Word: accessible
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...must have a "free" harbor, thereby threw himself and the Times into a seven-year battle with the powerful Southern Pacific and its boss, Collis P. Huntington. The S.P. bitterly insisted on a harbor to be located at Santa Monica, where, providentially, S.P. owned the only access route; the Times pounded its fist for a site to the south, free of S.P. domination, at the coastal inlet of San Pedro. With the eager Santa Fe railroad in his corner, Otis won his impassioned fight, watched with satisfaction when the dredges moved into San Pedro and turned a few acres...
...willing to set aside. The lists should be negotiated until each side felt the trade was even, then the arms sequestered under the eyes of international inspectors in special depots in each nation's home territory (thus if one side broke its word, the other would have quick access to its own arms). A year after sequestration, the arms would be disposed of or converted to peaceful uses. "We can agree to it," nodded Zorin. He hoped that the U.S. would submit its list first. "A milestone," cried one U.S. observer...
...standard of living actually has been raised? It is those party members and cadres who used to wear torn shoes but are now riding in sedan cars. China belongs to its 600 million people, including the counterrevolutionaries. It does not belong to the Communist Party." Then, in a final access of daring, Ko warned the Communists what would happen if they did not mend their ways and do something for the Chinese people: "The masses will beat you down, kill you, overthrow...
...Chicago alone is putting $24 million into its Lake Calumet Harbor Development, has already added a mile-long dock, two grain elevators (total capacity: 13 million bu.), three modern cargo sheds (capacity: 300,000 sq. ft.), ten miles of railroad and five miles of access roads. Milwaukee is investing $11.2 million. Among its projects: a $5,500,000 steel pier that will jut 1,020 ft. into Lake Michigan and a $1,300,000 pier in the outer harbor. Duluth, working with $10 million allotted by the Minnesota legislature, will build eleven slips for deep-draft ships, expects to spend...
...stop testing large bombs, Dr. Libby says: "In each test we have learned something." Asked whether he would favor stopping the tests if the Russians did too, he says: "All we ask is inspection," i.e., to make sure the Russians keep their promises. An authority with access to Libby's sources of information believes that the Russians would lose more by stopping tests than the U.S. would, which may explain why the Russians will not agree to suspension of tests, with inspection...