Word: question
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...President, afterward announced the theme of his complaint. "I would not continue in office as assistant or member of an administration a person whose imprudence creates doubt as to the impartiality of his responsibilities. I am not concerned about political expediency. What I am interested in is the question of ethics involved. I have urged the President to make his decision on that basis alone...
...Carlos Garcia found his softest spot among the hardest hearts of all Washington, i.e., Washington's press corps, when in the week of Sherman Adams' troubles, he offered a timely ad-lib reply to a question at a National Press Club luncheon about why bribetaking and influence peddling were so widespread back home (TIME, April 21). Said Carlos Garcia deadpan: "That [corruption] exists in the Philippines I shall not deny. I do not believe there is any head of government anywhere in the world-this country not excepted-who can stand before you and affirm truthfully that...
...Christian Coast. But the deeper question was whether stopping the infiltration would stop the fighting. The rebels in Lebanon already had plenty of arms and plenty of men. They hold whole chunks of Lebanese territory, particularly around the borders. And if the end did not come soon (or evaporate, as Middle East crises sometimes do), the confused and intermittent struggle for Lebanon might become a crucial battle for the whole Middle East. Behind the Lebanese revolt, whether he started it or not, stood Nasser, his propaganda stirred up hatred* and his agents smuggled arms. Back of the Lebanese government, which...
...neutrality among the Arab states and friendship for the West," his regime might appeal for help to those Arab neighbors aligned with the West and in opposition to Nasser: the Arab Union of Iraq and Jordan. Iraq's troops would have to be flown in, and there is question whether they would relish fighting other Arabs...
...upturn in business is now a fact and not just an expectation," said FORTUNE this week in its monthly report on the U.S. economy. It is no longer a question of touching bottom-that happened some weeks ago. The question now is how fast the recovery will spread. "Even the incomplete data for the second quarter add up unequivocally to more than a seasonal gain." Not only did defense outlays and public works shoot ahead, but housing, car sales and production of steel, lumber, apparel, aircraft, petroleum were all on the upgrade. The FRB index of production, which rose...