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Though this characterization succeeds, Lindsay Anderson's directing fails in other areas. He considers his viewer a rugby opponent who must be hit over the head to make a point. As Mrs. Hammond dies, Machin tries to crush a spider. A dramatic drumbeat heralds every dramatic moment. And Anderson overemphasizes obvious lines like Machin's "You see something...
Guarding the Strong Room. The crisis was triggered by Indonesia's puffy, demagogic President Sukarno, who has sworn to crush Malaysia at all costs. On the Sarawak frontier, an Indonesian mortar company lobbed shells across the border. Deepening Indonesia's quarrel with Britain, which is pledged to defend Malaysia, government troops in Djakarta barred British diplomats from entering their embassy, gutted fortnight ago by an unchecked mob. The guards even tried to break into the embassy's fireproof code room until they were stopped by tough, stocky Ambassador Andrew Gilchrist, who forced his way into the embassy...
...great was the crush at Montreal's airport that Elizabeth Taylor, 31, forgot herself for a second. "Where's my daughter? Where's my husband?" she screamed. Ah well, no matter, said Liz after she finally collected Liza, 6, and Dickie, 37. "We'll be married in three months." Then it was on to another frenetic touchdown in Mexico, where Burton (see CINEMA) has the part of the tourist guide in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana, and started off pretty beastly by punching a photographer in the nose. At last everyone simmered down...
...Philippines' objection stems from its claim to Sabah. However, this claim is both tenuous and obscure, and the Philippines have showed no aggressive tendencies. Indonesia has been less reticent. President Sukarno has promised to crush Malaysia and has sent combat troops to the borders of Sarawak and Sabah...
...separate store. On a normal day, up to 100,000 bargain hunters roll through its 16 entrances, and during special sales the number has risen to 175,000. Last week, waiting for a fur sale in which some $5,000 furs went for as little as $1,995, a crush of women boldly unlatched the door chain before opening time, stripped all the furs from the racks in less than ten seconds...