Between Privileged Class and Working Class in Budapest
Istvan and his wife and two teenage sons share two small rooms and a kitchenette in an old Budapest apartment. Regulations force two per room, else higher taxes for the privileged. they live on $55 a month plus his wife’s $40 factory income and the sons’ $5 each. Baracz tea, scarce eggs and fruit, a $165 television, and rising prices strain daily life as Istvan drinks to forget. Andreas, a coach in Kis Royale, recalls life in a city marked by shortages and shifting housing costs.
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Istvan
Budapest
Ilona
Barack
Iebill
Tatvan
Andreas
Sharp Contrast In Hungary's Communist Living
In Budapest, a taxi ride reveals a divided society under communism. Istvan, a chemical engineer, earns about 876 dollars monthly and lives in a grimy district, while the elite enjoy housing in hill districts, Western goods, and luxury cars. The couple recalls prewar life, notes regime favors for engineers, and hints at a planned future revolution.
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Andreas S
Gineer
Oth
Doctora
Ifa
Istvan
Janos
Kadar
Quehanna Site Targeted by California Industry Hunt
Harrisburg AP A Pennsylvania Commerce Department official will scout California industry hubs to lure a firm to Quehanna in Clearfield County. Secretary Monaghan said his deputy J. Eric Jones will visit several firms, including Rocketdyne of North American Aviation, which had shown interest but withdrew. He hopes to renegotiate and entice a move to Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
Pennnsylvania
Commerce Department
California
Quehanna
Clearfield County
Commerce
Thomas J. Monaghan
J. Eric Jones
Curtisa- Wright Corp
Rocketdyne Division
North American Aviation
British MPs Scolded For African Fruit
In London Labor MP Barbara Castle sparked a Commons row by condemning MPs who procure South African sliced pears oranges and wines. She urged a boycott and denounced the conduct as outrageous and a betrayal of a thin line of public duty. Her remarks followed criticism of a parliamentary committee chair overseeing purchases.
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London
Labor Party
Barbara Castle
House of Commons
Herbert Butcher
Reed Gueatte
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Suill
Wheel Alinement
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Esaike
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Credit
Stoney's
Swing Co
Ithion, Pa
Boormans
Sven
Sass Ting
Routman
Hoover
Ona Aia
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