Word: membership
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...saying that, by comparison with the U.S. loans, the Soviet loan was "without strings," actually the goods and services (hydroelectric and mining projects) which the Russians are offering Indonesia will place Soviet "technicians" in strategic points in the sprawling republic, which already has a well-organized Communist Party (estimated membership: 200,000). The Indonesians, however, were said to be planning to divert Russian aid to the islands of Sumatra and the Celebes...
Late last week, protesting bitterly at "the campaign of vilification and slander against me." Ali resigned both the premiership and his membership in the Moslem League. Pakistan President Iskander Mirza, announcing that he wanted time to review the play up to that point, asked Ali to remain on the job temporarily. At week's end Mirza was still deep in review and looking for a ball carrier...
...Church membership in the U.S. reached a record 100,162,529 in 1955-a gain of 2,679,918 over the previous year-according to the Yearbook of American Churches. Thus 60.9% of U.S. citizens are now affiliated with religious bodies as compared with 57% in 1950, 36% in 1900. Denominational breakdown: 58,448,567 Protestants, 33,396,647 Roman Catholics, 5,500,000 Jews, 2.386,945 Eastern Orthodox, 367,370 Old Catholics and Polish National Catholics, and 63,000 Buddhists...
Foreign Policy. Both support self-determination for all peoples, freedom for Communist satellites, U.S. aid for underdeveloped countries, a strong United Nations, an unequivocal ban on U.N. membership for Red China, regional mutual security pacts such as NATO and SEATO, the Good Neighbor policy, bipartisan conduct of foreign affairs, a release of U.S. prisoners in China, and reciprocal trade hedged by selective but vaguely defined protective tariffs. At issue: in the explosive Middle East, the Democrats advocate sale of "defensive weapons" to Israel; the Republicans pledge themselves to "support the independence of Israel against armed aggression...
...fortnight ago, as yet another gesture, Radio Warsaw announced that the Central Committee had decided to readmit Gomulka to party membership. This time there was no denunciation of Gomulka's opinions. Instead the broadcast emphasized that "representatives of the Politburo met with Comrade Gomulka" to consult him on "fundamental problems." The Politburo's purpose seemed clear. Gomulka's nationalism had won him the admiration of many Poles, including some antiCommunists, and by re-garbing him in the raiment of Marxist grace, the party hoped to win favor with people who say that if they must be governed...