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Peking Life Shown Through One Factory Worker Family
AP correspondent Peter Dalhoff reports on Syn Chin hang and his wife Pangwe Hua, both workers at Pek ing textile No 2, earning about 60 yuan monthly with 75 yuan rents, 30 yuan bank deposits, 20 yuan kindergarten, and 10 yuan tax. The piece contrasts their steady home life and rising housing with broader Peking living conditions, noting slum clearance, growing bicycle usage, limited car ownership, and abundant food despite past shortages.
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