Word: britain
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...nation agreement announced last week for the control of Germany's Ruhr-the dark, smoke-grimed valley that cradles the industrial heart of Europe. The text of the agreement was simultaneously given out in the capitals of the U.S. and the five Western Union nations-Britain, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg...
...will be represented. The authority will decide what part of the Ruhr's coal, coke and steel should be kept at home for the good of Germany, and what part should be sent abroad for the good of Europe. Together with a Military Security Board (representing the U.S., Britain and France), the authority will watch what the Germans make and what they do with it, check them if they get out of hand...
Many stars are variable. The "novae" flash into sudden brilliance and then fade back to dimness. Others wax & wane regularly every few days. In a letter to Britain's Nature magazine, D. Stanley-Jones suggests that both types of uneasy stars may be natural versions of the man-made atomic bomb...
Robert Birley, at 45, is only 15 years younger than Elliott, but he might be of another generation. He believes that science is the backbone of a modern education, holds with few old school traditions, was a member of Britain's famed Fleming Committee to get underprivileged children into the public (i.e., private) schools. About the only break with tradition the Emperor had made was to abolish required top hats, and that was because of a shortage of toppers. Many Etonians were willing to bet that new Headmaster Birley might find some other Etonian practices...
...Kind. Britain's 34,000-ton Caronia, biggest passenger liner built since the war, completed her last trial run before her maiden trip to New York next week. Honor guest was the Duke of Edinburgh, who cracked: "I'm sorry my wife can't be with me; as you know, we've had another launching in the meantime...