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...Geneva in May, 1954. The solution worked out there took no account of the support for the Viet Minh among the peasantry throughout Vietnam: it temporarily divided the country along the 17th parallel and established a Franco-American sphere of influence in the South. This division, supported two distinct objectives: the American intention to keep military and diplomatic pressure on China and the British desire to keep Communist control as far north of Malaya as possible. The U.S., however, refused to sign the agreement, merely promising not to violate its provisions...
...citizens to spend, lend and invest their money freely almost anywhere in the world. This unshackled capitalism has helped dozens of foreign economies, brought the U.S. worldwide economic power and prestige, and earned considerable profit for American industry. In one sense, clearly, the free outflow of capital is a distinct asset. In another, it is an increasingly serious problem, since it is a major source of the U.S.'s payments deficit and the cause of its stepped-up loss of gold...
...division of courses into areas (as distinct from fields or departments...
...There is no single common-cold virus. There are scores of such viruses, and many (but not necessarily all) are in a distinct class called rhinoviruses...
Then, and this is an entirely distinct function, a student government must be able to represent student opinion. In response to the question, "What jobs do you think a student government ought to perform?.", seven randomly selected CRIMSON editors gave no answer, and one randomly selected Lampoon editor cried, "Down with the CRIMSON...