Word: petroleum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...decision. A nation which had accepted food rationing and other controls with a minimum of black-marketing rebelled at the ban on private motoring. "The law is falling into a disrepute which reminds one of the U.S. during Prohibition," wrote one independent M.P. to the London Times. The regional petroleum office in the Midlands reported a religious revival, with thousands wanting gas to drive to churches more than two miles from their homes. Many a motorist felt new pangs of rheumatism, sciatica, or old war wounds which made it quite impossible for him to walk to the nearest...
...Ralph K. Davies, former Deputy Petroleum Administrator for War, was an "insider" (Oilman Davies left the Administration 13 months...
...colonial heyday, Burma had been a joy and profit to the British Empire. It was rich in rice, teak, petroleum and jewels; its amiable people (according to one historian) "caused no governor-general a sleepless night." In 1942 the British awoke; as British troops retreated from Burma, the conquering Japanese made quick friends among Burmese politicians. In 1943, the British returned as liberators, but only to prepare a graceful exit...
Industry Creator. Midwest's success in projects for small companies brought commissions from big ones. Standard Oil Co. (Indiana) asked the institute to work on new uses for petroleum byproducts; the U.S. Government hired it to make a survey of the industrial potential of the Missouri Valley...
Confirming the fact the the United States can readily supply the food, clothing, machine tools, seeds, and breeding stock with "just enough sacrifice to make us feel good," Mather nevertheless warned that limited supplies of petroleum and high-grade iron ores severely limits the prospect of aid in this line...