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Other voices in the Middle East were more hopeful. "There will perhaps be more clashes." judged Beirut's moderate L 'Orient, "but one can now have faith in Syria's future. The Syrians have rediscovered the institutions best adapted to their country: a liberal, representative, parliamentary regime...
Last year alone, Idemitsu (pronounced Ee-day-meets) imported more than 9,000,000 bbl. of Soviet oil, which Moscow sold to him at roughly 40% below world prices in order to finance purchases of Japanese machinery. Idemitsu cracks the oil at his Tokuyama refinery-the Orient's biggest -and then markets much of it from his chain of 1,500 modernistic gas stations. His competitors, bitter at Idemitsu's price cutting, charge that his operations will make Japan overly dependent on Russian crude. Idemitsu answers that less than 7% of Japan's oil now comes from...
...railroads today would far rather haul freight than people-and they show it. But things are different in the rest of the world. Though the glamorous Orient Express, beloved by mystery writers, has been curtailed because of international red tape and visa requirements, the luxury train still belongs to the European way of life. Latest and best is West Germany's sleek new Rheingold Express, which clicks along at 100 m.p.h. between Basel and Hook of Holland. Its six cars offer the latest in air-conditioned high living-roomy six-seat compartments, contoured reclining chairs, a glass-walled observation...
...addition, the Extension program will offer two new educational television courses which viewers may take for credit. A course on the Orient will be taught by Francis Rogers, professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, who is now in Asia collecting information and pictures for the course. In addition, Theodore Wood '35 of M.I.T. will give a television course on American Folklore...
...delighted with your provocative story on new ships and sea travel [Feb. 16]. However, our liner the President Roosevelt, stated in the article as having already sailed, departs on her maiden voyage to the Orient in April...