadcasting financial pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wsiu-Fm
Syco
Jim Moore
Wsiu Oe
Moore
Uch
WSIU
Public Broadcasting
Public Radio
Southern Illinois
Democrats Move to Reform Past Reforms in 1980 Race
The Democrats press a reform agenda to revitalize party strategy for 1980. Center for Democratic Policy launches three wage and price policy studies, while leaders plot training and organizing efforts to match Republican tactics and fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Teeter
Mackinac Island
Mich
Center For Democratic Policy
American Enterprise Institute
Center
Ted van Dyk
van Dyk
Barry Bosworth
Brookings Institution
House
Senate
Ween
Charles Manatt
Democratic National Committee
Manatt
GOP
Democratic National Training Academy
NATO debate over theater nuclear forces and deterrence
NATO faces questions on deploying Pershing 2 and cruise missiles in Europe, balancing theater and strategic deterrence. Analysts warn that adding new nuclear systems may raise reliance on nuclear threats and risk widening Europe’s exposure to a Soviet response amid West European dissent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Brussel
Belgium
United States
Soviet Union
Western Europe
NATO
Europe
West
U.S
Arms Control Association
Euro
Moscow
North American
Netherlands
West Germany
Western
ATO
European Alliance
Rome and Italian monuments crumble under modern age
Italy faces rapid decay of ancient treasures due to automobile pollution and heating emissions. Pollutants threaten Rome’s Colosseum and Sistine Chapel while Florence Venice and Milan also risk damage. Mussolini’s urban plans accelerated car traffic harming ruins, though Rome battles car use on Sundays and the parliament funds restoration efforts amidst traffic challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricardo Franco Levi
International Writers Service
Rome
Florence
Venice
Leonardo da Vinci
Santa Maria Della Grazie
Milan
Marcus Aurelius
Appenines
Benito Mussolini
Roman Empire
Mussolini
Is Controlled Press
Colosseum
Luigi Petroselli
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D Lee Enterprises Newspaper
Are Clymer
Des Moines
Iowa
Lawrence Seidman
Swarthmore College
Daniel Mitchell
University of California At Los Angeles
Canaan Valley State Park
Virginia
Robert One
Louis Harris
Anter Thurow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Baltimore
Democratic Strategy Council
Strategy Council
E Copley News Service
Owatery Co
Italy
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
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