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The dream of a United States of Europe has captivated statesmen from Charlemagne to Churchill. But for Britain, still dreaming of the days when it was the greatest power on earth, togetherness with the Continent has always seemed a kind of national capitulation, and it has remained proudly aloof across...
The U.S. is fully aware that government aid money alone cannot provide what Latin America needs. The job requires massive private investment - at least $1 billion a year. But U.S. businessmen are reducing, not increasing, their stakes, sent only $95 million in net direct capital south of the border last...
Manco Capac called himself Inca (King) and was the first ruler of the greatest nation the continent had ever known. According to the 17th century Inca chronicler, Pachacuti Yamqui Salcamayhua, when Manco Capac had consolidated his power, "he ordered works to be executed at the place of his birth, consisting...
¶ In Australia, G.M.-Holden's Ltd. commands 48% of the continent's car sales, while Ford's subsidiary pushed its share to 18% last year, after introducing the compact Falcon-with 94% Australian-built parts. From Australia, Ford and G.M. export throughout Southeast Asia.
John Gunther, who still has to go Inside Australia, instead spent last summer on hauntingly familiar territory. Hopping from capital to capital, filleting his sources like sole meuniere, he wrung a wholly new book from the beat where he first made a name with Inside Europe a quarter-century ago...