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Ethiopia Awakens From Centuries Old Slumber War Report Recounts Addis Ababa Modernizing
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa hastens to shed isolationism and embrace progress. Reporter Alkatos Angelopoulos details new air travel, a hydroelectric grid, modern hotels, paved streets, and a city plan by a French engineer. Foreign presence remains limited to smaller nations. The piece notes Haile Selassie’s return and postwar changes shaping national development.
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International News Service
Aikaios Angelopoulos
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Alkatos Angelopoulos
Land of the Lion of Judah
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Thal
Djibouti
Ethiopian Airlines
TWA