Word: burma
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Americans tend to overemphasize the importance of India in Asia, according to Reischauer. "She certainly wields little influence on Western Asia--the Mohammaden world--none at all on the Far East, and only some over Burma, Ceylon and Indonesia. The latter two countries signed the treaty despite her,"he pointed out. "The only danger of her attitude on the peace conference was that she might sway the Asian nations, which, it turned out, she didn...
Daniel E. Moore, anthropology sociology, University of Rangoon, Burma...
Daniel M. Moore, anthropology, a sociology, University of Rangoon, Burma...
...other, more often starred individually in sallies against the enemy. Even today, MOT's research staff often has to dig long and well to resolve hard-held disagreement over the strategy used by Admiral Nimitz' fleets, General MacArthur's forces, or the various commanders in China, Burma and India. Working only a few weeks ahead of telecast dates, the scripters and editors are pulling together the story of the five years of restless peace since V-J day, will do the final chapters on the Korean war from the news being made each week by U.N. soldiers...
Nehru made his attitude quite clear when, discussing another item of business, he told his Parliament last week that head-hunting Naga tribesmen from Burma had raided an Indian border village, killing 93 persons, burning 400 houses and granaries, destroying crops and livestock. The Prime Minister added: "The incident had no geographical importance. It was an exhibition of exuberance which occurs annually...