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...National Assembly with an assortment of independents, many of whom were hostile to Rhee. Both in Korea and abroad, Rhee's opponents called him a lame-duck President, declared that his government was discredited. Other observers believe that Rhee's government was just beginning to hit its stride last June and that the Reds attacked when they did because they could not afford to tolerate the example of an effective, popular anti-Communist government in Asia...
...business was invaded by scores of shoestring operators who tried to make a quick cleanup, flooded the market with tasteless, badly packed products and scared off so many consumers that sales slumped 20%. In 1947, more than 200 firms went bankrupt. But last year the industry hit its stride. More than 20% of all U.S. poultry (200 million Ibs.) came to dinner by way of the freezer. All told, the industry sold 1,130 million Ibs. of frozen foods and twelve million gallons of juice concentrate. And it changed the nation's cooking and eating habits: many families which...
...companies with such contracts did not yet know 1) whether they would get orders or 2) how much of their facilities would have to be used if they did. Meanwhile, many a businessman was going ahead with business as usual. Those who did get orders took them in their stride largely because they were for products they had been making only a few years ago. There was little waste of time and men, as in World...
Aspirin & Peace. After 40 years of behind-the-scenes politicking, usually as a member of the out-of-power faction, clever Laureano Gómez, 61, took his inauguration in full stride. He pledged non-violent democratic government, but claimed that the state of siege was still necessary to preserve peace. Said he: "We'll give the patient aspirin as long as the fever continues." The Liberals, Gómez said, "won't recognize me. I respect their point of view. For them I am not President, so naturally I cannot appoint them [to my government...
...league.* Whenever Miller misses the plate twice in a row, says Phillies Manager Eddie Sawyer, he asks for a new ball. "He figures it must be the ball's fault." Miller has made the jump from Class B ball (Terre Haute, Ind.) to the majors in one poised stride, has become a big factor in keeping the young Phillies at the top of the National League...