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Cost of Living Edges Up in October
The cost of living rose one tenth of one per cent in October according to the Labor Department, with increases in housing clothing medical care and transportation costs. Food and gasoline offset, while the index stood at 108.5 percent of the 1957 59 average. Transport costs led gains due to new car model changes.
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