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...Latin America's four World Court judgeships to India, indicated they would vote for Byelorussia. So, to the dismay of the State Department, did Great Britain. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden believes that East-West relations have become so frozen that a little pliability on small things might thaw Russia out. After all, said the British, Russia already has one veto on the Security Council, and one more small vote for the Russians could not make matters any worse. And furthermore, the British want to protect the gentlemen's agreement whereby another Council seat is reserved for the British...
...television freeze is still on, but a big spring thaw is on the way. Last week the Federal Communications Commission proposed that the green light be given to TV in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. For the U.S., the FCC proposed to open some 70 channels in the ultra-high-frequency band, permit the building of 2,000 new UHF stations,* 200 of which must be devoted exclusively to educational...
...some of the trimmings will be eliminated-and prices higher. Automen think that they will be permitted to thaw their frozen prices about 5% when Price Stabilizer Mike DiSalle brings out his new "profit margin" formula...
...Thaw Flaw. Cotton men thought the market would stabilize again if a big new crop comes in. After all, they said, cotton was uncontrolled during World War II and rose only 3? a lb. Mike DiSalle spotted the flaw in that argument: during the war there was a cotton surplus: now there is a shortage...
...reservoirs, but that they would be nearly as full without his experiments. He added that he thinks there is "not much chance" that his contract will be renewed until a new water crisis arises in New York City. Authorities in Gotham however are already worried over the early thaw...