Nationalization in Burma Strains Private Enterprise
Gen. Ne Win's move to socialism nationalized banks imports exports the rice trade and major industries in Burma this year. Private industry suffers as production falls and unemployment rises with over 100 factories planning closures and importers facing licenses cuts amid price pressures. Major firms like Steel Bros Oppenheimers Burma Oil and Anglo Burma Tin are government owned, while private exporters struggle for markets under tightened controls.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
Steel Bros
Oppenheimers
East Asiatic
Burma Oil
Anglo Burma Tin
West Germany
Voice Used To Ease Pain In Childbirth
London conference hears a doctor describe psychic anesthesia through a bedside voice tape used to guide breathing and focus on birth. Dr Michael Ash hopes recordings could let mothers ease pain by switching a tape on and off at will, reducing the need for direct presence.
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London
Churches’ Fellowship For
Michael Ash
Dr. Ash
Half Tax Will Travel to Red Rocks Delayed by Rain
Outdoor concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater was interrupted by rain for 20 minutes and then by a five minute delay due to a conductor's missing trousers. Vasilios Priakos improvised with casual street slacks.
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Denver
UPI
Red Rocks
Vasilios Priakos
Wisconsin World’s Fair Committee Balks at Cheese Wheel
The Wisconsin World's Fair Committee faced a dilemma after tentatively approving the design of the state exhibition pavilion for the New York air fair. A 17-ton wheel of Wisconsin cheddar was planned for the third floor and would topple the structure, triggering concerns about placement and safety.
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Madison, Wis
UPI
New York
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