Word: zone
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Russians have removed railroad tracks from all lines except one in their zone, increasing the already serious transportation conditions, Friedrich revealed. An hour's ride may now take as much as five hours. "Worst aspect of the railroad situation is shortage of locomotives and cars," he said...
...Soviet zone could more readily have been made into a balanced economy than the western zones, but by dismantling industry, the Russians have created serious problems for themselves, Friedrich continued...
Lack of cooperation between the occupying powers has caused excess of anthracite coal in the western zones, and surplus of lignite coal in the Russian zone, asserted Friedrich. Denied the anthracite, the Soviets are using lignite in industrial consumption, causing tremendous wastes...
...insurrection." According to secret Communist campaign plans which fell into the hands of the Ministry of the Interior, and which the police believed were genuine, the Reds planned to: 1) isolate Paris by rail and postal strikes; 2) cut off the south of France and there create a liaison zone with Italian Communists; 3) paralyze coal production in the north; 4) "create disturbances in key towns, notably Marseille, Lyon, St-Etienne, Limoges, Poitiers, Bordeaux, Toulouse...
...Atlanta, Georgia's Acting Governor Melvin E. Thompson was fined $3 by a traffic judge for parking too long in a restricted zone...