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...goods ($2.9 billion a year in vehicles, chemicals and textiles) than any other continent. Its peoples number 167 million, and they are multiplying 2½ times as fast as the rest of the world. But three-fifths of them are lowly tillers of the soil, and their per capita yearly income (about $275) is a meager one-sixth that of the U.S. citizen...
...less comfortable houses than they did in 1937. This depressing fact emerged from a housing survey published last week by the U.N.'s Economic Commission for Europe. Wartime losses-some 10 million European homes-have not yet been made up. In many countries, the number of dwellings per capita is lower than it was prewar: Greece, by 20%; West Germany, 16%; Italy, 9%; France...
...producing synthetics. Burlington Mills bought up Goodall-Sanford and Pacific Mills to diversify its cotton-and wool-producing facilities, thus have a hedge against the ups and downs in both the synthetic and natural fiber markets. Despite their troubles, textilemen believe that long-range prospects are good, since per capita consumption of textiles in the U.S. has been steadily climbing for more than 30 years, and there is every indication the trend will continue. But production is still outstripping sales. Thus things will probably get worse for the marginal producers-who may be forced to merge, shut down plants...
...Have No Bonanzas. The Territorial Enterprise was launched at Mormon Station in 1858, later settled in Virginia City, where more than 100 saloons and an annual per capita consumption of 22½ gallons of "strong waters," one-third whisky, made it a newspaperman's paradise. The Enterprise's first big story was the war between Nevada's settlers and the Piute Indians. Coverage of shootings, stabbings and embezzlements were always homey. Sample news story...
...Tariff Commission's recommendation, pointing out that the importation of Swiss movements created "substantial subsidiary employment" in the U.S. (about 15,000 workers make cases and straps, assemble watches, etc.). The American Farm Bureau Federation also asked Eisenhower to reject the tariff increase because Switzerland buys $11 per capita in U.S. farm products...