Word: western
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said Harry Truman: "The U.S. has no intention, in the event of aggression, of allowing the peoples of Western Europe to be overrun before its own power can be brought to bear. This program ... is a tangible assurance of our purpose...
...meaningless unless the European allies were able to defend themselves when attacked. They had the will to do this, and the manpower; they did not have the weapons. Only the U.S. could provide the weapons soon enough. U.S. refusal to provide them would have a shattering effect on Western Europe's morale...
...Western Europe's nations know that the U.S. would come to their aid if the Russians attacked; they also know that, unless they have arms at least to delay...
...universal language of music has many dialects, and most Western peoples understand only their own. Yet, as Western musicians have been proving since the early 19th Century; other musical dialects which at first horrify the ear can educate and even delight...
...western edge of San Bernardino, Calif., just past the tight ranks of eucalyptus trees which shelter the city from desert-bound winds, Mayor James E. Cunningham this week helped unload the first lumber for a new housing project. It was one of this year's few U.S. developments of privately built homes intended primarily for Negroes (316 two-bedroom houses to sell for only $6,450 each...