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...with China, MacArthur had a lot of opportunities. He could regain his freedom of action and give air and sea support to a Chinese Nationalist push in South China. If he was still in a police action, MacArthur could not even leave Korea; the cops could not run away, leaving the scene of the crime to "volunteer" criminals...
...suddenly and rashly changed. It might mean that the U.S. would not only try to defend Korea, but would also make the Communists pay for aggression in Korea by protecting their intended victims in Formosa. Mao sat quietly waiting to see if the U.S. would in fact try to regain the initiative in Asia...
...regain some of his lost lustre, Massios then went on the "clean and jerk" 300 pounds, while the assemblage beamed. Though master of ceremonies Bob Jones warned that George's form wasn't quite up to competitive standards, the crowd was happy: after all, a lift is a lift...
...month since he was struck down by a cerebral hemorrhage he had lain bedridden and partially paralyzed in his party-owned villa near Paris. He had frequent spells during which he blacked out. Five French specialists had agreed that Thorez seemed incurable and would probably never regain full possession of his faculties...
...Proving again that "they never come back," Joe Louis failed in his attempt to regain...