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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...feel that the extra effort that could have been exerted to convert Mem Hall into a potential auditorium via a P.A. system is small in comparison to the harsh feelings generated by this over-sight...
Miracle in Sight. The next day brought the crisis. At breakfast, the German representative told Adenauer that the French would not give an inch. There was no use continuing the haggling. Mendès retorted by summoning his Cabinet, extracting a unanimous declaration of support for his stand. To make his point emphatic, Mendès announced he would not sign anything at all until he had a Saar settlement, proved he meant what he said by refusing to sign a purely procedural letter from the occupying powers to Adenauer...
With success in sight, the ministers burst into encomiums. Dulles spoke of "a near miracle ... a shining chapter of history." Said Mendès: "Tomorrow we shall put a happy end to our work together. We shall be able to tell our Parliaments and our public that we have reached agreement." Said Konrad Adenauer: "The German people feel with great emotion the importance of this day." The formal signings were scheduled for next...
Shopping for paintings makes most people nervous. For everyone lucky or unlucky enough to "fall in love" with a picture on sight, there are ten who know what they like but not what they would like to live with. The majority of art shoppers are apt to ask two dead-earnest questions which make dealers squirm: 1) "Do you think this picture will go with my other furnishings?" and 2) "Will my friends approve...
...purpose is being lost sight of, but the organizations must find some source of income," he added...