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Word: willingness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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Last Friday, Jay S. Lewis '51 and George M. Kurzon '51 hit upon the idea that many students might be willing to pay to have books returned on time rather than face a more expensive fine. Two days ago they put up signs in Lowell House and started their service...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Two Students to Do Book-Running | 5/24/1950 | See Source »

Secretary of State Dean Acheson objected to this position and the matter was put on the agenda of a National Security Council meeting Dec. 29, 1949. General Omar Bradley stated the case for holding Formosa. He made a bad job of it. Acheson dominated the meeting with a few well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Invasion Season | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

Representatives of the armed forces answered that they were not willing to commit major portions of U.S. strength to the island. Nobody asked the pertinent question: Would it cost the U.S. more in terms of commitment of armed strength to hold Formosa or to lose Formosa? The discussion degenerated into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Invasion Season | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

In spite of the implications of these five propositions, there is no serious move in Washington to reverse the December Formosa decision. Any effort to revive the issue gets lost in the old argument about whether the U.S. can cooperate with Chiang Kaishek. Chiang said last week that he would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Invasion Season | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

Her father, the headman, is willing to go along with this old unauthorized valley custom, but Salom is not. When the lovers escape together, they find themselves bedded down forever in a blizzard.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: No Shangri-La | 5/22/1950 | See Source »

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