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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...lean and hungry economy of Britain, coal and steel production was climbing. In the Ruhr, coal production reached a daily rate of 300,000 tons-up 40% since last summer. These were signs of Europe's efforts to help itself-as it should and must under ERP. They were also indications that the U.S. could make progress in its colossal gamble abroad...
This week Soviet citizens with unbanked rubles were required to exchange them for new money at the rate of ten old rubles for one new. By contrast, those who had banked their money got one for one on the first 3,000, two for three on the next 7,000, one for two on all above. The holders of government bonds were harder hit. They will get new bonds at one new ruble for three...
...Wales, Coal Miner Edward Green-slade had set a record by cutting 145 tons of coal at the rate of 25 tons a shift, only to be beaten by Miner Edward Maybank, who cut an average of 25¾ tons a shift. The individual efforts of many another miner had swelled Britain's weekly coal production to 4,298,700 tons, the highest since August 1940. (Low point: 1,587,700 tons in August 1943). The mine modernization program was still too young to show big results, but it promised even higher production figures for the future. In Lancashire...
Total British exports were up 20% over the 1938 average. Steel production, at an annual rate of 14,174,000 tons, was higher than in any previous November on record. A Nottinghamshire shawl-making firm using century-old handlooms had increased its export production by 150%. "We just decided to work longer hours to make more shawls," explained 76-year-old ex-Miner Johnny Lester. And thanks to the efforts of others like Johnny, national production of cotton and rayon yarns has risen higher (17,940,000 pounds in one week) than at any time since...
Although the House counters and the Graduate Dining Hall will close down during the holidays, the Union will continue to serve three meals a day, payable either by coupon or at the regular weekly rate of $11.50. Students planning to use the latter method should sign up either at the Union or Lehman Hall...