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...V. H. KRULAK Lieutenant General, U.S.M.C. San Francisco...
...Land v. Sky & Sea. In sum, while the U.S. still fears a land-based entanglement with China's vast army, American military superiority is overwhelming in any situation where air and seapower can be brought to bear. Mao Tse-tung seems determined to avoid any such situation. Protesting a little too much, an editorial in People's Daily last week asked: "What is naval and air superiority after all? Even if twelve American aircraft carriers are deployed in this area, it would only mean twelve more airports on the ocean. What can they do, since the outcome...
...briefs as frank lobbying-demonstration that powerful groups back an appellant's cause. Indeed, such pressure flooded the Supreme Court in 1948 when 40 organizations filed for the Hollywood "unfriendly ten," screenwriters who had been convicted of contempt of Congress. The court refused to review the case (Lawson v. U.S.). Trade associations have also failed to snow the court with briefs trumpeting the size and power of their members...
...Miners v. Users. The American Mining Congress, backed by the potent Western "mining bloc" in the U.S. Congress, is lobbying hard to retain silver coinage. But to ease the shortage, it recommends a reduction in the silver content from 90% to about 33%; that would keep the Government in the market as a big buyer and at least prevent the price from going any lower. On the other side are the silver users, backed by Congressmen from the industrial East. They are urging the U.S. to eliminate silver completely from new coins and melt down its old coins; they figure...
...predominant, now accounts for only 10% of the region's income, and Southern industry last year provided 75,000 new jobs, 25% of all the new factory jobs in the U.S. Personal income in the Southeast has climbed 25% in the past four years, last year rose 7.7% v. 6% for the entire...