Word: supportive
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...make room on its agenda for a new problem. The Chinese had placed a formal charge before the Assembly that Moscow had violated the 1945 Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, by such acts as robbing Manchuria of most of its industry and giving "moral and material support to the Communist insurrection in China." The Russians, who denounced the Chinese charge as "pitiful babble," wanted to place it last on the agenda: China, backed by the U.S., wanted to put it third, ahead of Russia's phony peace plan. After a bitter, weary three-hour debate, the Chinese...
...Every statesman should have a sport," he says with a twinkle. Then he adds seriously: "I cannot gain support by bowing from a distant balcony...
...Medieval Touch. Bao Dai is gaining support. Many nationalists who in the past fought the French are joining him. They have come to believe that the French are sincere in giving Indo-China self-rule. By year's end, Viet Nam will run its own courts, finances, railways and utilities. The French will have to retain a heavy hand in military affairs; they are now training a Viet Namese national army of 90,000 to complement the 130,000 French troops now in Indo-China. Chief problem of the French is to clear the Communists from the country...
...interests abroad last year-totaling $1.5 billion-we are disturbed by the worsening of the investment climate in many countries." Holman thought that Point Four was certainly a fine idea-if it could be made to work. So did the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. This week it gave qualified support to the program-provided that the nations receiving the aid sign treaties "assuring fair treatment of American capital...
...Trouble. Although the U.S. is now glutted with eggs, thanks to the farm support program (TIME, Oct. 3), widespread use of hybrids like the Hy-Lines might solve that problem eventually. Hybrids could enable farmers to produce so cheaply, says Wallace, that they could accept much lower prices and still make a profit. Not all customers who have bought hybrids like them. Some say that the birds are too jittery. Furthermore, hybrid eggs might not be preferred in every market: a light cream color, the eggs are too dark for New Yorkers who like white eggs and too light...