Word: mr
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...called "fact-finding" expeditions and "good will" tours to unfriendly countries. Surely U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Rountree, who had to flee for his life in Baghdad [Dec. 29], was not there of his own volition. What facts were disclosed in the go-minute meeting between Mr. Rountree and General Kassem that were not already known to U.S. Ambassador Gallman and which could have been transmitted to Washington in a diplomatic pouch...
Your account of the murderous assault attempted on Mr. Rountree leads me to think that any day now we will be able to persuade the Iraqis to accept a generous contribution from us. Just to keep them friendly, you know (and out of the lap of the Russians)-like Nasser (whose trained mobs stoned Americans passing out free CARE packages), and Tito (who has kindly accepted $900 million from us, and voted recently with Russia on the Hungarian resolutions...
...print the results of a recent Gallup poll on whether Dulles is right to keep U.S. troops in Kremlin-menaced Berlin [Dec. 29]. The most interesting result is not that 60% of those polled agree with Mr. Dulles but that almost one-fourth are not familiar with the problem that might bring on World War III. What we probably need is fewer public polls and more public education...
ADLAI STEVENSON is highly regarded by Soviet leadership as one who really wants to understand Russia. "Mr. Stevenson lacked a few million votes of becoming President. Perhaps if we had been approached, we could have lent them to him" (laughter). Murmured Adlai: "I am flattered at the suggestion, but it is a little late...
...move started by a Radio Luxembourg announcer, hundreds of thousands of "Thank you, Mr. President" telegrams have been pouring into Coty's office in affectionate tribute to a sturdy and kindly personage...