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Greatly admired though he was in the U.S., T. V. Soong found it difficult to maintain his prestige in China after the fall of Burma, when he could get almost no help from the U.S. Besides questions of public policy there were personal differences between T. V. and his two potent sisters, Mme. H. H. Kung and Mme. Chiang Kaishek: Mme. Kung in general represents conservative party politics and T. V. by comparison, the aggressive liberal forces. Mme. Chiang sided with the Kungs...
Vice President Larco Herrera is a famous and hilarious character in Peruvian politics. His appearance has been compared to that of a brunette turkey in a high stiff collar. A stickler for rigid protocol, he has sometimes been forced to maintain a multiple personality. During a period of political stress he was simultaneously Minister of Foreign Relations and Minister of Finance. Peruvians say he would write a formal note: "Rafael Larco Herrera, Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru, presents his respects to Mr. Minister of Finance, for the outstanding work he is performing." Next day would come the equally formal...
...Squeeze. Prices have skyrocketed because of blockade, crop failures, hoarding by merchants, officials and speculators. International relief agencies maintain 75 stations in the stricken area, but must pay prohibitive prices for what food they have...
Larger Pumps. That is exactly what Morse's group did, by reducing air pressure to a rarity hitherto unattainable on an industrial scale. To do this, they had to maintain a high vacuum of less than 1 mm. air pressure inside the huge tanks and pipes where materials were to be treated. Mechanical pumps (which work not by sucking but by sweeping air out of a vessel) are not very effective at pressures below...
...premiums ($3 a head for A grade hogs, $2 for B1) guaranteed the farmer a better price-but only if he maintained the quality of his stock. But the subsidy was probably enough to keep hog breeding at its war-swollen level, enable Canada to ship at least 500,000,000 lb. a year to Britain. This is what Britain needs to maintain her 4-oz. weekly bacon ration, what Mackenzie King's Liberal Government needs to quiet Opposition yammering...