Randlord's Progress

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Last week it looked as if they would soon be called upon to do so. Middle Witwatersrand, an Anglovaal subsidiary, made one of the most promising postwar strikes in the Rand. The new strike was expected to carry Hersov into top rank among the Randlords, and with him the Yanks. Thanks to Norby Erleigh's decline, it looked as if U.S. capital had its first chance to capture a sizable chunk of the South African industry. Jo'burg buzzed with rumors that New Union might yet be bailed out.