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...scapegoat for his crumbling economy, Sukarno cast his restless eye on the Chinese who run the stores and make the most money in nearly every village and town in Indonesia. He decided to transfer this lucrative business to deserving Indonesians, lightly overlooked the fact that few Indonesians have the know-how or energy to replace the industrious Chinese. He offered the Chinese a harsh alternative: retire to the cities or leave the country. Since the beginning of the year, more than 40,000 Chinese have been shipped off to the Chinese mainland...
...awaken one morning to an unarmed world we'd probably have that walking-down-Hollywood-Boulevard-in-the-altogether feeling. However, Mr. White is, I think, oversimplifying. The very fact that we are in the atomic age defeats his argument. As more and more nations acquire the know-how and or the weapons themselves, the logarithm of danger will increase. We cannot be sure even today that "some 2nd lieutenant somewhere" will not out of ignorance or ennui press the button of our finality...
Only when a nation's differences with the U.S. are sustained over a long period do they seem to affect a customer's buying habits. Japanese goods since the war have gained wide U.S. acceptance for quality at a lower price. Guided by U.S. know-how, Japanese manufacturers have gone far to overcome the reputation for shoddiness formerly attached to the "Made in Japan" label. Says an official of Chadwick-Miller Importers Inc. of Boston: "Since the war, we find Japanese quality is excellent, considering price." Besides, points out Seiki Tozaki, president of C. Itoh & Co., a Japanese...
...nation does the U.S. feel such direct responsibility as for the 14-year-old Philippine Republic. A half-century of U.S. colonial tutelage, generously administered and gracefully relinquished, has left the Philippines a heritage of universal suffrage, widespread education, press freedom, managerial know-how, and a dedication both to the higher principles and some of the lower practices of American democracy...
...Bible class of her Long Island friends for Evangelist Graham to address in private sessions. After a quick tiger-shoot in Nepal and a swing through Iran, Eleanor Whitney let it be known last week that she intends to join Graham, possibly to help by her musical know-how during the remaining weeks of the trip...