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...wasn't just a case of misunderstanding between the contracting parties. The problem stemmed equally from a mistaken notion that is heard all too often in the Peace Corps--namely, that good old American roll-up-the-sleeves know-how is adequate for the underdeveloped world That formula hasn't worked in Brazil. Two geologists and one radio mechanic were unemployed this summer because they were no use at their jobs. Here were cases where the CVSF had come through on good jobs that were too specialized for the Americans. At least as many Peace Corpsmen in Brazil were...
Americans aren't the only ones with faith in U.S. know-how, Brazilians who joined the U.S. officials in preparing the Peace Corps project agreed that it didn't matter much that the volunteers had no professional training. Dr. Jose Pacheco Pimenta, head of the CVSF, travelled to Oklahoma University to encourage the volunteers in training. When one girl told him she didn't have enough experience to set up hospital labs in Brazil, he shrugged and said, "Come anyhow, you can learn." She said Pimenta seemed convinced that "Americans can do anything...
...government regulation requiring unrealistically high auto output. Taking another tack, Townsend paid $17 million for a 35% interest in Madrid's thriving Barreiros Diesel S.A., Spain's biggest privately owned truck and enginemaker, which is not bound by the new decree. Aided by Chrysler know-how and money, President Eduardo Barreiros, 43 (TIME, April 12), will build a new plant, intends to produce 15,000 Dodge Darts the first year. Another attractive angle for Chrysler: autos made in Spain can more easily enter such markets as Latin America...
...many basic new ways of doing and making things that one bright scientist in a lab can sometimes render obsolete the basis of a whole industry. Many companies, particularly those that have long concentrated on a few products, find it increasingly hard to come up with the management know-how and the funds to finance the advanced research needed just to keep...
...price of the U.S. Said he: "Under this treaty we close the door on sure knowledge of the survivability of our second-strike capability, the very capability which, until now, has been the shield of peace in this world. We halt the search for the widest span of nuclear know-how at a point where the total test yields of the Soviet are a full third greater than our own. I will vote against this treaty because it will erode our military strength. I will vote against this treaty because it preserves the enemy's advances in high-yield...