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...took off his shoes, tied a kerchief around his head (to compensate for the absence of his long-shorn Sikh beard), hugged bewhiskered Sikhs with greetings of Sat Sri Akal (God Is Truth), sang devotional songs and quoted Sikh scriptures (while his U.S.-born wife and daughter, sari-clad, observed custom by sitting with the women in congregations...
...governor did not turn his head to look out at the rainswept streets of Goulimine, which were thronged with khaki-clad, black-turbaned members of the irregular Liberation Army force that launched the attack on the Ifni enclave three weeks ago; jeeps and trucks sped past toward the Ifni frontier with loads of food and supplies for the attackers. By a curious coincidence, the governor happens to be a longtime collaborator of the Moroccan Liberation Army, whose most fanatic members, their fight against France won with independence, moved south last year to the borders of the areas still controlled...
Fluttering Flags. In Cambodia Kishi was welcomed with fluttering flags and welcome arches, agreed to extend $4,000,000 (in yen) in economic aid over a three-year period. In the crumbling Laotian capital of Vientiane, sarong-clad beauties pressed bouquets on Kishi, and Laotian government officials welcomed his offer of $4,000,000 in aid and technical assistance. In South Viet Nam's capital of Saigon, Kishi's reception was formal and cool. Saigon's politicians were miffed because 1) they hoped that Kishi would offer $150 million in reparations and help build a major...
...very seriously. After all, the Premier, Prince Souvanna Phouma, is the half-brother of Communist Boss Prince Souphanouvong, and many of the handful of educated Laotians who make up the government insisted that the whole thing was just a family affair. Last week the family affair was settled. Sarong-clad Laotians from villages and the deep bush along the Mekong streamed into the capital of Vientiane. They had cheers for Souvanna Phouma, cheers for Souphanouvong, and smiles for everyone...
...Watch it on TV, big boy," retorted the scantily-clad girl. "You can switch channels with that big mouth of yours, and if you like I'll come over and do the fine tuning myself...