Middle Class Felt In Red Russia
A Washington article by William L. Ryan explores how a growing Soviet middle class gains purchasing power through installments in state stores. He notes bureaucratic wage deduction systems and government-operated outlets as signs of creeping capitalism, with high priced goods moving slowly and everyday items widely accessible through wage advances.
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Soviet Union
William L. Ryan
Moscow
Red Square
Lenin-Stalin
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Girl 11 Drowns After Playful Push Into River
ST. LOUIS AP Eleven year old Marilyn Hinkle of St. Louis drowned Sunday when a playmate jokingly shoved her into the Mississippi River She could not swim A witness 14 year old John Noble of St Louis and the victim's brother dove after her Noble reached her but struck a submerged barge and was forced to let go The tragedy occurred on a gangway to barges in the river
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ST. Louis
Marilyn Hinkle
Marilyn
John Noble
Noble
House Group Approves Sugar Quote Bill
Washington AP The key House Agricultural Committee approved a bill giving the President power to cut Cuba sugar quotas if needed Cuba called it a declaration of economic war The measure aims to adjust sugar trade policy and respond to Cuba actions.
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Washington
Key House Agricultural Committee
Cuba
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