Word: west
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...TIME. In the long run, they hope to compete in spot news through big-screen theater television. Theater TV may also become a major movie sideline. Last week 20th Century-Fox was reported nurturing a plan to set up big TV screens in 15 or 20 of its West Coast theaters by year's end. Through closed circuits, Fox would feed topnotch "live" shows to thea ter screens and outbid TV networks and advertisers for high-priced talent...
...Band member, Joseph J. Borgotti, Jr. '45, a former manager, and William J. Reinhardt '47, will be selling "Half Time" Albums and soliciting alumni throughout the New England area in an effort to raise enough funds to send at least 80 men west. If the $25,000 minimum cannot be raised, no Band members will play at Stanford...
...quite possible that the meeting which begins today in Paris will also end in failure. There is certainly more skepticism in the West now than there was in 1947. But there does exist a possibility of agreement between the Big Four on the German problem: that possibility must be exploited to the fullest by the United States, Great Britain, and France, for the present uneasy condition of a divided Germany is a major roadbloc in the path to some sort of peaceful settlement of the East-West conflict...
...Germans to adopt a democratic constitution, and a federal government will be set up in June. The Eastern powers have persuaded the eastern Germans to clamor for a strong central government and a united Germany. This cry of "union" has, of course, a tremendous influence on all Germans. The West cannot ignore that cry. But while we must strive to reach a settlement on unifying Germany, we must also resolve to see that democratic safeguards are included in any scheme, so that elections cannot be rigged, and the rights of all factions will be protected. Also, if the Four Powers...
...second phase of "the German problem" is economic. Trade between East and West in Europe is meager, clearly to the detriment of both sides. Now that the Foreign Ministers are going to discuss Germany, they will doubtless talk about trade as well. If arrangements can be made to foster the exchange of eastern German raw materials and foodstuffs for industrial products of the western zones, it would be a wholesome beginning to a general relaxing of the unofficial dual blockade of the Continent, and that in itself would ease the "cold war" tensions in jittery Europe...