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...roads were closely guarded, and few made it. Yet they managed to file 800,000 words in the first four days of hostilities, all through two weary, sleepless operators, the only men left in the cable office after Israel's call-up. This week, as the Russians launched their all-out attack on Hungary, the correspondents' problem was not getting into Budapest but getting out. Many made it to Vienna before the Soviet drive began. Those who did not took shelter in the U.S. and British legations, or joined a convoy of diplomats' families only...
...Russia has shown itself sensitive to world opinion, especially in recent months when her weaknesses have become apparent, censure by the General Assembly would at least make Russia hesitate before an all-out act of aggression. Moreover, if the troops of India, Burma, and Sweden were in Hungary, it is doubtful that Russia would come to blows with the nations whose moral and political support determine the world's balance of power...
...government could not function without the $25 million annual subsidy which it gets from Britain, and there is little likelihood that Egypt or Saudi Arabia would make up the difference; 2) the fact that Britain is treaty-bound to come to Jordan's defense provides greater protection against an all-out Israeli attack than any agreement Jordan might make with the Arab states...
...months stood at $8,597,020, only a little less than last year's, and Youngstown's three-quarters figure totaled $24,904,000 v. $29,247,179 last year. Last week, as autos, freight cars, tankers, schools and heavy construction scrambled for scarce steel, the industry scheduled all-out production at 101.7% of capacity and promised to end the year with a blaze...
...they were wreathed in smiles. For the first time in years, they thought that Chrysler Corp. had a better-than-even chance to cut into the lead of Ford and General Motors right down the line. At a cost of some $300 million for new models, Chrysler was making an all-out effort with its 1957 models to get-back in the thick of the auto race...