RECORD U.S. DRINK BILL
Received Priday, 7.20 p.m. WASHINGTON, March 21; A Commerce Department report disrlosed that Americans spent a record total of 7,800,000,000 dollars on alcoholic drinks in 1945, averaging 58 dollars for every man, woman and child In the United States. This expenditure soaked up 3,000,000,000 dollars for liqueitrs, beers and wines. Beer continued its upward trend and wine slightly declined.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 March 1946, Page 5
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63RECORD U.S. DRINK BILL Chronicle (Levin), 23 March 1946, Page 5
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