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Points 2 and 3 were concessions to the hopeful British view that the Chinese had invaded Korea primarily to safeguard the North Korean dams which generate hydroelectric power used by Manchurian industry and furnish light to the Manchurian industrial center of Mukden, the Russian naval base at Port Arthur and Dairen. The British view was strengthened by the fact that Chinese troops had struck hardest in the area south of the Yalu River's 480-ft. Suiho Dam, which has a capacity of 700,000 kw., two-thirds as much as massive Hoover Dam. But supporters of the British...
Rattrap in the Room. "In fact, I have always given, and do now give, a level of personal service far beyond any offered by the Statler organization ... I always furnish the guest a rattrap for his room, free of charge. No charge is made for cheese for same. Of course, if the guest requests Camembert, Gruyère or Roquefort, a nominal charge is made...
...Joint Chiefs of Staff argued a thorny question. Should the U.S. furnish a commander for Western Europe's combined defense forces, who would in effect be simply a chief of staff? Or should American participation be made as dramatic as possible by accepting both authority and responsibility immediately, and sending a universally respected Supreme Commander? The argument was still to be resolved this week but there was every indication that the second course would be taken and that General Ike Eisenhower would be offered...
Turmpeter Davison, clarinetist Buster Bailey, and trombonist Vic Dickenson are all fine frontmen, and Art Trappier, Johnny Fields, and George Wein furnish a steady background. But each of the horn-players is outstanding on only one of the three qualities that make up a great jazzman--tone, imagination, and the indefinable "drive." Bailey, from years of playing behind Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith, possesses all the taste and tone in the group, ensemble specialist Dickenson has the musical imagination, and Davison alone carries the unit along with his driving-and-rocking school of musicianship...
...degrees of A.A. (Associate in Arts) and A.A.S. (Associate in Applied Science)-for students who want college-level study at low tuitions and close to home. Under New York's plan, half the capital cost must come from the local community. In addition, the community must furnish a third of the operating cost, with another third coming from tuition (probably about $150 a year). The rest of the money will come from the state...