Word: europeanization
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...their way back to a decent place among the nations. In the guise of a small Christmas gift, the U.S. again acted on his promise. On Christmas Eve, in Frankfurt's icy-cold Römerberg Square, where once German emperors were crowned, General Joseph T. McNarney, European Theater Commander, announced an amnesty for 800,000 "lesser" Nazis. Purpose: to "encourage those who come under its terms to seek the ways of democracy...
...Communist, Masaryk is now busy at his job of explaining to the Western world Czechoslovakia's new role as an ally of Russia. Says Masaryk: "There is no iron curtain in Czechoslovakia. . . . The door to the West is wide open. . . . We go along with Russia on the big European political issue, but that does not mean we are going to compromise on other things. . . . Give us the benefit of the doubt...
...reputation, who turned diplomat a year ago. Between World Wars I & II, he was a frequent legal adviser to the French Government and acted for the U.S. legation in Switzerland on some cases with which the League of Nations was concerned. Long an advocate of international cooperation and of European federation, Lawyer Auer in 1936 offered a plan to strengthen the League of Nations by adding to it an economic and social council. The League did not adopt this idea, but the United Nations did. An anti-Nazi, Auer lived in disguise in Hungary during the war. At last summer...
During the Institute's three days, the U.S. State Department will use its overseas radio facilities to broadcast translations of the Cleveland discussions to many European, Latin American and Far Eastern countries. In the U.S., the National Broadcasting Co. is arranging several discussion programs in which some of the Institute's speakers will participate. Cleveland, while the Institute is in progress, will be the world center of international affairs...
Like those in the U.S., European hostels were generally plain places, where young people could sleep for about 25? a night. The Americans worked without pay; in fact, it cost them $600 apiece to make the trip. In Europe they teamed up with Eng lish hostelers, formed work groups, and fanned out into Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and France. It was the first time U.S. and European hostelers had gotten together since...