Word: ironized
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Iron Mountain, Mich...
Stanley Baldwin was born Aug. 3, 1867 in Wilden, Worcestershire, the town where his great-grandfather in the late 18th Century had started the family fortune by building an iron foundry. Baldwin's nurse, to assure his success, climbed to the attic with the newborn baby, stood on a chair, and raised him toward the roof...
Under the agreement, Chile would ship coal, iron and copper to Argentina. But, said other critics, after the new steel plant at Concepción is completed in 1949, Chile will have no coal to export, may even have to import coal from the U.S. to keep going. In the end, they were sure Argentina would get a stranglehold on Chile's economy...
Since they were not officially travelling as newsmen, the two encountered no hindrance from the Red "Iron Curtain," which Steinbeck says, "exists because of hurt feelings the Russians have gained from past experiences when news leaked out. Their policy," he stated, "is mainly one of retaliation...
...history. Wilfred Sykes, president of Inland Steel Co., predicted that even at present capacity the industry "will be able to balance supply and demand during 1948." Nevertheless, the Department of Commerce played it safe by slapping export controls on 36 more steel products. This brought about 95% of all iron and steel shipped to foreign countries (except Canada) under its licensing system...