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Hosts of other favorable housing trends are popping up. One of the biggest surprises is that the inventory of unsold new homes is currently at its lowest level since 1971 (see chart). Says Robert Gough, a housing specialist with the Massachusetts-based economic fore casting firm of Data Resources Inc.: "Given dropping interest rates and shrinking inventories, a growth in housing starts will have to follow." Other bullish signs include a lofty rise in October building permits, which were a full 60% above the depressed level of a year...
...military came to the fore. The army had not been happy about the way our military involvement in Afghanistan had been handled. Some had argued that troops, not advisers, should have been sent in in 1978, before things got out of hand. But in December 1979, the general staff felt that 80,000 or so Soviet troops could get the situation under control...
...firms in the industry whose stock is publicly traded. The price of West shares jumped more than $3 in a single day, following reports of the Tylenol deaths, and the volume of trading exploded by more than 6,000%. West stock, which had been selling for around 16 be fore the poisonings, closed last week at 20⅛. Says Robert Campbell, a spokesman for the company: "We've got queries about our products from across the board, not only from over-the-counter-drug packagers but from the food and cosmetic industry as well...
Cameron said the overall score rise had been fore shadowed as much as a year ago by rising scores on local tests. ANy improvement from current curriculum reform efforts would take several years to show up in scores, he added...
...Israelis, it seemed that their tough policy in Lebanon had been altogether effective. Soon after the Sunday attack, they noted, the P.L.O. made two important concessions. First, the leaders dropped their demand that an international force be in place in West Beirut be fore their organization moved out. The P.L.O. does not want to depart through a cordon of Israeli forces. Said one U.S. expert: "If the choice is between martyrdom and walking out through Israeli lines they [the P.L.O.] will stay and fight." Second, the guerrillas said they would no longer insist that Israel complete a minimal withdrawal...