Word: programing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...economizers were adamant. Barked John Taber: "The architects of this world-wide relief program have no definite plan." Stubbornly ignoring the months of conferences and hearings, the volumes of reports, and the testimony of such authorities as ECAdministrator Paul Hoffman and Under Secretary of State Bob Lovett, he protested that evidence in favor of the program was just "the result of a series of after-dinner conversations in which Administration economists let their imaginations run wild...
Vacationing in Sun Valley, Secretary of State George Marshall stated grimly: "The reduction proposed would, I consider, alter the European program from one of reconstruction to one of mere relief...
Dismayed Her Crew . . . That night at Chicago Stadium he spoke before 20,000 Swedish-Americans who were celebrating the 100th anniversary of Swedish immigration to the Midwest. He pulled out that surefire issue-Communism-and used it as a sort of moral prop for his civil-liberties program, for slum clearance, old-age pensions, and higher minimum wages. The audience was friendly but calm...
...Rash. When De Gasperi outlined the points of his new government's program in the Chamber of Deputies, Communist deputies shrilled a dissenting antiphon. The Premier said that he would maintain law & order; they shouted: "How many innocent workers have been murdered? " De Gasperi pledged cooperation with ERP; the Communists screamed "Imperialism...
...long run, De Gasperi knew that to prevent a swing to Communism he would need to deliver some promised reforms. The program he announced last week included general promises: land reform (distribution of big estates) and reclamation, stricter tax collections, relief for Italy's two million unemployed...