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...said, was at stake than an economic rationalization. His plan would dispel the war-breeding rivalry over the Ruhr's heavy industries, would lay a base for Continental cooperation ("The rallying of European nations requires that the secular opposition of France and Germany be eliminated"). Though the plan bore Schuman's name, it had been worked out mainly by astute Jean Monnet, France's commissioner for economic planning...
...only serious counterattacks by the enemy during the week were launched in the Tokchon area, near the center of North Korea's narrow waist, and on the northeast coast. In both cases R.O.K. units bore the brunt. At Tokchon R.O.K. troops were driven to the south of the Taedong River, but bounced back across it and seized 3,000-ft. Wolbong Mountain, commanding several miles of lateral road along the front. On the east coast the Reds were stopped with the help of Allied airplanes and naval gunfire, from the cruiser Rochester and a destroyer. This week the South...
...public life, even less was known until December 1948, when Loy W. Henderson went to Nepal as the first U.S. diplomatic representative to that kingdom. Prime Minister Rana was somewhat embarrassed to learn that Minister Henderson bore a letter from President Truman addressed to the King, in person. After due deliberation, Rana decided that the privilege of getting letters from Harry Truman be added to barley-throwing and being called Sr15. Accordingly, a great durbar was held, and Minister Henderson handed the King his letter. A TIME correspondent who went in with the U.S. mission noticed that the King seemed...
...idea around the Johns Hopkins University faculty club, some members of the science departments were frankly dismayed. "Appear on a television show?" they cried when Poole approached them. "Certainly not." Most of them pleaded that they were too busy; others candidly damned television as a pest and a bore...
...thoroughly holy, simple old man. No one has a word against him except that, frankly, between cursive, he is something of a bore. P.m. all for holiness, of course. Everyone le now, But, after all, one le human...