Villages Report Rates Of Forced Marriages In 1954 55
In Chi Shan county a village sold 12 girls during 1954 55 with five changing owners twice. A village chief bought his son a wife with money from selling a cow and two huts. In Cheng Ku county a lass named Tuen had 11 suitors lined up by her mother. four bought clothing from the family to gain favor. In Shang county a couple forced a girl to wed after demand for a money gift could not be met. In Pu Ping county a divorced daughter was to be sold for a coffin, but the plan failed when the coffin proved inferior.
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Chi Shan County
Cheng Ku
Tuen
Chi Shan
Shang County
Pu Ping County
Forecasts Predict Prosperity in 1957
Washington based on the third annual Business Forecast Symposium by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce twelve industry leaders predict 1957 will be better overall than 1956 though money will stay tight for part of the year. They foresee more jobs and bigger sales with profits dipping slightly. success depends on a stable international situation.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Emerson P. Schmidt
Chamber
Schmidt
Bloomington RCA Plant Schedules Large Layoffs Overproduction
The RCA television plant in Bloomington Indiana, billed as the nation’s first to mass produce color TV sets, orders an immediate operation cut due to over production amid falling nationwide sales. Plant manager A B Pollock says production cuts will reduce receiver manufacturing and will include many layoffs scheduled for next weekend.
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Bloomington
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RCA
A. B. Pollock
Suez Flareup Forces Billions in Aid Speak
The article reports that US officials foresee a fresh large aid program to Western Europe after the Suez crisis. An initial one billion dollar installment to stabilize the British pound is viewed as likely, with potential totals of 3 to 4 billion. France and others may need aid, and such support could delay domestic tax cuts. Cabinet divisions and debate over aiding Western Europe frame the coming policy fight.
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United States
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George M. Humphrey
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