Word: canberras
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...delegates knew, the military persuades or forces many Latin American governments to spend a fifth of the budget for arms that rarely see use in the country's defense. Item: Tiny, poverty-ridden Ecuador owns twelve Meteor jet fighters, six Canberra jet bombers, two jet trainers. Because the U.S. has supplied many of the arms under mutual-defense treaties, some of the overarmed Latin Americans had sharp retorts for Anderson's remarks. "Tell it to the Pentagon," said an Ecuadorian. But the overall reception was surprisingly friendly. Probable reason: Secretary Anderson was talking to Finance Ministers, who must...
Bidding Premier Kishi a cheery "Come down and see us some time," Pig Iron Bob started back to Canberra. "Most exhausting journey I have ever undertaken," he told reporters. "Hope I never have anything like that again." But there was wisdom in his genial candor. Said he, urging a study of Japan's need for foreign exchange: "The one great thing which could disturb the peace of the Pacific is to have a frustrated Japan...
...Bermuda conference aboard the U.S.S. Canberra, President Eisenhower became convinced that he would have to go all-out in fighting to save such budget specifics as foreign aid and school construction. Since then, Humphrey has publicly tried to reconcile his views to Ike's, claimed that his ideas have been distorted (they have-sometimes). But, he has never adopted the stance that is expected of a Treasury Secretary: intelligent, patient defense of a budget for which he is in large part responsible...
Keith A. Hitchens 5G will study at the Ecole des Langues Orientales in Paris, Michael C. Lovell 2G, at the London Schools of Economics, and Julius M. E. Moravesik 4G at Oxford University. Brayton F. Wilson 1G will attend the Australian Forestry School in Canberra, and Thomas M. Woodward will study at the University of Paris...
...August was assigned to Cairo as Ambassador to Egypt and Minister to Lebanon. In Cairo he served as Pearson's Middle East anchorman during the Suez crisis and the creation of the Canadian-inspired United Nations Emergency Force. He also handled Australia's affairs in Cairo after Canberra broke off relations with Gamal Nasser's Egyptian government...