Word: carse
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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So far, the government has relied chiefly on its right hand. Social reforms have been few. The Huks feed on poverty and class bitterness. Two weeks ago police captured Raymundo Viray, a husky tenant farmer who took part in the Quezon ambush. In the "Stalin School" at Huk headquarters his...
People in Private Cars. The deserted road was a grim reminder of the threat which the Huks represent for the young republic. Along it dozens of villages were deserted. Fruit rotted on mango and papaya trees. Fields were reverting to jungle. The Huks sack villages, carry off all their food...
In Mexico City's swank Colonia Nápoles one evening last week, a string of expensive cars were parked outside Señora Rosa Rodriguez' mansion. Inside, a score of well-heeled, guests were gathered around card tables, sipping drinks and wagering 100-peso notes at canasta...
It looked something like moving day at a metropolitan bank. Each of the two private cars that pulled up in front of Yale University's library had four big metal chests inside-and an armed guard. Nobody actually expected hijackers, but Yale, egged on by the insurance companies, was...
General Motors, one of the biggest single U.S. employers, was acting as if it had never heard the word "recession." First-half profits hit an astronomical $303.7 million, 46% above 1948. The reason: as steel became plentiful this year, G.M. was able for the first time since the war to...