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...great danger in U.S. foreign aid is that it may tempt the governments of some countries to pursue ruinous policies, and hand Uncle Sam the bill. The presentation could be accompanied by the threat of Communism and/or collapse if help is not forthcoming...
...brains behind Benson's hoped-for long range plan should try to tempt this needed migration on a slow but national scale. Any long-range program that does not reduce the number of farmers is doomed to the same recurring emergencies and artificial price props that have plagued past farm policies and will continue...
...session. The first was Korea. After endless corridor-dickering and com ma-placing, the General Assembly last week voted out, 53 to 5, the Indian resolution (TIME, Dec. 1). The resolution supports the U.S. objection to forcible repatriation of Communist prisoners, but is full of vague clauses designed to tempt Red Russia and China. Even so, Russia and China want no part of it; the Indian love call remains unanswered...
Hayden is very good as the martyred Hadley. He underplays a part that would tempt a lesser actor to pour on the bathos with one eye on the camera and the other on the Academy Award. Ward Bond is in the unlikely role of a soft-spoken but venomous prison commandant. Bond is usually loud-spoken, and someboy's best cavalry sargent. But he does not become rank conscious, and his promotion suits...
...biggest fact about the Korean war is this: it was never inevitable, it was never inescapable. No fantastic fiat of history decreed that little South Korea-in the summer of 1950-would fatally tempt Communist aggressors as their easiest victim. No demonic destiny decreed that America had to be bled this way in order to keep South Korea free and to keep freedom itself self-respecting...