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For centuries India's Damodar River, meandering 340 miles through the northwestern hills to the sea, has been known as the "River of Sorrow." A plaything of the seasons, in summer's 120° heat the river dried to a trickle in a parched gulley. But in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BANKING: Bearer of Light | 6/25/1956 | See Source »

But the backbone of the business is still construction. Last week Kaiser had a $638,500,000 backlog of construction and engineering jobs, biggest in its history. In addition, Kaiser is the managing firm (with 25% interest) in the joint construction group that is building Australia's Snowy Mountains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: More Muscle for Henry | 6/4/1956 | See Source »

Rocky Reform. With the end of their oldest plague, all new things have become possible for the proud, primitive islanders. Italy's ambitious, $2 billion Cassa del Mezzogiorno (Fund for the South) is now transforming the rocky, scrub-covered face of Sardinia. Already the fund's associated agencies...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Hope in Sardinia | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

Besides generating 90 million kilowatts to light the houses that will dot the new green fields, the dams will divert the pent-up waters through some 900 miles of new canals and ditches to irrigate an estimated 150,000 acres of barren southern plains around the capital city of Cagliari...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Hope in Sardinia | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

Almost every action the group has taken has been designed to increase legislative control over U.S. foreign aid. The Congress must realize that projects such as dams and roads need a steady flow of funds rather than an unsure, year-to-year allotment. Although the House committee's apparent distrust...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hog-Tying Foreign Aid | 5/21/1956 | See Source »

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