Word: across
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Across the River. The funeral rites began at 2 p.m. in Washington's monumental National Cathedral, the capital's largest church. The hush of mourning, deepest of all silences, was broken when a boys' choir marched in from the north wing, singing...
Boss Nikita Khrushchev can visit only after getting due permission. Ironically enough, it is that old target of Kremlin abuse, Marshal Tito, who has to give the permission-to fly across the Yugoslav territory that separates Albania from the other satellites. Last week, as Khrushchev's jet TU-104 streaked toward Tirana with Tito's consent, the Soviet leader wired: "As I am flying over your territory, I send you warmest congratulations on your [67th] birthday...
Among Communists who played court to the big boss was Red China's touring Defense Minister, who turned up in Tirana. Belgrade further reported that "most" Eastern European satellites had asked and received permission to send planes across Yugoslavia with unspecified passengers for Albania. It could hardly be said that the party big wheels had picked a Communist show place to gather in. But then the Khrushchev party's next stop is Hungary...
...court. Last week Leopold summoned Premier Eyskens to Laeken palace, began by blustering that the press attack on him "has to stop!" ended by saying resignedly that "I will leave Laeken; you must find me another place to live." Leopold's preference: the 18th century Villa Belvedere, just across the street from Laeken, once (under the second Leopold) occupied by royal mistresses. The government's countersuggestion: the Belgian royal villa at Grasse in Southern France, far from Laeken and King Baudouin. At week's end it seemed clear that Leopold was leaving. Unresolved: How far away would...
...custody. He also demanded eventual closing of Britain's huge military base, though this, he made clear, must follow a merger with the neighboring independent Federation of Malaya, and would take perhaps "five, ten, 15 or 20 years." When the British-owned Straits Times threatened to move across Singapore's causeway to Malaya to fight P.A.P. better, Lee shouted: "Any newspaper that tries to sour up relations between Malaya and Singapore after May 30 will go in for subversion. We will put in any editor, subeditor or reporter who goes along this line, and keep...