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...likelihood was that divided France would continue to be governed by a , coalition. In the meantime, the govern ment would be run not by men with authority but by political zombies, powerless to make basic decisions. In the next government some of the faces would be different, but they were almost certain to wear the same ghostly pallor...
...Oppenheimer was willing to grant an all-out H-bomb effort "a better than even chance" of success within five years. However "he was aware that the efforts being put forth . . . were relatively meager . . . and if research were continued at the same pace, there would be little likelihood of success for many years...
...court injunction. But Beck, who has gone along with the shipment of trailers by water, now seems resigned. Says he: "We have no objections to piggybacking or any other form of transportation as long as the interests of the drivers are protected." Since "the interests" means jobs, one likelihood is that drivers displaced by piggybacking will be put to work in piggyback terminals...
Murchison, in all likelihood, would have been a success-and probably a millionaire-no matter where he lived. The proximity to Texas oil, plus the depletion allowance, gave him a chance to pyramid his millions. He has a trader's shrewd knowledge of human beings and a gambler's quiet ability to calculate the odds. He also has a banker's cold logic and an optimist's faith in U.S. business enterprise. A little bit of all these qualities is apparent in most of his deals...
...newsreel screens-have more often been greeted by Communist-led hisses than by cheers. At the end of his first two months in office, Italy was beginning to feel different about the quiet but resolute onetime Interior Minister now its Prime Minister. The nation as a whole showed no likelihood as yet of echoing the enthusiasm of Caltagirone, but it was beginning to nod in pleased approval at the vigor and efficiency he has injected into its government...