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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...offered a solution to Greece's civil war. He asked Joseph Stalin to tell all Communists that the Communist Party prefers victory by democratic means to victory by violent revolution. Then a neutral zone in northern Greece should be created where Greek guerrillas could surrender their arms without fear of recrimination (they would be free to leave Greece or stay under police protection). New elections should be held under international surveillance. As concessions, Tsaldaris offered a wide amnesty to political oppositionists, and customs-free zones in the Aegean port of Salonika to Yugoslavia and Bulgaria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Not So Stupid | 3/31/1947 | See Source »

...Fear is the fundamental fact about Greece today," President Riggs declared. Without American aid the fate of the Greeks "looks like chaos," he emphasized, pointing out that his nation has asked not only for funds but for administrative help as well...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Experts Support Truman Doctrine Of Aid to Greece | 3/28/1947 | See Source »

Senator Donnell (R-Mo) remarked that he had "no fear of any great national scandal" and asked Tobey why he made the charge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: House Appproves 30-20 Tax Slash; Senate Votes to End Sugar Ration; Georgia White Primary Bill Vetoed | 3/28/1947 | See Source »

Parity extends to 1974. To nail down freedom from fear, the Philippines three days later signed an agreement giving the U.S. military and naval bases until 2046 (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Two Freedoms | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

...city of Cleveland disposes of 28,000 stray dogs a year, but the Animal Protective League will not permit their use in laboratories. A California delegate complained that in his state unwanted dogs are made into fertilizer: "But ... we don't dare show visitors through our laboratories for fear they'll hear a dog bark...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: High Pressure Convention | 3/24/1947 | See Source »

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