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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...parties in line, and superior economic resources to offer poor nations willing to boost themselves by the nearest bootstrap. But the Chinese Communists are far from surrendering to the Kremlin's political and economic dominance, and their divisive influence is felt in Communist parties the world over. A rundown on the rivalry...
...shown fields full of weeds, cabbages crawling with caterpillars, diseased corn. At a dairy farm in Byelorussia, 120 cows were jammed into a shed so filthy that the milkmaids took off their shoes rather than risk losing them in the mud. "What I saw was appallingly bad, rundown in every respect," said the expert last week. "But my tour was planned by the Russians themselves, so what I saw must have been far from the worst...
...citizens determined to seek federal funds to keep the town alive. Driving to Fort Worth, they approached regional representatives of the Housing and Home Finance Agency about urban renewal funds. Government officials not only encouraged them, but also enthusiastically suggested that Wink could become a pilot project for rundown small towns across the U.S. The Wink businessmen returned home, passed zoning laws to comply with federal requirements, held the necessary referendum. Overjoyed at the prospect of reviving Wink with federal money, the town voted overwhelmingly (187-51) accept aid. Said Storekeeper G. I. Young: "Why shouldn't the Government...
...doors of the rundown mansion in Caracas were open wide, and the crowd spilled out to the street. From a flag-draped speaker's dais inside, a red-faced orator roared into a microphone. "We are proud that the bankers don't like us.'' said Dr. Gonzalo Garcia Bustillos, 35. "The oligarchic classes hate us, and we are proud of it. Our strength is with the working class and with the youth.'' In front of him, a student claque chanted, "Less rich, less poor, less rich, less poor." and from outside came shouts...
...Rockefeller tradition is also evident in the building's location: when consolidation of nine different Chase offices into one building was first considered, many Chase executives favored a move to midtown Manhattan. But Rockefeller argued for the island's rundown southern tip, set a hopeful trend for New York's congested financial district by insisting that two-thirds of his bank's two-block site must be given over to a tree-lined plaza. Between the new Chase Bank and other renewal projects for which he is pressing (the chief one: a world trade center...