Word: offerings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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There were other choices. In Warsaw last week, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov (who was in high good humor) pointed out one. At the end of his brisk three-day session with satellite diplomats, he issued a "new" offer to the West which, in gist, proposed that all four occupying powers get out of Berlin -set up a "democratic" German government for all of Germany, and withdraw their troops. (The Warsaw communique added, however, that Russia would still want a hand in running the Ruhr.) This alternative had considerable attractions for the Kremlin: they had experience in setting up governments...
...savage expedient of trying to starve a city into submission has confessed its abject defeat in trying to win the people's allegiance. The battle has fallen from the level of the brain to the level of the belly; above the belly, the Russians no longer pretend to offer anything...
Guatemala was not on the list, but Debayle was hopeful of ringing in at least a Guatemalan observer. It was Tacho's peace offer. With all Central America rumbling war and rebellion, he hoped his neighbors would take it. "Nicaragua is absolutely planning no aggression," he cried, stroking the green, two-foot tail feathers of his stuffed quetzal...
More women (62.5%) attend church every week or "pretty regularly" than men (50.4%). Only 17.4% of college graduates feel that religion has "little to offer...
Lehman Bros. and Bear, Stearns & Co. won the bid for Kansas City Power & Light Co.'s $12 million issue of first-mortgage bonds last week. They had planned to re-offer it at 102 (less than half a point profit) but found no buyers. The bankers finally cut the price 48½? (½? below the purchase price), swallowed their pride and a $702.24 loss plus expenses. Wall Street talked darkly about the evils of competitive bidding...