Word: use
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Converting Iraq into a satellite poses a serious economic problem: though the West could get along without Iraqi oil, Iraq could scarcely get along without Western markets for its oil unless Russia were prepared to buy it-and Russia has no real use for it. Yet should Moscow, because of these political and economic difficulties, order the Iraqi Communists to stop short of an all-out takeover, there is danger that the volatile Iraqi mob, which loves nothing so much as a winner, would begin to turn away from its Red heroes just as it has turned away from Nasser...
...person tries to use ten fingers to catch ten fleas at the same time," warned Peking's People's Daily not long ago, "it is quite possible that he will not catch even one. Fleas must be caught one after the other." Last week, in deference to this folksy dictum, economic planners all over Red China were lowering their sights...
...into self-contained economic empires. Some communes, "regardless of the state plan," refused to surrender any of their harvest for distribution in the cities. Complained Finance Vice Minister Wu Po: "There are even communes that make no distinction between their own property and that of the state. They freely use state materials stored in warehouses, eat state grain as they like, and take things from stockpiles without bothering to render receipts...
...shrine for ancient bits of paper and vellum. Thus far, Indiana's rare books have been useless to all but the few high-ranking scholars who could be allowed access to them. Best feature of the new library: professors, graduate students and undergraduates will be able to use everything in Randall's collection, including the Gutenberg Bible. Says Randall's coworker, Associate Director of Libraries Cecil Byrd: "These rare books are as much a part of academic equipment as test tubes and Bunsen burners...
...realize that visiting Cinemactress Elizabeth Taylor was not the star of the show. "What can I serve you in the way of triples?" they asked, as they tried to turn the customers' minds back to the main business of the house. "You'll need three drinks to use up your minimum, and I can't serve you anything once Mr. Fisher starts to sing...