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...TIME'S article on Cuba [Sept. 14]. Then came the evening paper headlining the Soviet Union's latest threat, and I have never in my life been so downright mad. Because of our President's indecision and hesitation, the thorn in our side has become a boil...
After bringing Berlin to the boil, Russia last week let the city simmer a while. Soviet armored cars continued to shuttle through the Western sector; they drew only scowls from the crowds that had stoned them the week before. More than 300 East Berliners turned out for the funeral of Peter Fechter, the 18-year-old bricklayer who had been shot and left to die while trying to cross the Wall. Surest sign of relaxed tensions was the Western alliance's return to disarray. Despite President Kennedy's announcement that the Big Four had agreed "in principle...
Then, in an abrupt fit of rage at friend and foe alike, thousands of West Berliners went on a violent, four-day emotional bender that complicated the tense situation along the East-West barrier. What brought them to the boil was the death of 18-year-old Peter Fechter, shot while trying to cross the Wall. Many an East Berliner had died in similar efforts, but Fechter bled slowly to death in full view of a helpless, outraged crowd. Suddenly, all the pent-up frustrations exploded in an orgy of riots. After venting their anger on the detested East German...
Strike That Failed. Lima's spunky señoras were lonely voices in Peru last week. Bitter anger may boil beneath the surface, but most Peruvians were taking care not to step on the boots of their country's new rulers. In its first days, the gold-braided military junta that overthrew President Manuel Prado two weeks ago firmly consolidated itself in power, and did it with comparative ease. However much Peruvians might resent the suspension of their constitutional processes, they seemed unwilling to risk bloodshed or civil war over...
...only two or three locally produced cabinets were turned out daily. According to a typical Cairo joke, Nasser dies and goes to the Egyptian hell, but finds the place less terrifying than expected. Reason: because of a severe shortage of fuel, the oil does not boil often, the rack is always breaking down for lack of 20 spare parts, and the pitchforking devils-like true Egyptian civil servants-sign in at eight o'clock, then sleep the rest...