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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rebellion against the whole Eisenhower program by the G.O.P. Old Guard. Also with each passing day Congressmen were getting themselves committed to new budget cuts and-in the absence of any public clamor in defense of Ike's program-taking up political positions from which retreat might be difficult...
...support Minister Chang's ruling, propaganda mills began grinding out touching stones of Chairman Mao Tse-tung's own hard and difficult struggle as a young revolutionary, much as a capitalist uncle might rebuke a wastrel nephew with stories of his own five-mile hikes through the snow to the little red schoolhouse. Samples: "Chairman Mao's socks were full of holes, his clothes made of rough texture. He ate only two meals of rice and cabbage daily. His comrades urged him to eat more. Chairman Mao would not allow...
...done by freeze-drying. When a material that contains water is frozen and placed in a vacuum chamber, the ice crystals in it sublime, i.e., turn directly into water vapor without melting to water. Pharmaceutical manufacturers use freeze-drying to preserve sensitive drugs, but the process is difficult, and it had never been successfully adapted to low-cost materials like foods. Another difficulty is that a considerable amount of heat (heat of sublimation) is required to evaporate the ice crystals. This heat must reach the center of the material, and in the case of most foods the evaporation of crystals...
...Lord Alanbrooke has recently indiscreetly revealed," Morison added, "Mr. Churchill was very often difficult to dissuade from some favorite objective...
...difficult to know whether the Soviet Union would seriously consider accepting the proposal. The resentment of Russia's satellite empire is kept in check by the memory of Hungary, and Russia might welcome the opportunity to neutralize a potentially explosive and embarrassing area. If she withdraws from East Germany, however, that nation would probably shake off its present dictator and install a coalition cabinet like Imre Nagy's ill-fated regime. Russia's acceptance is thus doubtful...