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...omens were propitious. First, the influential Kuomintang newspaper Ta Kung Pao reported that agreement had been reached on two fundamental points: 1) the Kuomintang and Communist Par ties would cooperate on an equal footing in the reconstruction of China under Chiang's leadership; 2) all political and non-political groups would confer on participation in the Central Government...
...week's end Chungking gave substantial confirmation to Ta Kung Pao's report. Differences still outstanding between the Parties will be submitted to a new, fully representative political council to meet soon under the chairmanship of the Generalissimo. For its part, the Central Government has agreed to release political prisoners, grant freedom of speech, curb the activities of the Chinese special police. The remaining differences were too important to be taken lightly. Among them: the size and control of the Communist Army, administration of the Communist areas, the Communist request to postpone the Constitutional Convention slated to meet...
...titan'' as too shopworn, and "hospodar" and "beglerbeg" as too obscure. We needed "tycoon" because otherwise our writers had to beat all around the vocabulary to describe a man of great wealth whose power and influence rivaled those of government heads. In "tycoon" (from the Chinese ta, "great," and kiun, "prince") the Japanese had a word for it. So we borrowed...
Bess Truman had found the living quarters freshened up by painters and carpenters. On moving day there was little commotion. Daughter Mary Margaret's piano was hoisted to the second-floor living room, but most of the Truman furniture had been sent ta Independence, Mo. Mrs. Truman's mother, Mrs. D. W. Wallace of Independence, was there to help with the settling down...
...that he had "been around a bit." We suspected it all along. "Hashmark Harry" Cagle and "Boilermaker" Lutz showed inspired knowledge of naval affairs. Jim Frauenhoff brings a world atlas to tests to determine the location of 100 degrees east and west longitude and still can's figure the TA from Boston to Boston. By the way, did you notice the subtle irony in that ill-fated test Tuesday...