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Rhodesia Claims Progress Amid Sanctions and Growth
Rhodesia enters its sixth year of unilateral independence under white minority rule. Finance Minister John Wrathall says, We are still winning. Britain does not recognize the regime and the U N seeks to constrain trade. Some fear currency shortages limit imports, notably contraceptives, while tourism brings in funds. Housing and hotel expansion surge as Ian Smith calls the period momentous.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
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