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...only begun to recognize its own progress and partly because some of the economy's primary institutions have seemed to change little. The largely nationalized French banking industry remains one of the crustiest anywhere, and too many farmers are still dedicated to satisfying the world's pickiest palates rather than to modern agricultural production. Moreover, the standard of living for millions of Frenchmen remains mediocre: the last time the government checked (in 1968), for example, more than a third of Paris houses had no indoor toilet...
Puzzling Paradox. For the signing ceremonies, Lyndon corralled 100 Congressmen and 300 artists, scholars and entertainers-a gathering illustrious enough to please the pickiest patron...