Word: americans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Road. In St. George's, West Indies,'the Anglo-American Funeral Agency offered a free case of whisky with each "de luxe, custom-built casket...
When Mr. Eaton made the comment on the FBI, he was only partially correct. He should have added the Roman Catholic Church and the not-so-American Legion. I'd like to see more men with power and money, like Cy Eaton, make their power felt in areas where it counts. If there were more Eatons and less Dulleses and Nixons, there would be less tension and division in the world...
...this firm has been awarded contracts in England totalling over twelve times the value of the present one, all of which have been in areas affecting the "national security" of Great Britain. To discourage British trade is to invite retaliation, which would reduce the business of the very American company whose continued operation is the alleged goal of the present contract. Critics also point out that earlier the Administration said the dam was not worth constructing, but now it seems that its importance is such that the extra cost of the high bid is unimportant...
...first invited, and that when successful they are then rejected on grounds which should have precluded their invitation. Secretary Dulles, hard pressed, conceded this "imperfection," but found the decision satisfying. His remark failed to comfort the British government, which, often at its own political expense, has supported the American policies of freer trade and economic interdependence. It has managed to stabilize the pound, increase convertability, maintain debt payments, and encourage sales efforts in the dollar area-all objectives which America has been encouraging. Now, with elections approaching, it appears that the United States is abandoning these objectives and is helping...
...were set free. It is probably the understatement of the year to say that there has been much misunderstanding lately between the U.S. and Cuba. Our well publicized calls for intervention or punishment in various forms are antagonizing not only the Cubans but people of all Latin American countries. In a conversation with Gustavo Olguin, Mexican movie and television executive, I learned that the Mexican people are taking great interest in our conduct toward Cuba, and that there is now a growing wave of anti-Americanism in that country as a result of the pronouncements of the past few weeks...