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...plenary session Wednesday afternoon, the eight delegations formally "took note" of the agreements, pledged themselves (as the U.S. did not) to consult on measures "to insure that the cease-fire agreements are respected." Bedell Smith, looking tired and in pain, read the U.S.'s unilateral declaration pledging the U.S. to "refrain from the threat or use of force" to disturb the armistice, and warning that any renewal of aggression would be viewed "with grave concern...
...deference to lingering fears of reviving militarism, Japan's top defense leadership is civilian. Frail, old (68 years) Tokutaro Kimura, the overall defense boss, is a lawyer. On all major decisions, he must consult an eight-man Defense Council of civilians...
...pure-blooded Indians; 38% mixed Indian-and-white, called Ladinos; the rest white. Nearly two-thirds are illiterate, and more than half of the illiterates do not even speak Spanish, using Indian dialects instead; 64% go barefoot. Nominally Roman Catholic, the Indians celebrate Christian festivals with pagan gusto, consult witch doctors oftener than the country's scant 200 priests. Guatemala City, the capital, is the only sizable city, with 293,000 residents; Quezaltenango, runner...
...Then they dragged him into a tobacco shed, where watching Negroes counted 66 more lashes with the hose. "They kept lifting Joseph up and hitting him," said one witness afterwards. But Joseph persisted in his denial, so the Gouws tossed him into the truck again and drove off to consult their uncle, 69-year-old Pieter van Schalkwyk. While the family took coffee together, Joseph was left in the sun, tied to the truck with a thong around his neck. At last, Uncle van Schalkwyk decided to try his hand at making Joseph talk. "I gave him about four blows...
...blocked from what looked like a good opening into more diversionary headlines, Such as LODGE DENIES HE TOOK KREMLIN ORDERS. Despite his familiarity with the issue on which Brownell repeated the traditional stand of the executive, McCarthy professed the utmost bewilderment. He asked for a five-minute recess to consult with his aides about "this unbelievable situation...