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...officer who has traveled so long and so far with the Reds, suddenly decided that a personal meeting between President Eisenhower and himself might "ease the present tense situation." Foreign Minister Guillermo Toriello called in U.S. Ambassador John E. Peurifoy and had what he later described as a "most cordial" talk on improving relations. Toriello tried hard to put over the idea that the issue really keeping the two countries apart is the United Fruit Co.'s troubles with the Guatemalan government, and that the governments could end the tension by settling the company's problems...
...Wrestler Hammonds, it turned out, paid John Van Cronkhite, Governor Allan Shivers' last campaign manager, $1,000 a month for advice on "public relations." Hammonds said he hired Van Cronkhite at the suggestion of Governor Shivers' executive assistant. Van Cronkhite was to "keep cordial relations with the State Insurance Commission," said Hammonds, and everything went along fine until Van Cronkhite wanted $2,000 a month. Denying that he had peddled influence, Van Cronkhite said: "I got sucked in ... As soon as I found out what the situation...
...debaters had the same feeling of unreality that afflicts delegates to a political convention; they were merely marking time until the real decisions were made in the back rooms. All week long, harried little Georges Bidault held private meetings with Russia's Molotov. The meetings were not cordial ("He hates me," says Bidault). After each meeting, the British and U.S. sought out Bidault to find what had happened, inspected him carefully for signs of collapse, like anxious friends interviewing a school_ mate after a session with the headmaster...
With a scant 45 invitations for outsiders alloted each fraternity, the non-Dartmouth turnout was rather poor. But the natives are extremely cordial both to guests and occasional gate-crashers. There are liquor, women, and a slap on the back for anyone looking at all disposed to be friendly, and the Dartmouths are liberal hosts...
Choreographer Balanchine has had five wives, all famed dancers, and has remained on cordial good terms with all of them...