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Without much hope, the Chinese Government was pressing hard in Washington for release of the $500 million Export-Import Bank loan, which has long been earmarked for China. In Nanking T. V. Soong tried to persuade UNRRA's fast-talking Deputy Director General R. G. A. Jackson to drop UNRRA's present relief program and instead to procure 1,000,000 bales of cotton and 200,000 tons of cereals for sale on China's open market at fixed prices...
Aftosa, First of All. Last summer Mexicans were rash enough to import 320 tickproof Brazilian zebu bulls. The bulls brought the dread aftosa, or foot-&-mouth disease. By last week an epidemic had spread through ten states, and excited patrons were refusing perfectly good steak in Mexico City restaurants. Worst of all, the U.S., soundly fearing infection of its own herds, had banned the import of Mexican cattle. This was a deep hurt; 500,000 head shipped over the border each year make a big difference in northern Mexico's prosperity. Last week, while the U.S. Congress shoved through...
...inadequate the tenuous control of the Student Council has proven. The Class of '49 has been advised by the probers that the Red Book will be distributed next June. Such assurance may console subscribers holding three dollar receipts, but anxious advertisers may be less elated. Of far larger import than the fate of this year's book is the long run repercussions any additional defection will have on selling space in future Red Books. Patently some supervisory body other than the Council is indicated to unify successive Freshman efforts. The most logical source of such a directive element would...
WASHINGTON, February 27--A top secret conference by President Truman, his diplomatic advisers and key legislators stirred speculation today that some diplomatic decision of world import might be in the making...
Bill Currier, another import from Jay Thomas's Yardling squad, won a 4 to 3 decision over Indian Neil Beard in the 136-pound weight while captain Don Louria fought to a 2 to 2 draw with Fred Klett at the 165-pound class in a match in which almost all the action was inconclusive sparring from standing...