Shopping at Moscow's GUM Reveals High Prices and Mixed Goods
The Moscow GUM department store shows scarce Western items and high prices. Shoppers queue for wigs and oranges while imported plates and fur hats move quickly. A 21 inch TV costs about $500 and a fine men’s coat starts around 130 rubles.
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Moscow
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Lenin
Red Square
Japan
GUM
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Holland
Nixon
Yugoslavia
India
West
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
East Germany
Fund Drive Aims to Save Nation's Early Newspapers
Worcester leaders launch a 500000 dollar campaign to bolster the American Antiquarian Society's vast 18th and 19th century newspaper holdings. Director Marcus A. McComson notes the library houses three quarters of US pre 1821 papers and attracts scholars. Richard C. Steele spearheads the drive with hopes of full funding and national contributions.
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American Antiquarian Society
United States
Marcus A. McComson
McComson
Richard C. Steele
The
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Steele
Eugene C. Pulliam
the Phoenix
Ariz
Republic and Gazette
Joe D. Smith Jr
Brown Talk
Alexandria
No Calls Hal Sees The Blame No Calls
Hal Boyle observes office life where phone lines clog with personal calls as executives and staff busy themselves with unrelated tasks. The piece argues the bottleneck is multitasking and personal errands, not just phone company delays, highlighting busy secretaries and executives dialing various contacts while business stalls.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ma Bell’s
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