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Another milestone in the development of inter-library cooperation was the establishment in 1948 of the American Association of Research Libraries "Farmington plan...
...plots, shots and abortive invasions, the Organization of American States and its predecessor, the Pan American Union, had tried one stopgap measure after another to calm the situation. Last week the O.A.S. stopped stalling. In one brisk, four-hour session, its council: 1) invoked the Rio treaty of inter-American defense, 2) ordered a showdown investigation of the whole Caribbean mess, and 3) prepared to call a meeting of all 21 American foreign ministers, if necessary...
...ease the financial load, Trujillo was willing to endure the displeasure of the U.S. State Department (TIME, Dec. 26) and the criticism of the Organization of American States. Last week, under the indignant prodding of Cuban Ambassador Gonzalo Giiell, the five-man Inter-American Peace Commission finally got off a letter to Trujillo expressing "grave concern" and pointing out that the O.A.S. had machinery to settle quarrels between states. At week's end Trujillo sent a tart rejoinder: "The Dominican Republic, a victim of aggression, is anxious to study the problem with other American states...
...Note of Praise. After serving overseas in the Army Transportation Corps in World War II, Captain Glynn applied for a job with the Government's Institute of Inter-American Affairs. To make sure he got it, he added a few nonexistent qualifications: two years at Brown, a degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, a big job with a big trucking company. He got the job, and his transport survey for the Colombian government won him a warm note of praise from the Minister of Public Works. After that the U.S. Commerce Department hired Jim at $10,000 a year...
...statement drew applause from other Latin nations. Even Trujillo's old ally, Nicaraguan Dictator "Tacho" Somoza, spoke up: "Nicaragua knows how to settle its problems with its neighbors through the inter-American peace machinery. It's a shame that the Dominican Republic can't handle its grievances that way." At week's end, Latin diplomats were laying odds that the point would not be lost on lonely Trujillo...