Word: establishments
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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First nation to re-establish headquarters on the Continent to fight the Axis, Yugoslavia last week transferred its army high command from Cairo back to the homeland and made hawk-beaked, fabulous General Draja Mihailovich chief of staff. Because some of his most effective support comes from Communist partisans, who were probably better organized among Slavic peoples than any others in Europe, it was a good guess that General Mihailovich's appointment had the assent of the U.S.S.R. Like most other Serbs, Mihailovich had been pro-Russian in the long-standing Balkan struggle between Teuton and Slav...
...grab for railroads was part of a great imperial scheme. Temptingly within reach of the Japanese is the chance to establish a continuous rail line from Shanghai 3,800 miles southwest to Singapore...
...Each nation should agree to refer all disputes to arbitration or to refer them to judicial settlement or to establish cooling-off periods with independent investigation...
...labored for over 20 years to establish a good understanding between Soviet Russia and this country, I felicitate the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary and the Government upon the accomplishments of this treaty. Had it been a fact some years ago, many grave blunders in foreign policy would have been avoided. Not only that, this war could never have occurred...
...brassieres as part of the women's army wardrobe will add to the prestige of the corset and brasiere industry, not only because this development would call for large orders, which are secondary, but because acceptnce of girdles and brassieres as part of the standard wardrobe . . . would establish, without reservations, foundation garments as essential to every woman, who will be more attractive for the duration. . . . Much credit is due to the Foundation Garment Institute of America, which worked with the quartermaster department in preparing the specifications...