PT Jan-67 - Herbert W. Armstrong Library and Archives
PT Jan-67 - Herbert W. Armstrong Library and Archives
PT Jan-67 - Herbert W. Armstrong Library and Archives
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Oil refineries supply domestic <strong>and</strong> foreign markets.<br />
<strong>and</strong> the women trudged along, A few<br />
had bicycles. Many were riding in<br />
covered wagons, drawn not by horses,<br />
~<br />
but by slow.moving oxen <strong>and</strong> milk<br />
cows,<br />
Over 60 percent of Romanians still<br />
live on the farm. Yet Romania, despite<br />
backward farm methods, is a heavy<br />
food exporter. The Soviets have wanted<br />
to keep Romania a farming country.<br />
The USSR was willing to allow some<br />
light ir,.,dustry. ] t was a clever Russian<br />
move to keep Romania dependent on<br />
foreign heavy industry - from the<br />
USSR of course! But the Romanian<br />
Communist Party rebelled, They refused<br />
to fully integrate their country in the<br />
Russian-sponsored ,t:'omecoll-the Communist<br />
Common Market of Eastern<br />
Europe. Romanian Communist leaders<br />
went ahead . with plans to develop their<br />
own heavy industry.<br />
Romania - the Babylon of<br />
Eastern Europe<br />
The new economic look of the<br />
cities first became apparent to us in<br />
the important town of Bra~ov ) north of<br />
the Ploesti oil fields. In Brasov is one<br />
of the finest hotels in Europe. It was<br />
recently built to attract tourists <strong>and</strong><br />
businessmen from the West. Brasov's ,<br />
restaurants are crowded - even in the<br />
middle of the week, German folk songs<br />
re,verberated in the city's oldest restaurant<br />
where we ate. Then came lively<br />
Romanian Latin rhythms. On the surface<br />
everyone was gay, wanting to forget<br />
the day's toil. Every few minutes<br />
waiters <strong>and</strong> waitresses would leave their<br />
duties <strong>and</strong> join in singing <strong>and</strong> dancing<br />
around the tables. Here in Romania<br />
folk traditions - nationalism - are the<br />
chief form of relaxation. In Hungary<br />
<strong>and</strong> Czechoslovakia it is sports.<br />
Romania - with a population of 18.6<br />
million - is a l<strong>and</strong> of many different<br />
peoples <strong>and</strong> cultures. More different<br />
languages are spoken here than in any<br />
other European nation west of the<br />
Soviet Union. Schools are divided according<br />
to language. Bookstores are divided<br />
by language first, subject matter<br />
second.<br />
Just over 85 percent of the population<br />
is Romanian. Romanians are very<br />
conscious of their name - <strong>and</strong> their