Word: switzerland
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...week's end, 24 nations had followed Britain in slashing the dollar price of their currencies. For some it was like pulling teeth. Belgium, with one of the hardest currencies in Europe, groaned and devalued by 12.3%. Among the holdouts were Switzerland, Italy and Pakistan, but all of them faced trouble exporting their goods at the old exchange rates. Few were in the monopoly position of Pakistan, which seemed to have decided that India could not get along without Pakistani jute and cotton and would have to pay at the pre-devaluation rate for them. (India promptly raised cries...
...conference, which opened September 5 at Basel, Switzerland, and then moved to Como, Italy, attracted 200 physicists from almost every country in the world except those in the Soviet bloc...
...Born in Switzerland but brought up in France, Soulima remained behind and joined the French army when father Igor came to the U.S. in 1939. Soulima thinks the temporary separation was a good thing. Says he with a smile: "Now that I have begun to work out of my father's reflected glory, I want to stay...
...Aargau, Switzerland...
...leaders just like to talk about democracy," a Bangkok university student complained last week. "They spell it out with their hands, and rub it out with their feet." Most Siamese wish fondly that cowlicked, 21-year-old little King Phumiphon (pronounced Poomeepone) would return from his voluntary exile in Switzerland, where he spends his time writing songs. His 'Tis Sundown and Rainfall are enthusiastically sung by Siamese students everywhere and played frequently in Bangkok nightclubs. Sample...