Market for the World by Philip Bracken
A glimpse into global trade as City Exchange handles rubber deals and tea shipments. The London Rubber Market buys and sells rubber for worldwide shipment while weekly tea dealings run into millions of pounds. The piece hints at a web of commodities and markets shaping economies.
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Ity Exchange
London Rubber Mar
The Comparison In Manufacturing And A Curious Link To Penicillin
The text contrasts Canadian worker output with European and Japanese levels while noting seaweed from Japan used for sun bleaching on Japanese slopes. It suggests this seaweed later becomes a basis for moulds that produce penicillin, implying potential life-saving uses for unspecified individuals.
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Indian Ocean
Japan
Plantation House
East Germans seek asylum in West Berlin and West Germany
A total of 21 256 East Germans requested political asylum in West Berlin and West Germany in 1962. West German plenipotentiary in Berlin Felix von Eckardt spoke at a recent press conference. The line about life and paddling is not part of the official report.
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West Berlin
West Germany
Felix von Eckardt
Berlin
U N and NATO's Role in Postwar Security
The United Nations and NATO emerged after World War II to address collective security. Facing Soviet obstruction at the U N Security Council and rising Cold War tensions, Western nations formed a Atlantic alliance with the North Atlantic Treaty signed April 4 1949 by Belgium Canada Denmark France Iceland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal the United Kingdom and the United States Greece Turkey and West Germany joined later. The NATO Council consists of foreign ministers from member states.
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Canada
General Assembly
United Nations
San Francisco
U.N
Security Council
South Korea
U.N. Security Council
Ussr
Europe
Belgium
Denmark
France
Iceland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
United Kingdom
United States
Greece
Turkey
West Germany
NATO Council
Sugar price hike by two refineries announced
Canada and Dominion Sugar Ltd and St. Lawrence Sugar Refineries Ltd raised the price for a 100 pound bag of sugar effective March 27. Canada and Dominion set 12.35 dollars, up 30 cents. St. Lawrence 12.10 dollars, up 30 cents. The rise marks the 15th since January 1 amid limited sugar supply.
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Canada
Dominion Sugar Ltd
Fis
St. Lawrence
Quotations on Liberty and Vigilance from Founders and Leaders
A selection of famous lines on liberty from William Allen White Mary Byker Feey John Philpot Curran Daniel Webster George Washington and Thomas Paine. The quotes emphasize liberty requires giving to others guarding it defending others and remaining eternally vigilant.
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Oroies
Wiliam Allen White
Foerty
Mary Byker Feey
John Philpot Curan
God
Daniel Webster
Thant
George Washington
Thomas Paine
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