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...accept a seat. The Chinese seemed particularly worried about Japan's role; they insisted that Tokyo had a key "go-between" role in the "disgusting duet" played by Washington and Taipei. N.C.N.A. saw dark portents in the recent visit of Chiang Kai-shek's personal secretary, Chang Chun, to Tokyo; Peking seems to fear that Japan is easing into the role of protector of Tai wan, which was under Japanese rule for a half-century before...
...acquiring new companies. Tobacco firms are speeding up their diversification. Last week Reynolds agreed to buy U.S. Lines, the shipping company, for $65 million. Reynolds, which now gets more than one-third of its sales from non-tobacco sources, has also expanded into freight transportation and foodChun King, Hawaiian Punch, My-T-Fine desserts. A few weeks ago, American Brands, formerly American Tobacco Co., agreed to buy Andrew Jergens, the hand-lotion and cosmetics manufacturer. American also owns or controls James Beam distillers, Duffy-Mott foods and Swingline, a maker of stapling machines. Liggett & Myers, which has moved...
Distaff Power. The Politburo selections are equally intriguing. Besides the five Standing Committee members, 16 ordinary members were named-and nine were from the military. Among other Politburocrats were Chiang Ching and Yeh Chun, the wives of Mao and Lin, five holdovers from the previous Politburo, and Yao Wenyuan, rumored...
Little is known of his personal life and habits. Reportedly, he has two grown children from an earlier marriage. His present wife, plump and fortyish Yeh Chun, was named twelfth in the order of those attending the congress. She is the best friend of Chiang Ching, Mao's wife...
...sion is formally closed, the other side interprets it as a deliberate walkout. The talks are also spiced with undiplomatic language. When U.S. Army Major General Richard Ciccolella was the senior United Nations member last year, he regularly prefaced his remarks to North Korean Major General Pak Chun Kuk with the phrase: "Pak, you bastard." Pak, in turn, snapped at Ciccolella when the American's attention strayed during an involved explanation of a document: "Look at the goddamn chart...