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Replied Dulles: "Certainly if there is an attack on Turkey by the Soviet Union, it would not mean a purely defensive operation by the U.S., with the Soviet Union a privileged sanctuary from which to attack Turkey." Just how and where the U.S. might use its Mid-East power (see map) to counterattack he left to the Russians to guess...
...White House." But neither Pulitzer, Lasch nor Billiard would say another word. One insider's explanation: though Lasch is considered "a political twin" of the pro-Stevenson, anti-Eisenhower Billiard, he has taken a more gingerly tack in pursuing his views with a reluctant Pulitzer. This would mean that while the tenets of the paper's liberal policy may not change, they will not be aired so frequently or aggressively...
...famine aircraft business is such a questionable risk that few banks are eager to lend scarce funds. Those who do get interim financing may have to pay higher interest rates than other industries. And since the extra cost cannot be recovered under most defense contracts, it will also mean a sharp cut in profit margins...
...mean, that if M-G-M should call up the CRIMSON and offer to buy the snap...
Charles R. Cherington, professor of Government, was equally outspoken: "I'm delighted that he's out, but Rogers is worse. It means more of the police state." Robert G. McCloskey, also professor of Government, commented that he was afraid that Brownell's formal resignation did not mean he would lose his political influence, which, McCloskey said, "has been pernicious in the extreme...