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...Whatever we're concentrating on," he continued, "we don't intend to tag too many cars near the College in a single night. We want to leave some students in class," he said...
...Henry replied in kind:' "We are fighting militant Communism and we intend to finish it off." With calm assurance, he urged planters and tin miners to stay at their posts. He pleaded with Whitehall for more troops, built up the native army from four to six battalions, and launched a vast resettlement scheme to separate the Communists from their sources of supply. His men razed whole villages for aiding the Reds and penned up 120,000-Malayan Chinese. He constantly left his snug headquarters at Kuala Lumpur to roam the jungles in his car, his official red-striped pennant...
...giant General Electric. In 1951's first half, when G.E.'s profits ($70.3 million) were down 9% in spite of a 34% gain in sales, Westinghouse not only managed to gain 28% in sales but rang up 16% more in profits ($31.5 million). But G.E. does not intend to let Price get too close. He had no sooner announced his expansion last week than G.E. announced a bigger one of its own: $450 million. Between the two, it looked as if the U.S. economy's horizons would go on rising...
...make the law; I just carry it out" is a familiar reply to overnight parkers. This year, the Cambridge City Council and the local police intend to make a lot of money on this quotation. Tightening the law, however, will not solve the parking problem. Since there is always an overflow from available car plots, opening some streets to night parking is the only...
...Prime Minister Herbert Evatt, charged that the amendment threatened civil liberties, and led a heated campaign against it. Last week, in a nationwide referendum, Australians rejected the amendment. Said Menzies: "I'm going to have one hand tied behind my back in my fight against Communism. [But] I intend to keep on fighting...