Word: landing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...exactly what that "necessary action" should be. Said Marshall in plain, undiplomatic language: "It is fundamental . . .to develop a basis of government [in China] not restricted to a small group and to clean up waste and corruption. But even more important, it must give definite, active consideration to the land problems of the peasantry. . . . This is critical from a purely military point of view. You can't win guerrilla warfare with the people against...
...Schuman was fitted for his task. He had few friends. He was so shy that he blushed when he was paid a polite compliment. The French language, which is made for oratory, in his speeches sounded plain and calm. His favorite cartoon character was Ferdinand the Bull. In a land resounding with the Marseillaise and the Internationale, Schuman said quietly: "I have a poor ear for music." He was a part of the sturdy old antediluvian France...
...mile trip back from Greenwich Island and Graham Land was; rough and uncomfortable. Polar gales churned the iceberg-haunted seas until the transport Presidente Pinto ran for shelter among the rainswept islands north of Cape Horn. But Chile's far-faring President Gabriel González Videla was in high spirits. His voyage to nail down Chilean Claims to Antarctic territories also claimed by the British had made him the most popular man in his country...
...total of seven points) in the opening event of the meet, the 35-pound weight throw at Squadron A Armory early this afternoon. These points alone will probably be enough to put the Crimson into the first ten teams in the 42-college field. Three or four more will land Harvard in the first five leaders...
...program will attack business career problems from three angles with speakers outlining the general job situation today, the values of business administration schools, and offering their answers to the question of how to land...