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It is a blindness produced by the arrogance of a nation that thinks itself capable of solving all the world's problems with its own techniques. There is, however, one simple way of correcting the situation: internationalize the Peace Corps, incorporate Latins on all levels of the organization's work...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Peace Corps: An Indictment | 1/17/1968 | See Source »

Father of His Country? To charges that Ghana is becoming an African backwater, John Harlley, vice chairman of the Liberation Council, answers: "We want it that way. Leading a continent is expensive, and we haven't got the money." Ankrah last week appealed to his people for political restraint...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana: A New Start | 1/12/1968 | See Source »

∙ BANK LOANS. In hopes of achieving a $500 million contraction in last year's $9 billion of bank loans to foreigners, President Johnson ordered a tightening of still voluntary controls administered by the Federal Reserve Board. As with investment controls, the new rules will hit Europe hardest. The...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trade: What the Restrictions Mean | 1/12/1968 | See Source »

Although many Western European governments, most notably the French, have been saying that Washington must take stern action against the balance of payments deficit, they could only be taken aback at the extent of what Paris' Les Echos called Johnson's "anti-Marshall Plan." The cut off of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trade: What the Restrictions Mean | 1/12/1968 | See Source »

One of the biggest radio networks in Europe belongs to the Pentagon. Operated mainly for 200,000 G.I.s and their dependents in Europe, the American Forces Network also reaches some 30 million other listeners. Not only does it provide Europe with Continent-wide English-language broadcasts, it has also won...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reporting: Under Military Control | 1/5/1968 | See Source »

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