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T EXAS BUSINESS REVIEW V OL. X L II, N O. 7, J UL Y 1 9 68
Editor, Stanley A. Arbingast; Associate Editor, Robert H. Ryan; Managing Editor, Graham Blackstock
Editorial Board: Stanley A. Arbingast, Chairman; John R. Stockton; Francis B. May; Robert H. Ryan; Graham Blackstock
CONTENTS
BUREAU OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
ARTICLES
189: THE BUSINESS SITUATION IN TEXAS, by Francis B.
May
194: THE UNITED STATES BUSINESS EXECUTIVE IN LATIN
AMERICA, by Thomas M. Adams
198: BUILDING REVIEW, MAY, by Robert B. Williamson
TABLES
190: SELECTED BAROMETERS OF TEXAS BUSINESS
191: BUSINESS-ACTIVITY INDEXES FOR 20 SELECTED CITIES
191: RETAIL-SALES TRENDS BY KIND OF BUSINESS
192: HOURS AND EARNINGS IN TEXAS
193: INDEXES OF CONSUMER PRICES, U.S. AND HOUSTON,
TEXAS
193: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES
193: CREDIT RATIOS IN DEPARTMENT AND APPAREL STORES
196: UNITED STATES BUSINESS PRESENCE IN LATIN AMERICA
196: TRAINING PROVIDED BY FIRMS FOR TOP PERSONNEL
AFTER ASSIGNMENT TO LATIN AMERICA
199: ONE-FAMILY, TWO-FAMILY, AND APARTMENT-BUILDING
DWELLING UNITS IN STANDARD METROPOLITAN STA-
TISTICAL AREAS, MAY 1968
200: BUILDING AUTHORIZED IN TEXAS, SELECTED CITIES
201: ESTIMATED VALUES OF BUILDING AUTHORIZED IN TEXAS
202: LOCAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS
BAROMETERS OF TEXAS BUSINESS (inside back cover)
CHARTS
189: TEXAS BUSINESS ACTIVITY
190: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: TOTAL MANUFACTURES,
TEXAS
190: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: DURABLE MANUFACTURES,
TEXAS
190: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: NONDURABLE MANUFAC-
TURES, TEXAS
190: INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC-POWER USE, TEXAS
190: CRUDE-OIL PRODUCTION, TEXAS
190: CRUDE-OIL RUNS TO STILLS, TEXAS
191: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, TEXAS
192: INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: MINERALS, TEXAS
192: PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS: ALL FARM PRODUCTS,
TEXAS
195: THE NUMBER OF UNITED STATES FIRMS OPERATING IN
SELECTED COUNTRIES OF LATIN AMERICA
201: TOTAL BUILDING AUTHORIZED IN TEXAS
201: RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AUTHORIZED IN TEXAS
201: NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING AUTHORIZED IN TEXAS
Director: John R. Stockton
Associate Director and Resources Specialist: Stanley A.
Arbingast
Assistant to the Director: Florence E scott
Consulting Statistician: Francis B. May
Administrative Assistant: Cynthia Bettinger
Research Associates: Howard B. Baltz, Charles 0. Bet-
tinger, Graham Blackstock, Charles T. Clark, Dennis W.
Cooper, Willetta Dement, Ida M. Lambeth, Robert M.
Lockwood, Dennis W. Richardson, Robert H. Ryan,
Lamar Smith, Jr., David Lee Sparks, Elizabeth R.
Turpin, Virginia Wang, Rohert B. Williamson
Research Assistants: Slagle Allbritton, Don W. Ayres,
Robin Dalton, William H. Fisher, John M. Franklin,
Claire S. Howard, Terry Throckmorton, Tim Throck-
morton, Stephen E. Wischer
Statistical Assistants: Mildred Anderson, Constance Cool-
edge, Glenda Riley
Statistical Technicians: Doris Dismuke, Mary Gorham
Cartographers: Janet Winter, Douglas Winters, Jr.
Librarian: Merle Danz
Administrative Secretary: Phyllis Parks
Senior Secretaries: Carolyn Harris, Carol Ritter
Senior Clerk Typists: Rosa Gonzalez, Christina Hooper,
Danielle Powers
Senior Clerk: Salvador B. Macias
Clerical Assistant: Annabella Vasquez
Offset Press Operators: Robert Dorsett, Daniel P. Rosas
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School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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