Word: barter
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...Iran rejected the West and cast in her lot with the Soviets?" Frye asks. "Despite her recent move in regard to the Voice of America, her barter agreement with Russia, and the nationalization of oil, I think we can say that the answer to this question...
...Postponed a vote on the bill to send wheat to famine-threatened India. Reason: congressional wrath at Prime Minister Nehru's statement that no strings must be attached; he would not barter away India's "self-respect or freedom of action even for something we need so badly." The House was mad because it hadn't attached any strings...
...prospect of withdrawal from Germany, and of possible all-around disarmament, would appeal to quite a few Europeans; but the Western delegations were agreed that they would not barter away European defense for Russian promises...
...continue the Voice relays. For 15 minutes daily since then, the Voice has been heard from the Teheran medium-wave station. Last week the Shah's government silenced the VOA relay broadcasts. The order came a few days after Iran's government had signed a trade barter agreement with the Soviet Union...
...tobacco paper in the U.S., where it once supplied 90% of the market. During World War II, U.S. companies started making their own paper, and SEITA has been unable to win back the market. Last week's deal with Reynolds and Lorillard calls for 70% payment in barter (half in paper, half in miscellaneous commodities), and 30% in dollars. In some Paris circles, the legalization of Camel and Old Gold sales also called for a new snobbery in cigarette fashions. Said one young ady: "The only cigarette that suits my taste now is a Chesterfield...