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IN most countries friendly to the United States, the initial horror and revulsion over news of the My Lai massacre had by last week turned to more quiet dismay and introspection. Editorial and public response, while not forgiving, was philosophical. Typical was Milan's Corriere delta Sera, which sadly...
...least, British leaders are already promoting this point of view. John Davies, outgoing director general of the Confederation of British Industry -whose U.S. equivalent is the National Association of Manufacturers-summed up the feeling recently in a farewell speech to his members. "The postwar history of our relationship with continental Europe," said Davies, directing his remarks across the Channel as well, "is one of missed opportunities, and not only on our side. The longer we postpone trying to develop as a continent rather than as a series of increasingly inadequate nation states, the more remote will become the time when...
The Grand Tour by Christopher Hibbert. 256 pages. Putnam. $12.95. "If a young man is wild and must run after women and bad company," Dr. Johnson once observed, "it is better he should do so abroad." But whether in search of pleasure, polish, or the splendors of Palladian architecture, young...
A leading contender for the job of developing the new atomic stations is Westinghouse Electric. With one plant in Spain, Westinghouse is negotiating for another in Belgium as part of an effort to form a $1 billion-a-year electrical equipment combine on the Continent. Last year the De Gaulle...
Rockefeller's report points out that the problems of population and poverty, urbanization and unemployment, illiteracy and injustice, violence and disorder are putting heavy pressures on governments throughout the hemisphere, and that everywhere "aspirations are outstripping resources and accomplishments." As a result, a fertile soil is being created for...