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With frequent allusions to the 1947 Harvard Commencement Speech given by Secretary of State George C. Marshall, in which Marshall announced his plan to funnel massive financial aid to rebuild war-torn Europe, Kohl said the United States should remain a "European power" in the coming decades...
...done so and had we not had the East German elections on March 18, we would now have 600,000 or more people here. Imagine what that would have done. These are good people: craftsmen, programmers, doctors, chemists. They are all needed over there. You cannot rebuild the East German economy without them. Apart from that, over the same period we accommodated 175,000 resettlers of German origin from Poland, Romania and other East European countries...
...traveling as a symbol. "It's a political visit," stresses Lindiwe Mabuza, the A.N.C.'s chief representative in Washington. Mandela is seeking two things: first, reassurance that economic sanctions will not be lifted until South Africa is headed toward a peaceful political solution, and second, pledges of funds to rebuild the A.N.C. in South Africa. The organization was legalized only four months ago after almost 30 years of outlaw status. Mandela's message in Washington, says Mabuza, will be, "Why turn off the heat when the water is about to boil...
...George C. Marshall used his Harvard Commencement address to outline his famous plan to rebuild war-ravaged Europe. The Marshall Plan eventually funneled billions of American dollars into Europe, and came to symbolize America's military and economic hegemony in Europe...
...widely considered a leader in American higher education, has been a vocal advocate of the social responsibilities of universities during his 19 years as Harvard's top administrator. Brown University President Vartan Gregorian said Bok had led the call for colleges to rebuild the nation's public education system. "He has been a great leader and very often has articulated the collective aspirations of American academies," Gregorian said...