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...male-female sex ratio in the Class of '83 will rise to 1.89:1 because of an unexpectedly high number of men accepting admission, an admissions official said yesterday...
William R. Fitzsimmons, director of admissions, said 76 per cent of the men accepted to the Class of '83 will be attending, compared to 73 per cent of the women. The sex ratio for the Class...
Idaho, however, with 26.65 millionaires per 1,000 population, has the highest per capita ratio of any state, largely because of the soaring price of land on its many large farms. Maine, a longtime retreat of the rich, is second with 7.72 millionaires per 1,000, while North Dakota, with its sprawling farms and ranches, is third with 6.9. The states with the lowest concentrations of seven-figure citizens: Arkansas, with .34 millionaires per 1,000, and Wyoming, where the ratio is just .19. Nonetheless, to reverse Scott Fitzgerald's famous dictum, just about everywhere the rich are becoming...
...half the people in developed regions lived in the cities; two-thirds do so now, and 75% are expected to mob the cities by 2000. In less developed nations, heavy migration to the cities has swiftly changed the ratio of urban to rural dwellers. In Third World countries, one person in six lived in a city in 1950; one in three does so today. More than any other trend, the urban boom is "bound to have radical to revolutionary implications for national economic and social structures...
...spectators' visual perception is seized from the very outset of the film: stunning views of Manhattan's urban setting introduce the location of the film's action in a dynamic montage flow. Black and white photography together with wide screen ratio ideally combine to present the architectural-pictorial aspect of the metropolis. With its metal, stone, dark brick, glass and concrete structures, New York projects a black-and-white vision. Color belongs to San Francisco, Palm Beach, Las Vegas and even Washington, while dark and bright contrast, especially at night, is what makes New York visually the most exciting city...