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...could buy raw materials from the United States rather than from Russia. If we raise tariffs the discrepancy will grow, and Americans will have to pay twice: in higher taxes and higher prices. Moreover, if we prevent other nations from selling their oil and metals to us, we will stall development of their natural resources--something that would cripple us in time...
...overwhelming favorite, Native Dancer, was brushed down and saddled at 7 a.m. for a jog around the track. After a couple of turns around the course, he was . cooled off and le$ back to his stall. Inf mid-morning he polished off two quarts of oats, then drowsed in his stall jqr a while, as relaxed as a puppy...
Without making any concessions, the Kremlin was plainly maneuvering for big-power talks. In the past, such palavers have invariably won the Communists major advantages in propaganda and power politics. A lot of talk now could possibly stall or check such positive Western moves as the European Defense Community or increased pressure on the Red Chinese. But the Russian bid for a conference has growing support among West Europeans and neutralist Asians...
Stormy Weather. In Wichita, when Robert Steven refused to push a stalled car from a flooded intersection for fear his own auto would stall, eight angry men piled out, ripped the hood ornament off Steven's auto and poured water on the back seat...
...blue-water sailor. Organizer of the Navy's first underwater demolition team, John Daniel commanded a destroyer squadron in the Pacific, won the Navy Cross. He came from the first session this week reporting that the Communists were "very objective"-meaning businesslike, and not disposed to stall. At the second session, the U.N. briskly accepted the Red offer to exchange disabled POW's but reiterated its long-standing condition: that none be repatriated against his will...