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1955
Economic Profile
Dow-Jones: High 488 - Low 391 GNP: +9% Inflation: -0.3% Unemployment: 4.4%
Death
Infant mortality/1,000: 26.0 Maternal mortality/10,000: 4.1
Infant mortality/1,000: 26.0
Maternal mortality/10,000: 4.1
Health
Physicians in U.S.: 214,000 Dentists in U.S.: 95,000 Hospital beds: 1,604,000
Random Prices
Air France, New-York-Nice: $520 (round trip) National Airlines, New York-Havana: $176.50 (round trip) Budapest String Quartet (Kaufman auditorium, New York City): $2-$3 New York City Center: $3.60 LP records: $3.98 Annie Oakley cowgirl outfit: $4.90 “Morgan” stuffed animal: $2.95 English bike: $47.50 Croquet set: $12.98 Gimbel’s professional ice skates: $17.95
*American Chronicle
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