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Even so, Bishop believes that Roosevelt got what he wanted at Yalta: agreement, however vague, on how to deal with postwar Germany; Stalin's promise to enter the war against Japan; and an accord on the formation of the United Nations. When Stalin soon broke his promises to let Eastern Europeans choose their own destinies, Roosevelt concluded realistically that there was very little he could have done about it. Discussing Yalta, he told one intimate: "I didn't say it was good. I said it was the best I could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HISTORY: F.D.R.'s Conspiracy of Silence | 9/16/1974 | See Source »

Their opposite numbers, the degreasers, have a more tenacious problem, accord ing to the Archives of Environmental Health. Degreasers are the men who remove the grease used as a protective coating on machinery and steel cables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Degreaser's Flush | 9/2/1974 | See Source »

...From his pallid face, the boy expressed the bitter essence of contempt which the weak have for all that is piti less and strong. His mouth made rude noises. His fingers interpreted them . . He slouched away, his feet seeming not in complete accord with his knees. A lurid sunset turned a last sickly smile upon him before it died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mephitic Glooms | 8/19/1974 | See Source »

Just when the Senate trial may begin would depend on how much time Senate leaders wish to accord the President and his lawyers to prepare their defense case. Two or three

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: The Fateful Vote to Impeach | 8/5/1974 | See Source »

...private investment that Egyptian planners hope will revitalize their country's flagging economy. President Anwar Sadat had already announced extensive plans for free-trade zones, but it remained for Simon and Hegazi to nail down three crucial brass tacks: 1) an agreement to reinstate a 1963 accord, suspended after the Six-Day War, that pledges Egypt not to expropriate U.S. property without compensation, 2) a plan for a "joint development institute" in Cairo to advise U.S. firms on the feasibility of Egyptian projects, and 3) the creation of "senior working groups" of Egyptian and U.S. technocrats to survey periodically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRADE: Simon's Tough Tour | 7/29/1974 | See Source »

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