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Business managers
learning from Titanic
to plan for disasters
Associated Press
See thejumpers
on the drillfield
Sept.24- TSO
Sept.25-12-50
6:50
NEW YORK — Evidently
inspired by the recent discovery of
the Titanic on the Atlantic Ocean
floor, many business managers and
economic analysts are doing a lot of
thinking about disasters, and how to
avoid them.
Raymond F. DeVoe Jr., an analyst
at the Wall Street firm of Legg Ma
son Wood Walker Inc., reported re
cently that he put a picture of the
doomed ship in his office this sum
mer.
It serves partly, he said, as a re
minder to avoid complacency in his
stock market forecasts and partly as
a reminder to “beware of icebergs in
the fog.”
Many observers see some perilous
parallels to the 1920s in the state of
the country today — problems on
the farm, pressure for protectionism
in international trade, the heavy
debts of both the federal govern
ment and the consumer and more.
Of course, fears of an economic
disaster of Titanic proportiohs seem
always to be with us. Every recession
since World War II has brought talk
of something much worse, but the
economy withstood the energy crisis
of the 1970s, and survived a spell of
severe inflation to boot.
So the ship’s log attests that the
American economy is indeed a for
midable vessel. Nevertheless, when
anyone suggests that it is unsinkable,
it may be a good time to check on the
lifeboats.
Faculties concerned
about sick leave law
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leave, what will they take away
next?’
cause, in his opinion, it can’t
save the state any money.
McDaniel’s worry over future
recruitment of professors is
shared by both Wilson and
Huber.
Huber said the sick leave re
strictions have a negative effect
on the recruiting efforts at the
University of Houston and are es
pecially serious for the young,
relatively unexperienced profes
sionals universities want, most of
whom have families to support.
“It doesn’t seem to matter
much when you first think about
it,” Huber said, “but anyone who
hears that they won’t get paid if
they get sick might next ask,
‘Well, if they can take away sick
Wilson said he doesn’t think
the law will greatly affect recruit
ment at Texas Tech, but said it
depends on whether or not the
administration will amend exist
ing policy.
“I’m hoping we have sense
enough to write good policy,"
Wilson said. “It’s important be
cause it’s the first question a pro
fessional asks of a new job, but
hopefully when it’s put back into j
the universities' laps, we’ll all take
care of it in our own way.”
Representatives from many
Texas colleges and universities
will meet and discuss the problem
Oct. 4 at the Council ol Faculty
Governance Organization in Aus
tin.
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MEXICO CITY — Thousands
fled the city Tuesday, fearing dis
ease from polluted water and decay
ing bodies. Others watched rescuers
pull survivors from earthquake de
bris that had imprisoned them for
days, praying to see relatives.
Workers dug and listened on ul
tra-sound equipment, specially
trained dogs sniffed and pawed in
w ad pa
the desperate effort to find the esti
mated 1,500 people still buried be
fore it is too late.
The latest official count put the
death toll at 3,000 from the two ma
jor earthquakes that struck the heart
of the city last Thursday and Friday.
The city government said 7,100
people were injured and 600 re
mained in hospitals.
An estimated 300,000 are home
less, and only about half have found
temporary shelter. The others hud
dle m parks and streets, or have left
the city to seek help from friends
and relatives outside the capital.
Health officials said there was no
severe threat of epidemic from con-
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ies that are caught in the rubbitib.
awaiting burial. They advised rejR^ e Y aS
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