Word: setbacks
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...gold, President Truman asked congressional leaders for money to Tito to offset a famine which might, said the President, topple Tito from power. President Truman did not deny that Tito was a Communist; he simply did not mention it. "Tito's defection from Kremlin control represents the first setback for Soviet imperialism and as such is an important political symbol," explained Mr. Truman. "Tito controls the largest fighting force in Europe except the Soviet Union and . . . these forces constitute an important element in the defense of Western Europe against Soviet aggression." The President wanted Congress, when it reconvened...
...aside from what they have to do, nor think that criticism excuses inaction . . . and let them believe in mankind and its future, for there is good as well as evil, and the man who tries to work for the good, believing in its eventual victory, while he may suffer setback and even disaster, will never know defeat...
...setback in Indo-China gave the Communists and fellow travelers a chance to howl for an end of the war and a negotiated peace with Viet Minh Boss Ho Chi Minh (see WAR IN ASIA...
...Indo-China Jean Letourneau landed at Hanoi's Gialam airfield after the long flight from Paris, a welcoming band struck up the Marseillaise and the Thanly-Nien Hanh Khuc (the Vietnamese anthem, March of Youth). Then the two Frenchmen hurried away from martial music to study the martial setback suffered by France in northern Indo-China...
...foreign-exchange speculators, the decision for a free dollar was a temporary setback. If they rushed in to convert their money back to U.S. cash, the Canadian dollar might fall below 90? and they would take a loss. Their best bet now was to sit tight and wait for the Canadian dollar to show what it could do. This week, a few hours after trading opened, it was selling at 94½? in New York, 95? in Montreal and 96½? in London...