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enough to retard construction or manufacturing operations. In fact, a wonderful advantage of the area from a manufacturing or inductrial standpoint is the fact that there is almost no occasion for work stoppage due to excessive elements such as enow, blizzards, etc. The area is truly an all year round outdoor paradise.
A survey of people buying homes in a recently completed development in Pass Christian found that there were peopla relocating in Mississippi from 24 states, most of them from the cold middle west.
At Pascagoula, Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Litton Industries, provides employment for approximately 6, 000 men and has a current backlog of orders rufficicnt to keep the present crew fully occupied for five years. The lowest pay in tho whole shipyard io ?500.00 per month. This yard is engaged in extensive government contract work to the Navy and has to date completed construction on four atomic submarines, not including apolaris submarine tender and some polaris submarines. In addition, the last two of six cargoliners built for Farrell Lines cf Kew York are approaching completion. Rocently the shipyards submitted a low bid of $31, 972, 000 to build a new type of amphibious ship for the Navy. The vessel will be 600 feet long and will ba equipped to carry 20 helicopters, 2, 000 combat equipped Marines and a Kavy complement of 900 officers and men.
The Pascagoula area has also been eminently benefited by the recent announcement that Standard Oil Company of California is building a $125, 000, 000 refinery which will be the hub of a large industrial complex of patro-chemical companies end other related industries which will ucc the by-products from this z* ox xt1«
Keesler Air Fcrce Base in Biloxi, Mississippi, is the largest Air Force baeo in the world, and io the Electronics Training Center of the United States
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