Word: coal
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Nuclear fuel is a fine source of energy, one pound of U-235 producing as many calories as 1,500 tons of coal. A modest amount of U-235 could, so far as energy is concerned, propel a commodious space cruiser to the moon and back. But energy is not enough. A uranium-burning rocket motor would have no products of combustion to shoot out of its tail pipe, and without some massive material to jettison, the motor would have no thrust...
...COAL EXPORTS will be pushed to new record by growing European demand. At current pace, booming overseas business will boost bituminous coal exports to 44 million tons in 1956, some 1,000,000 tons more than previous peak in 1947; anthracite coal is also keeping pace, topped 1,000,000 tons for first seven months of 1956 v. a mere 266,000 tons this time last year...
...Bulgaria, 12% in the U.S.S.R., 11% in Poland, 10% in Czechoslovakia, 7% in East Germany and Hungary. But East Germany fell 3% short of its own production goals, largely because of the flight of 142,000 refugees to West Berlin in the first half of 1956. In Czechoslovakia the coal mines were harassed by a big rise in absenteeism (miners missed 18% of the shifts v. 9% prewar). Besides the manpower shortage, another big production bottleneck in the East was the lack of fuel and other sources of energy. In the first six months of 1956, Russian oil-refinery output...
...Lakes and the Eastern industrial area to turn a $7,900,000 profit last year, expects a 10% boost this year. The small (792 miles) D. & H. is also in good shape; through the Delaware & Hudson holding company it picked up 34% of its traffic, mostly from its own coal mines, netted $8,900,000 last year on a gross of $76.9 million. Only the 962-mile Lackawanna is in any semblance of trouble; a $7,500,000 flood-damage bill and heavy losses from its commuters (who fondly call it the "Delay, Linger & Wait," but appreciate its on-time...
...Gate. The durable refugee from Canadian coal mines has been a long time on the road to success, and he was slow getting out of the starting gate. Born in England, he was brought to northwestern Canada by his parents when he was a youngster. He went to work as a "grease pig," leading the slow-moving donkeys hauling their loads of coal. Any job under the sun would have been better, and young Johnny made a long reach for light and air. At 15, he began to pick up small change riding "Roman" style at the "bull rings" around...