Word: czechs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...contract for the first U.S. appearance of Eva Prchlikova, a sensational young Czech soprano. An Army captain in Frankfurt who had heard her sing told Krueger about her, arranged a quick audition in an empty Army mess hall. She sang for two hours, scorned warm-up and launched confidently into the "Queen of the Night," Mozart's test-piece from The Magic Flute.* Krueger signed her on the spot...
From the viewpoint of practical Washington politics, it is paradoxical that reciprocal trade agreements are signed with Czechoslovakia that put Czech shoes in competition with Massachusetts shoes, while this same type economic fillip is denied a country linked to the U. S. by tradition and two wars. As the log-rolling proceeds, Congress is unwilling to sour the sugar-beet bloc, but is perfectly willing to pat an infant-nation on the head and set it loose with one foot tied. The Bell Bill tariff exemption must be extended indefinitely lest the Philippine experiment, pride of this country's colonial...
...British were already selling aircraft to the Argentines, and any day now the Russians might be trading Czech guns for Argentine hides. In a little while Perón & Co. might not need U.S. help; right now they were definitely interested...
...prewar democratic ways, or would she become just another Soviet satellite? That was the campaign's chief issue. The horror pictures were part of the Communist argument that Russia alone was near enough to offer protection, that the West was weak and treacherous (Munich was not forgotten). Many Czech voters agreed; but though they voted Red they would not be willing to go along with a totalitarian state on the Soviet model. The Communist electoral victory was still impressive. In the Assembly they can wield a slim majority (152 seats over 148) through their close alliance with Prime Minister...
...Bratislava last week, Slovak independence provided a test of his technique. During a soccer game between the Czech-Moravian team and the Slovak eleven, Slovak spectators took offense at two sudden Czech goals, injured several Czech players. The rioters were finally subdued with a fire hose...