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Most nearly reduced to the Indo-China level was Burma, in normal years the world's largest rice exporter. After Goshal's return from the Calcutta conference, a series of uprisings broke out which reached their peak just when Burmese peasants should have been out in the paddy fields gathering the new crop. Last week, as Burma's parties battled for power, and food prices in Rangoon soared, it was doubtful whether Burma this year could even feed herself...
DiBlasio, a six-two, 190-pound Sophomore with sprinter's legs, hit his peak last year in the Freshman Yale game as a back scoring twice on scintillating runs...
Nearly 130 men will be added, either voluntarily or arbitrarily, to present House rolls within the next few weeks, thus forcing the seven Houses to absorb more extra men this year than under 1947's so-called "peak" enrollment...
...political turmoil that swept the Yard last year has passed its peak so far as the number of active groups is concerned, but as anyone who passed through the registration line yesterday must know college politicians are getting set for their biggest push in years...
Retail Record. U.S. retail sales are running at an annual rate of $127 billion, almost 12% higher than 1947, the National Industrial Conference Board reported. If the rate is maintained, said N.I.C.B., 1948 sales will exceed 1929-the prewar peak-by more than 250%, while prices are only 40% higher than...