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Show ALL-TIME NIGH HIT BY NATIONAL DEBT WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UP) The public debt soared to an ell-time ell-time high of 37,562,S3S.lg on December De-cember It ,the treasury disclosed todsy. Ths previous record, established on September It, waa t37.220.87,-42. t37.220.87,-42. The reason for the overnight Increase In-crease of more than 1 450. 000.000 in tha government's Indebtedness was the ssle of approximately the same amount In bonds and notes to the public. However, within the next few days as the treasury begins redeeming re-deeming M90.000.000 In maturing bills, the debt will be reduced to ap- , proximately $37,030,000,000 of December De-cember 14. |