Word: switzerland
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...performing their prescribed duties, the agents acted just as they would in this country whenever the President visits a city outside of Washington, and the same precautions were taken in Switzerland as we would take in the U.S. There was no reflection on the Swiss people any more than there would be on the citizenry of any place the President might visit in America. The Swiss police were most cooperative, and were as anxious as we were to see that the President arrived and departed safely...
...this time a parable of civilization in decay. The Magic Mountain outsold Hitler's Mein Kampf, but Hitler's quarrel with Mann was based on Mann's nonliterary championing of the old German tradition. One day in 1933, when Mann and his wife were vacationing in Switzerland, Klaus and Erika, their two eldest children, telephoned. "Stay in Switzerland," they advised. "Bad weather is coming." When Mann did not understand, they added: "The housecleaning will be too much for you." The housecleaning was done by the Nazis: the burning of his books, the revocation of his citizenship...
...After the massacre at Le Mans, France, Spain, Italy and Switzerland issued bans on road racing...
...third year in a row, French Bicyclist Louison Bobet made the long grind of the Tour de France (TIME, Aug. 9, 1954), pedaled for 22 days through Belgium, Switzerland, Germany and around the rim of France, covered more than 2,700 miles and came home first to Paris' Parc-des-Princes stadium. Just 4 min. 52 sec. behind: Belgium's Jean Brankart...
...example of international cooperation. Of the $115 million total cost, 27% came from U.S. aid funds, 30% from Italian war-reparations payments, the remaining 43% from Greek funds. Equipment came from all over Europe, e.g., the 3,500 steel transmission towers were made in Italy, the generators came from Switzerland...