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...Foreign Minister Christian Pineau argued heatedly that unless conventional forces were maintained, NATO would have to use nuclear weapons in even a minor defensive action, and thus might touch off an atomic holocaust. Norway and 'The Netherlands were also worried about having nothing but nuclear eggs in the basket. Aware of European fears of a chain reaction to Britain's troop reductions. Dulles brought assurance from President Eisenhower that the U.S. has "no intentions whatsoever" of reducing U.S. troop strength in Europe...
...schoolboys, their teachers hustling them along like anxious sheep dogs. In the post-office square (which Americans nicknamed Riot Plaza), crowds began rhythmically clapping hands and chanting: "Down with the Eisenhower Plan!" and "Long Live Nasser!" The marchers threw stones at the police, who warded them off with basket-weave shields. After one scuffle ("I've seen worse at Ebbets Field," said one newsman), the police fired a warning shot into the air. By early afternoon it was all over in Amman, and Hussein was king of the streets as well as boss of the army...
...lost to the St. Louis Hawks only twice-each time by only two points. Starting the playoffs for the National Basketball Association championship, they seemed to be sticking to the same pattern: St. Louis won in double overtime, 125-123. While St. Louis won two more by one basket, the only formula they seemed to know, the Celtics stayed in the series by taking three; their winning margin ran as high as 20 points a game...
Then Vanatta's skill began to show. He knew what to expect from his last year's players, and he sent his Memphis Tigers back on the court prepared for Bradley's all-court press. Slowing the game, picking their play patterns carefully, hitting the basket with sudden accuracy, the Tigers moved into the lead. They held on even after their star, Win Wilfong, fouled out, were in front 83-81 with less than a minute to go. Then the referees seemed to lose their whistles; players sprawled all over the court, fouling and being fouled...
There was time, too, for informal gaiety in Rome. St. Patrick's Day was Pat's birthday (44), and in a large sitting room of the Grand Hotel she had a party, puffed out 21 candles, cut a giant four-tier cake, received a basket of roses from Italy's President Giovanni Gronchi, and from the Nixon press party an ivory-handled umbrella...