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...chance of a potshot at De Gaulle was not the only worry of Greek leaders. The government was also uneasy that De Gaulle might try to embroil Greece in his quarrel with Britain over the Common Market, and with the U.S. over NATO defense. It was France, not Greece, which had pushed the trip. De Gaulle had picked up an invitation made seven years before to then President René Coty. Paris also suggested that the French fleet drop anchor in the Piraeus to coincide with De Gaulle's arrival, and discreetly broached the plan of having De Gaulle...
...RUGE replies: I did not state that Coach Shepard is "strictly bush"; I merely wrote that in the Holy Cross game, the baseball team was strictly bush. Mr. Cutler's quarrel is with Mr. Frazler, and he should write to him at the Boston HERALD...
...midst of an astonishing Biblical revival, which has led to one of the most tempestuous internal fights the church has had in years. Last week, at the request of Pope John, the Pontifical Biblical Commission met in secret session at the Vatican Palace and agreed to resolve the quarrel by formulating new principles to guide Catholics in the scholarly study of Scripture...
Since most young Germans inevitably yearn for white-collar respectability and higher salaries, the largest number of apprentices in Germany today are training to become merchants, bank workers, and salesmen. German labor unions have no quarrel with the apprentice system, but are watchful to protect apprentices from being mistreated or misused as cheap labor. The unions hardly need worry; in labor-short Germany, it is a foolish firm indeed that would do anything to scare off future skilled workers...
Chambers, a financial wizard trained at the University of London's School of Economics and polished at the Inland Revenue Board, obstinately foug1' his way back to grace. The Courtauld venture had rewarding side effects: the worth of the Courtauld stock held by I.C.I. soared after the quarrel, from $173 million to $268 million. More important. Chambers made some hard decisions inside I.C.I. He cut its 99,000 employees by 5%, trimmed costs to the point of printing its annual report in newspapers rather than sending copies to almost 475,000 shareholders. The company also stepped...