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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...more than any of us . . . has reason to hate and despise the Nazi regime of Germany. And yet he sinks his personal feelings in recognizing not only the gravity of the present crisis but the compelling necessity it imposes of allowing Germany, we hope a new Germany, we pray a genuinely democratic Germany, to contribute to the defense of Western Europe...
...weekly press conference, External Affairs Chief Lester B. Pearson announced with a smile that Canada's ambassador in Washington had been asked to present a note to the U.S. State Department calling for "no further fantasies" of this kind. The U.S. Air Force blamed the inadvertent annexation of 1,929,600 square miles of Canadian territory on an overeager mapmaker who had merely tried to indicate U.S. bases in Newfoundland and U.S. weather and communications units stationed in northern Canada. Said the Air Force ponderously: "Any indication on maps or otherwise that the U.S. has jurisdiction over the area...
...million Huachipato steel plant, second largest in Latin America. Built with the help of a $48 million U.S. Export-Import Bank loan, the mill is the key unit in Chile's industrialization drive. Since its ultimate annual output of 350,000 tons is three times Chile's present needs, the plant will be able to help supply the needs of Chile's neighbors, will be of great strategic value in time...
Last week, still unmoved, the board repeated its demand for Goslin's resignation, got it. Said Willard Goslin, who received a 16-month salary settlement of $23,250: he was grateful to all his friends in Pasadena but, after all, the voters had elected the members of the present school board. "We are dedicated to representative government. I cannot remain in contempt of democratic action...
...held that CBS's picture (see chart) "is most satisfactory from the point of view of texture, color fidelity and contrast" and that "receivers and station equipment are simple to handle." Its most serious limitations: 1) lack of compatibility, and 2) its present limited picture size (12½ inches...