Money's worth marriage a growing force in U S economy
Sylvia Porter reports on the expanding bridal market and rising marriage rates. The piece cites 1968 figures with billions in wedding related spending, noting surging nuptials driven by aging war babies and near year round demand for gowns receptions rings honeymoons and new homes. It includes rough price breakdowns for a $1,000 to $1,500 wedding.
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Sylvia Porter
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Jewelry Industry Council
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U.S
Census Bureau
New York Stock Exchange Listed Stocks Snapshot
A dense OCR dump shows NYSE quotes with numerous ticker symbols, prices, and percent changes. The list includes names like Allied, AmCan, Boeing, Ford, General Motors, Exxon, and many others, with bid, ask, last, and daily movement data across sectors. The record reads like a stock board using abbreviations and fractions, reflecting a broad cross section of equities and their activity for the day.
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