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...gallon. Rice exports have tobogganed, too. Burma exported about 3,000,000 tons of rice before the war. This year's exports will be less than 1,000,000. Next year the government hopes to have 730,000 tons for export, but many believe the figure will be lower. This means that millions will go hungry in other parts of Asia, and that Burma will be without its major source of income for the imports it needs. "Burma," said National Bank head U San Lin, "may be bankrupt next year...
...rest of its chaotic house in order. The Karens, who number about 2,000,000, are a predominantly Christian (Baptist), politically rightist minority who have been steadfastly insisting that they have a semi-autonomous state within the Union of Burma. The Karens' exorbitant territorial demands include most of lower Burma...
...meeting will set on a proposal to lower the maximum age at which a man becomes ineligible to serve on the State Council...
...failure of the recession to lower appreciably the major expenses added to college and university problems. Although a few such items as food cost Harvard a bit less, wages and salaries continued to rise. The individual increases were small but of big overall importance, for wages and salaries are 60 per cent of the University's total outlay...
Harris' final suggestion is consolidation. "No great injury would be done the country if a substantial proportion of its institutions of higher education were closed. By reducing the number of schools, we will be able to increase the size of the remainder and thus lower unit costs in the end." How Student Expenses Have Risen 1941 1946 1948 1949 Harvard College Tuition $400 $400 $525 $600 Average Private Tuition, Man $266 $330 $386 $407 Harvard Total Costs $1325 $1350 $1535 $1610 Average Private Total Costs $796 $957 $1057 $1073 Radcliffe College Tuition $400 $450 $525 $600 Average Private Tuition, Woman...