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Aneurin Bevan, most likely Foreign Secretary in any future British Labor government: "I agree with Mr. Kennan because I have said it often before. If Germany is to regain her unity by agreement with the Soviet Union, then she must be ready to pay her price-neutralization...
...said, whether West New Guinea is yielded to Indonesia or not, the Dutch never will regain the powerful economic position they had held here...
...very strong opposition for the varsity's captain, Larry Sears, and Yale and Princeton should be quite strong well down the ladder this winter. Depth may be the deciding factor in the Ivy League race this year, and it looks as though the Crimson might have the depth to regain the titles which it lost last winter in a stunning weekend of losses to Navy and Princeton...
...Woodrow Wilson, fearing that he could not regain power, refused to surrender responsibility to Vice President Thomas Marshall, even though he had suffered a severe stroke which had paralyzed his left side and heavily impaired his speech. Stricken in September 1919, Wilson was incapacitated much of the 17 months until his term ended. Neither Marshall, the Cabinet nor Congress was told the truth about his condition;* state papers were sent to Mrs. Wilson, who decided which could be shown the Chief Executive without exciting him, which must be passed on to aides for action. For some two months, Wilson...
...professor stated that the first step to regain leadership must come in the creation of an agency outside the Department of Defense and under civilian control. He charged that many recently created agencies have been superimposed upon old structures...