Word: acceptable
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Herter, who is next in the line of State Department succession; anyone other than Herter would have to be named over the Acting Secretary's head. Herter's arthritis had been considered a strong factor against him, but he himself, when asked last week if he would accept the job, replied unhesitatingly, "If the President wanted me to, I would." Herter is highly respected by the Democratic majority in Congress and by liberal Republicans; conservatives fear that, in modern diplomatic parlance, he may be too "flexible" for the best U.S. interests...
...Refuse to accept "any substitution of East Germany for the Soviet Union in its responsibilities toward Berlin" if the Russians carry out their threat to turn over their occupation rights in Berlin to the East German puppet government on May 27. This allied stand does not rule out a possibility of dealing with East Germany as an "agent" of the Soviet Union if the Russians formally admit a continuing responsibility for assuring allied access to Berlin, as promised...
...level best to re-establish speedily our own equality of opportunity ... I believe that when this has once been accomplished, and my special requirements satisfied, then certainly [as a member of any special group] I do not need, do not deserve, and should not accept any special help from the Government. If I do so, I help deny equality of opportunity to all my fellow citizens. No longer am I a fully independent member of society. Rather I am, to the extent I profit unfairly at the expense of others, dependent on their bounty...
...Halt. Worrisome as it is, the Communist trade offensive has not discouraged West Germany's own drive to the East. Partly because of the poor quality of 30 locomotives which Nasser bought from Communist Hungary two years ago, partly by agreeing to accept some of the price in cotton instead of cash, West Germany's Henschel Works fortnight ago snatched an Egyptian State Railways order for 108 diesel-electric locomotives away from both Russian and U.S. bidders. And in the Ruhr several major industrial firms are mulling over plans for a "Mideast pool" which would merge their commercial...
...addition to a Presidential Commission, Furcolo will also ask the New England Conference of Governors for its support in persuading colleges and accrediting groups to accept the proposals. Press secretary Wilton Vaugh '20, said yesterday. Harris is an advisor to the conference...