Word: venezuela
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Volumes. Earlier in the week, the President had dispatched his plane, The Independence, to Venezuela for President Rómulo Gallegos and his wife, was on hand to welcome them when they arrived at Washington's National Airport. Along with their wives, Presidents Truman and Gallegos posed for pictures on the new White House balcony. At an official White House dinner, the President presented Gallegos (whom he called Venezuela's "greatest modern litterateur") with the Legion of Merit. Gallegos replied that he was "proud to shake the hand of so sincere and simple a man as the President...
After a night at the White House, and one at Blair House, Venezuela's Gallegos (along with 200 guests and newsmen) boarded Harry Truman's special train for Bolivar, Missouri. There, this week, with parades, pageantry and protestations of mutual esteem, the two Presidents were to unveil a seven-foot monument to South American Liberator...
...Washington ECA published its biggest shopping list so far for Latin America. Heading the list was Chile, due to get $12,619,000 for copper and nitrogen fertilizer for Italy, France, Britain and The Netherlands. Mexico would receive $4,000,000 for corned beef for Germany, Venezuela $12 million for petroleum products for Europe. All told, the list totted up to $32,355,398. Argentina was not even...
...Cuba. 2. Costa Rica. #. Peru. 4. Colombia. 5. Venezuela...
...became its president two years later. By 1929, Gulf under William Mellon had netted an average of $25 million a year for nearly a decade. Since then it has grown into the world's fourth largest oil producer (total assets: $839 million), with holdings scattered from Venezuela to the Middle East. For the first quarter of this year, the company reported a whopping profit...