Word: bengals
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Indira's party took over the West Bengal government because the Communists, who won a dominant role in the government in the elections, encouraged workers to strike and imprison their employers in their offices. To oust the Reds, Congress threw its support to a defecting coalition minister, who formed a new government. In Haryana, the legislators switched parties with such rapidity that the workings of the government were paralyzed. New Delhi placed the state under direct "President's rule" and ordered new elections to be held after a one-year cooling-off period. Though two religious parties managed...
...Peter Babcox, 30, studied education reporting at Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, worked on a literacy program in Bengal for the Peace Corps and later as a project editor in textbook publishing for a division of Time Inc. He is now our reporter for Education...
...kind of tedious scene that would strain the nerves of the most seasoned actors. But Ben, star of the forthcoming CBS-TV series, Gentle Ben, fended off the attack of a Bengal tiger with almost playful aplomb, breezed through the retakes without missing a cue. Congratulated by Producer George Sherman, Ben merely grunted and slurped down a can of sardines-just as any 7ft.-long, 650-lb. black bear would do after a hard day on the set. Says Sherman: "You look at the script and say 'a bear can't do those things...
Baker will tangle with one of Princeton's best, miler Alan Andreini. Baker always dominates their encounters, but the steady Bengal has shown a-disconcerting habit of gaining the victories. Most impressive was Andreini's victory last spring after Baker had built up a thirty yard lead. Baker, gave signs before his injury that he was in the, best condition of his three year Harvard career...
...would, however, be wrong to speak of any considerable accession to strength of the extreme left. The Communists have of course captured Kerala, but that was expected. On the other hand, though they have three ministers in the West Bengal Cabinet--two pro-Chinese and one pro-Russian--they have not been able to improve their position with the voters to any marked extent. The combined strength of the two Communist parties in the present assembly comes to 59 out of a total of 280 seats. Their total strength in the previous assembly...