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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...next day, having drilled home the need for fast action, General Lonardi took some himself. He devalued the peso to 18 per dollar (from a scale that ranged, depending on the commodity involved, between five and 14). That was "decisive encouragement" for farmers, who in effect got an incentive-creating boost in the pesos they get for the dollars their exports earn abroad...
...trade publisher, the text book house, and the polemical press are all located in Boston. Their operations are on a small scale compared with the publishing activities of New York firms, but the influence, and often the quality, of their product is high...
After seven years of armistice, Israel and its Arab neighbors are standing once again on the brink of full-scale war. While Western eyes have been turned toward other world problems in recent months, the situation in the festering Middle East has steadily deteriorated. Daily clashes between Israeli and Egyptian troops in the tense border areas have now virtually obliterated the already obscure line between uneasy peace and open hostilities...
...first tentative program, a full-scale parliamentary debate on the Bricker Amendment, should clearly show the Republicans how unreal their doubts are. The Republicans say they want experience in practical politics. But "practical politics" involves more than biennial canvassing, and what experience could be more practical than actual political debating? The Republicans say they do not want to weaken their organization. What better way to strengthen their organization than to hold debates and caucuses within their club before arriving at a public position? The Republicans say they do not want to be forced to choose sides, and even here their...
...Coop's large-scale program of expansion, based on an expected increase in student enrollment, has forced the society to seek a loan of up to $100,000, it was learned yesterday. Moreover, loans of up to $200,000 may be needed before the Coop can take over the present quarters of the Harvard Trust Company by the fall...