Word: schemed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Less than 48 hours before Christian Pineau outlined his bold "Eurafrica" scheme to the U.N., the French National Assembly hastily supplied him with a timely token of France's good intentions in Africa. In a predawn ballot that suggested that the lessons of Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria had finally penetrated the French consciousness, the Deputies voted to give a limited degree of self-rule to the island of Madagascar and twelve provinces of "Black Africa...
About one in ten of the officers was stubbornly hostile. "A few were real Nazi types," said one Israeli, "swollen with feelings of racial superiority." But in general the scheme was so successful that it was extended to enlisted men, who toured in buses under guard of three soldiers...
...many professional cartographers, however, this is not enough. In their maps, they want to show the actual configuration of the territory. To give these true pictures of the earth's surface, cartographers do not have to rely on some color scheme, with different colors representing different heights. With sufficient time, skill, and patience, they can actually sketch into the map the various mountains, valleys, and other land formations...
...Architects. Two dedicated men deserve most of the credit for the Common Market scheme. The idea was born to France's Europe-minded planner, Jean Monnet, who keeps a model of the Kon-Tiki on his desk as a symbol of those who take brave risks to prove an idea in the face of skepticism and indifference. The other man is NATO's newly chosen Secretary-General, Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, who has presided over the interminable treaty negotiations in Brussels. One reason why the near completion of the Common Market has burst on Europe...
GOODS & SERVICES New Ideas Smoke Now, Pay Later. Larus & Brother Co. of Richmond, Va. announced a "Take your premium now-pay later" scheme to spur the sales of their Holiday cigarettes. Customers select a premium gift (e.g., a Zippo lighter for 255 coupons), make a down payment of 15 Holiday coupons, sign a pledge to pay the balance of the coupons (one to a pack) as they smoke...