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Word: riba (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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AFRICAN DAM will be built at Ka-riba Gorge on the Zambezi River. Plans projected by the Central African Federation (TIME, Sept. 21, 1953) call for a $240 million dam that will have a 400-ft. wall backing up a lake 150 miles long. The first six generators to provide power for developing the mineral-rich area (uranium, copper, chrome, asbestos) will be on the line by 1961. Eventual power capacity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: TIME CLOCK, Mar. 14, 1955 | 3/14/1955 | See Source »

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