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...firm even if it becomes necessary to wield a nuclear stick over the head of Mao Tse-tung." But, added Speaker Luce, there are other ways to stop Chinese expansionism. "For example, what argument can be made for our present policy of trading with the Russians or selling them wheat that cannot also be made for trading with Red China, and feeding her far hungrier and far more desperate people? Long before the young men in this audience are old, China will account for half the population of the whole world. We must soon find ways of living at peace...
...British and U.S. investment alone in South Africa has risen 50% to $3.7 billion, South Africa's gross national product has in creased 20% to $8.6 billion, and the Rand Daily Mail's stock market index has nearly quadrupled. With exports of products as varied as wheat and mining machinery running at a record $1.5 billion rate, South Africa boasts an inter national payments surplus of $200 mil lion, could write off its few debts with a mere four months' gold production...
...starter, the new government has canceled Brazil's $200 million-a-year wheat and petroleum import subsidies, cut the national budget 30%, and is promoting a bill that will create a National Monetary Council for stabilizing finance and trade policy. It also intends to cut back commercial credit for businessmen, hold down those famous 100% wage boosts Goulart liked to pass out to unions, expand exports by offering credit insurance...
Balancing Budgets. In sum, while the dam represents a considerable success for Russia, Khrushchev fared less well with his personal and political appeals in Egypt. At week's end the sight of ripe Egyptian wheat roused him to his old antics as he toured the Liberation province land-reclamation project. He sickled and tasted some of the grain ("a bit dry"), criticized the housing facilities for peasants ("too costly"), later congratulated winners of a skeet-shooting contest. Between outings, Nikita retired to rest and continue private talks with Nasser...
...Europe, the Agrnesis plan another aggressive campaign in Japan, which, curiously, is second in world pasta consumption, and in Australia and South America, which have sizable Italian-descent populations. Aiming also for the big U.S. market, Agnesi hopes to overcome the American complex about weight by stressing that hard-wheat spaghetti contains only 300 calories a serving and is rich in B and E vitamins. Agnesi hopes to prove that it is also so filling that Americans, who can be distinguished at the table by their knife, fork, spoon, twirl, twist, scoop, slurp, and even chop, techniques, will not reach...