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Grim statistics show death industry growth in U S
UPI reports death rising as a growth industry in the United States with projected 2.297 million deaths annually by 1980, up more than 20 percent from 1970. Funeral services, a $2 billion business, see increasing consolidation, public ownership moves, and cluster operations among leading firms such as Kinney, IFS, and Service Corporation International.
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New York
UPI
United States
Social Security Administration
U.S
Canada
Kinney National Services, Inc
International Funeral Services, Inc
IFS
Des Moines
Iowa
American Exchange
Oakridge Holding