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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...testify on labor legislation which would curb such labor leaders as Lewis. His appearance was notable for one statement. There was just no way to "guarantee" production of coal in a democracy, Lewis said. "Congress would have to give the executive such a tremendous grant of authority and build up such a power that the Republic would no longer exist...
Generally regarded as a miniature Frankenstein run amok, Argentine policy quickly assumes life-size proportions when it is seen that similar pacts, always manufactured under the pressure of agricultural wealth, are being negotiated with Uruguay, Paraguay, and Chile. These accords will build Argentina into a totalitarian colossus of the south and cannot help but destroy any South American attempt at a healthy state system, Definitely uneasy, but completely befuddled, the United States has alternately adopted a hot and cold policy towards Argentina that has strengthened Peron and bewildered what Latin-American supporters the State Department has left. When Ambassador Braden...
...deeper sickness remained. The Crisis had upset the rhythm of production; the emptied industrial pipelines would be gurgling for many a month. Real recovery might not get started until midsummer, and that is when Britain must build up coal stocks for another winter. In consequence, the vital exports program may be affected right...
...tried golf, and decided he was not the type. Then he bought a race horse, and found a plaything that appealed to his instinct for high drama and fascinating figures. He confided to friends: "I'm going to run this stable the way I run my studio -build it on personalities." But once the heady smell of the stables got him, things got out of hand...
...acres are just thinly-settled river bottoms, with a shanty town, a few small packinghouses, a stockyard and a high school. But El Paso wants its title cleared so that El Chamizal can be developed. Roughhewn Texas Congressman Ewing Thomason, who wants to put a spanking new federal building there and build a new international bridge to Juarez, reportedly had President Truman's promise last week that he would keep El Chamizal in mind in Mexico City...