Word: coale
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Gold. In the U.S. and British zones, democracy has a fingernail hold, and production is rising. Ruhr coal- precious as black gold for all of Europe-increased last week to 274,000 tons a day, a postwar high...
...Russians are afraid of Ruhr coal production, not because they fear Germany, but because Ruhr coal can revive Europe, which the Communists want to keep in want and disorder (see FOREIGN NEWS). What the Kremlin would like most out of the London Conference would be to hang on to eastern Germany politically and still get a veto over the administration of the Ruhr. The U.S. and Britain are not likely to fall for that. So, for a while after the London Conference, there will probably be two Germanys, one working for European stability, one working for Russia. After a while...
...Manchuria outnumbered Nationalist forces clung to a few encircled cities, including Changchun and Mukden; Ying-pan, an approach to the strategic Fushun coal center, was besieged. The rest of Manchuria was in Communist hands. Nationalist losses had been heavy...
...fabulous Rooder and Main Reef Mines. The big money rolled in when other gold houses awoke to the richness of the Free State deposits and had to lease from Erleigh (TIME, April 29, 1946). Erleigh built up a South African empire of 152 companies-gold mines, diamond fields, coal mines, rubber factories, hotels and cinemas-valued at some...
Export Emphasis. Britain is producing more than ever before in peacetime. Except for the key industries of coal and cotton textiles, production is above prewar levels. With about 7% more people working, Britain is turning out 10-20% more, by volume, in products than...