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200 million of us. The US Census Bureau tells us that the population of the United States reached 200 million on November 20. That's a lot of people. In 1790 the population of the country was a mere 3.9 million, and only after 125 years did the population reach 100 million. The additional million was reached after only 52 years this past November 20. Census experts tell us that at this rate, the population of the nation will reach 300 million by the year 2000, in the next 33 years. Projected still further, we should reach 400 million within the first quarter of the next century. Only China (760 million), India (500 million), and Russia (234 million) have greater populations than the USA.
Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings. —Publius Syrus • • 7e. who is always his own counsellor will often have a fool for his client. —Hunter • •
• Pursuing Pleasure Wire press services tell us that a vast majority of America's 200 million citizens spent Thanksgiving Day in pursuit of the traditional pleasures — family together, eating and drinking, participating in or watching traditional parades, and sitting in front of television sets watching football games. It was also a day of prayers for peace, for an end to the Viet Nam business. In Viet Nam, 500,000 American GIs feasted on hot turkey; those
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A peace above all earthly dignities, a still and quiet conscience. —Shakespeare ♦ • Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled by great ambitions. —Longfellow on the front lines had to content themselves with turkey in C-ration cans. For others, it was their first hot meal in several weeks. It was mostly a stay-at-home holiday. Some of those who ventured forth on the nation's highways did not make is back home. The traffic toll mounted steadily. As of 9 p.m. last Thursday the death count was 152, of which 122 resulted from auto mishaps. By Sunday midnight, the count will rise still further. Not all the news was bad, though. An Ohio judge bought Thanksgiving dinner for the residents of the city jail.
An Iowa cafe owner served free meals to 900 needy persons. Financial Woes The country and the world seems to go from one crisis of some kind to another. Britain is having her money problems. We're having ours. A tax increase on personal income seems very likely. More and more cities are voting themselves the extra burden of a 1 per cent city sales tax. Cars are costing more. Wages are higher. Where and when will it all end? Some of the nation's biggest banks, followed by a bost of others last week, boosted their prime lending rate to 6 per cent from 5 1/2 , effective immediately. Others will follow suit very shortly. Two big Dallas banks have done so. (Prime lending rate is the rate banks Charge their most creditworthy customers, usually big businesses and corporations. Other rates are scaled from this rate). The increase came after the devaluation of the British pound and boosts in the British and American official bank rates. The British bank rate went to 8 per cent from 61/2. The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate to 4 1/2 from 4 per cent. This is the rate the Federal Reserve charges member banks. If all this about international finance seems boring and distant, take a