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...China last week was like a ravenous giant. From the snowy plains of Manchuria to the humid bamboo forests of Yunnan, from the sky-merging grasslands of Central Asia to the dimly neon-lit waterfront of Shanghai, there was only one totally absorbing subject-food...
...loudspeakers are to be heard, seen; Bruce has hidden his speakers hind a bamboo screen (which is acoustically transparent, of course). The illusion is perfect. Sound comes from the whole width of the basement, and it has prising depth as well...
...when we were listening.) The curtain hung about five feet from the wall against which the speakers are placed. Helping the Model Sevens out are a pair of trostatic tweeters (of American origin) which Bruce has suspended from ceiling, about six feet from the floor, and tight against the bamboo. Bruce feels this staggered placement contribute the sense of depth his system imparts. The Humphrey living room is provided with special sockets which allow versatile placement of his Model Sixes and connection of a tuner to the system upstairs. This latter arrangement enables the Humphreys to both operate and listen...
...live in American-style comfort, Peking's agents sleep 40 in a barracks, eat native food. Avoiding the Soviets' impractical showcase gifts (example: an outlandish hotel on the outskirts of Rangoon), the Red Chinese have promised to build the Burmese a mill to make paper from bamboo, erected small textile and plywood plants in Cambodia...
Says she about Nehru's ambitious economic plans: "I think we need these five-year plans, but we are taking on more than we can cope with." The maharani makes a special pitch to the Hindu village women who listen to her, traditionally segregated behind bamboo fences: "I want to tell you, my sisters here, to cast your votes in favor of the Swatantra Party...