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be the negotiations between he
auto workers and manlfac IT.
ers. However. l predict that b It'll
sides will arrive at a peace III
| settlement before the deadlira.
30. Wages. While labor will
not get all the pay increases it
warts in 1864. it will get the
equivalent in fringe benefits"
81. Employment. l forecast
employment will rise further in
1864. due to a prosperous econ
omy with new and expanding
operations Unemployment will
rise, too. because of the influx
of young job seekers and dis
/ placement of unskilled workers
by automation.
30. Work Week. There will he
continuing agitation to cut the
4O-hour week in 1864 to 35-
hour week with the same pay.
l forecast this will not be ac-
cOmplished. There may be a
comprise to 81 and one half
hours. though this will depend
largely upon President johnson.
30. Foreign Trade. Rising auto
nation in the U. S. in 1864 will
enable us to compete more ef-
fectively with lower per-man-
hour labor costs in Europe. La
Dor costs in Italy are already
rising. and initiation is threaten
ing Europe particularly It
ally and France.
"a. Initiation. Like the rest of
the world. we will be tempeted to
resort more and more to infla-
ton; but l forecast this will not
be vital factor in 1854.
/ IS. Living Costs. There will be
continued upward pressure on
living costs during 1854. even
though the Administration may
soft-pedal any abnormal rise in
the Labor Department index 10
prove that costs are being held
down.
36. Retail Sales. l forecast
that 1864 will show an increase
in retail sales and in install
ment purchases.
81. KecreatiOnal Equipment. I
forecast that the great increase
il leisure time and the consis-
tent gains in personal income
vii, give manufacturers Of re-
creational equipment a pros
porous year in 1864
SO. Synthetic Foods. l forecast
that many new synthetic foods
cheaper than the natural, and
Just as beautiful - will appear in
supermarkets in 1854.
80. Synthetic Clothing. fore
cast that this new industry will
develop notably in the United
States during 1864, particularly
as regards speciality work cloth
eS
40. Auto Parking. The auto
companies are devoting much
study to the parking problem.
l forecast real progress toward
mechanical parking in 1864.
II. Seat Belts. l predict that
insurance companies will put
added pressure during 1864 on
all state governments to enact
legislation requiring "roll-up"
seat belts on all cars.
~. New Inventions. / fce-
cast that rapid strides Will ,e
made in 1864 in the direct n
of transferring mass throus
matter.
! 43. ElectrOnic Production. l
forecast a great increase in cleo
tronic manufacturing in 1864. :.
with emphasis on adoption OF
space efforts to military applica-
tons.
A. Air Conditioning. l predict
radical changes in air condition
ing in 1864 via the reduction,
and later elimination. of moving
parts in the eat-withdrawal
| machinery.
IS. Electric Heating. fore
cast experiments in electric
heating IT, 1864 whereby radio
waves will heat only the in
divlduals in the room, but not
the air.
46. OceanOgraphy. I forecast
! great developments in 1864 in
mineral recovery. food supple
ments, new chemical deriva-
tives. etc, obtained through
Oceanographic research.
AZ. Cuba. People in Florida
have no reason to worry about
their nearneSs to Cuba in 1864.
Russia will undoubtedly keep a
controlling finger on Cuba until
she decides TO withdraw in a
swap of some kind with the y.
S. in connection with Berlin or
West Germany.
As. War There will be no
World War in 1854, and even the
cold war" pressurers should
gradually soften and prove less
costly. l, however. am watching
carefully how President johnson
and Premier Khrushchev get on
together.
40. Russia. I predict that the
Russian government will vastly
increase the manufacture of
electrical appliances, and will
have a 100 per cent owned in
stallment company which it will
operate without etition.
When | was in Russia it was