Word: haven
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Then he turned again to the Russian leader. "Haven't you a drop of shame left that you can say such things in front of the holy Kaaba* itself, old as you are, with one foot in the grave, soon to stand in the presence...
...broke out in June 1950, the world was assured that the "police action" would be over in a short time. When it ended after three years of fighting, the world was assured in glowing terms that aggression had been "repelled" and Communism had suffered a setback. But the Communists haven't stopped fighting. They now have started another war-this time against Formosa. Planes have been engaged in the raids off the coast of China, and the word is that the Soviet navy is into the area where the U.S. Seventh Fleet is also engaged in some maneuvering...
Quemoy was once a haven for pirates who preyed on coastal shipping out of Hong Kong. While Chiang's forces hold it, the Communists cannot use Amoy, their best port on the southern coast. In 1949 the Reds tried to take the island with 15,000 men in junks from Swatow. The Nationalists beat them off and burned their junks. The Communists tried again, with 700 men, the following year, but this force got lost in bad weather, and Chiang's men captured 300 seasick Reds...
...impressive list of U.S. industries have recently found themselves in trouble. Proxy fights toppled the managements of the New York Central and New Haven railroads, stockholder complaints plagued American Woolen Co. and now a fight is shaping up for Montgomery Ward & Co. Some of these difficulties might have been averted by better stockholder relations; good management would have prevented even more. Most stockholders, if convinced their companies are well run, will support management...
then tell you they haven't sufficient power...