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Show FISH AT MEALS IS URGED FOR MARCH 9 WASHINGTON. March 2 Secre-tary Secre-tary Alexander today urged all Amcr-I Amcr-I leans to eat fish for at leiutt one meal ' on March 9. designated "national fish i day.'' The secretary of commerce In a statement making the request, also asked fish dealers to give the public an opportunity to buy the best fish at reasonable prices. America has plenty of fish, the secretary sec-retary said, but Hs people are among thg smallest consumer of fish in the world. The people of i.reat Britain. ! he said, eat 66 pounds of fish a year ' per person. Sweden 52 pounds. Nor- way 44 pounds and Canada 30 pounds. wiule lha average American eats but , 16 pounds. |