Word: cambodia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, once his country's King, then its Premier, still its most influential citizen, was given a royal welcome in Moscow last week. He came away aglow at the "astonishing hospitality. As for the leaders of the Soviet government I have been privileged to meet, I am able to see their dynamism, clairvoyance, realism, charming simplicity of manner, remarkable comprehension of international relations and understanding of the aspirations of the Asian peoples." He gratefully accepted a Soviet offer to build and staff a hospital in the Cambodian capital, and invited the Soviet leaders to visit...
...Buddhists in Thailand. Cambodia and Laos go by a slightly different calendar, will celebrate the 2,500th anniversary next year. Buddhists in China, Japan and Korea, forming the large Mahayana branch of the religion, go by a vastly different calendar, mark this year as the 2,983rd anniversary...
...Army men who have graduated from NWC, 161 are now generals. The State Department's graduates include Ambassadors Max Bishop (Thailand), John M. Cabot (Sweden) and Robert McClintock (Cambodia). But more important than any individual success story is the fact that hundreds of officers and officials in the different services have learned something about working together. As one Army colonel put it last week: "Before I came here, I used to see State Department papers that conflicted with what I thought should be done on a particular problem. I'd get impatient. I'd say, 'What...
Singapore, the stepping-off stone for trips to Indonesia, South Viet Nam, Cambodia and Thailand. In Singapore itself, visitors can wander through fragrant, junglelike botanical gardens, try out the famed Chinese restaurants, take a side trip across the causeway to the Malayan mainland for a view of the Sultan of Johore's famed palace. Singapore's best hotel is the renowned Raffles, where rates average $20 per day for a double room v. $15 elsewhere. Best shopping bets: jade, Chinese scrolls and painted silk. Average tourist expense in Southeast Asia: $30 to $50 per day per person...
...Cambodia has been getting approximately $50 million a year in U.S. aid, including roads, port facilities, irrigation projects, medical assistance and the entire upkeep of the Cambodian army. At Sihanouk's own request, some 5% of U.S. aid has been spent on other imports, including Cabinet ministers' Chevrolets...