RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES

American beer drinkers have plenty of company as beer prices are rising worldwide. Organizers of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, for example, warn that a liter, which is equivalent to nearly three 12-ounce cans of beer, will cost as much as $10.90 this year, up from $9.47 to $10.22. "The whole industry has pressure," Heineken's van Boxmeer said. ................
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