Word: contenders
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Closer to the Masses. In the current dispute Mao talks of wooing the intellectuals and bringing the party closer to the masses, while Chou and Liu contend that letting all flowers bloom is a serious and heretical mistake, and that the counter-rectification drive must continue until every "rightist" weed has been rooted out. Last week Peng Chen, the mayor of Peking and a protege of Liu Shao-chi's, stated the anti-Mao case with singular vehemence. "The struggle against rightists," said Peng, "is a major question of right or wrong, good or evil. It is a question...
...demand for goods in short supply. But many consumer prices today are rising in the face of softened demand and below-capacity production in such key industries as steel, autos, appliances. To describe this new phenomenon, economists have coined a new phrase: "cost-push" inflation. Some go on to contend that price boosts, such as the recent steel price rise, are caused primarily by the push of labor's wage demands. But is labor really to blame...
Parke, Davis reports no potency problems. Partisans of what has come to be known as the Reese method of ultraviolet inactivation contend that it definitely produces a superior vaccine. Of this there is no proof. But there is reason to fear that some vaccine already used may have been no more potent than colored water in conferring protection against paralytic polio. A further unanswered question is the effect of storage on potency. Manufacturers may store vaccine under refrigeration for six months after potency testing; once it is released from their coolers, it must be used within six months. All vaccine...
...public criticism unleashed by Red China's current "rectification" campaign. At a discussion meet in Peking's China People's University, Ko Pei-chi, lecturer in industrial economy, chemistry and physics, took at face value Mao's slogan "Let a hundred schrools of thought contend." Wrote Ko, recalling Communist promises of a higher standard of living: "Who are those whose standard of living actually has been raised? It is those party members and cadres who used to wear torn shoes but are now riding in sedan cars. China belongs to its 600 million people, including...
...celebrating "beneficial little strikes." he made it clear in one sentence that nothing could be done about just grievances. "We do not have at present enough funds to increase the pay." said Mao, "even for those who rightly claim more for their work." Let a hundred schools of thought contend about that...