Word: yugoslavia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Portugal, Ireland, Brazil, South Africa and Colombia were all on hand for the first time. Germany and Yugoslavia (but none of the Soviet satellites) were back for the first time since the war. From the U.S. had come a retrospective showing of 48 paintings by Seascapist John Marin, along with samplings of six younger-and lesser-U.S. artists (TIME, June 12). Surveying that bewildering array, one British critic moaned: "They have collected too much art. Too many impressions are fighting each other...
...this particular night, Dunster's Anton Bajuk '51 was out with Grasselli's sister, who holds a scholarship at Wellesley. Grasselli, his sister, and Bajuk go out together a great deal. The three were born and brought up in the province of Slovinia in Yugoslavia...
Rogge offered a resolution in behalf of Communist Dictator Tito of Yugoslavia; it would have readmitted the Yugoslav delegates, whom the Defenders of Peace kicked out last year. Robeson, leading the majority faction in behalf of Communist Dictator Stalin of Russia, succeeded in having Rogge's resolution pigeonholed and Rogge barred from making a speech...
Afterwards, the pair met the press. Said Baritone Robeson: "Yugoslavia has tied itself firmly to the capitalist camp which, at the behest of the Du Fonts and Wall Street, is preparing for a new war." He accused Rogge of being a paid agent of Tito...
...retired chief of staff and respected "elder statesman" of the Italian army, gave his views of Italy's military position. In the event of an immediate all-out war, wrote Messe in the magazine Oggi, the Russians would have 45 divisions available for use against Austria, Italy and Yugoslavia. To counter them, there are 30 Yugoslav and eight Italian divisions. But, asked the marshal, "What if our neighbor [Yugoslavia] should look for shelter under the protecting wing of 'Great Mother Russia'? ... It is evident that in our sector security can be obtained from ourselves alone." Soldier Messe...