The Press: 9

9¢ News

Before the war — 39¢. During the War — 34¢. After the War — 27¢. 1927 —18¢ Now —9¢

Such has been the progress of the minimum price for sending one word of deferred news across the Pacific. The 9¢ rate was announced last week, when Japan's government-owned cable company decided its new equipment was ready to handle the rush of business that would result from a price cut. To help the world hear more of Japan, a 1¢ differential was made to the U. S. It will cost Japanese publishers 9¢ per...

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