The ideological issue between Moscow and Peking, once so murky, was assuming an almost dazzling clarity.
Out last week were the latest statistics for Soviet industrial production, showing a 7½% increase in the first half of 1964. Many Western experts suspect the real figure to be about 5%, but even if correct, it would be the smallest percentage increase claimed since 1942. The usual claim in recent years has been closer to 10%. The lag appears to be caused by crop setbacks, which affected the food production industry, and a sharp drop in...
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