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...Emperor Hirohito was having trouble making ends meet. On an allowance of 8,000,000 yen for the fiscal year 1947-48, he had managed to spend more than 10,000,000. Like other heads of family the world over, he had to dip into capital to make up the difference...
...floor and additional material for finishing other parts of the church. Then cash contributions from the U.S. began arriving. At present they total more than $1,200, which has been turned over to George Fitch, local director of the YMCA and an old Asia hand, for conversion into yen (Koreans may not possess American money). With this more than ample sum Ye Yun Ho now plans the following projects...
...want to go on television, you know." Next to acting, Barbara likes travel best. "I have a terrific yen to go to Bagataw or wherever that place is they're fighting now. Some day I may just chuck...
Middle class folks,* the doctors reported in last week's Journal of the American Medical Association, are particularly prone to psychosomatic (mindbody) troubles and chronic illnesses. One big reason is the American yen for "making good." The middle class works especially hard at trying to make good. The constant effort produces strains and tensions (people "feel the necessity to improve their condition, rather than to enjoy their existence"), which in turn produce unhappiness and maladjustments...
...must stand ready to support with sanctions all liberals . . . There are in many countries men who may not be in the government but who have the inner strength and vitality to formulate programs for their people. James Yen has such a program for China a program of mass education and reconstruction...