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...January 1942, Canada's liquid reserves of U.S. dollars and gold had fallen to $174,000,000, barely enough to finance war purchases for six weeks, the Foreign Exchange Control Board revealed. To conserve the rapidly dwindling reserves, drastic exchange controls were imposed, including the highly unpopular ban on use of U.S. dollars by Canadians for pleasure trips. But it was the inflow of dollars under the Hyde Park Agreement that helped most...
...output really begins to flow. Establishing 1941 supply s the norm looks good at first sight, but on closer examination resembles an attempt to measure the avalanche with a rain-gauge. For five years the consumer has been starved for goods, and has amassed an unprecedented total of liquid wherewithal. Pre-war production is not enough to fill the need; lifting the ceiling when it is attained will cause a mad spree of competitive bidding for scarce items...
Rhoda Wenger was fed through nasal tubes. To find foods that her stomach would accept, dietitians tried everything: vitamins in liquid form, juices, beef broth. Sometimes the formula was changed several times...
...rocket that was fired last week weighs five tons empty and carries eight tons of fuel. The tanks for the alcohol and liquid oxygen which it burns hold 2,500 gallons, and occupy more than half of the total length...
When the rocket is fired, the first gadget to start is a compact turbine developing 580 horsepower and driven by steam from a chemical reaction involving sodium or calcium permanganate and hydrogen peroxide. This runs pumps which force liquid oxygen and alcohol into the bulb-shaped combustion chamber. Reacting fiercely, they shoot a blast of gases through a venturi ring at about 6,000 ft. a second...