Word: discussing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Most princes had already decided to join Hindu India (see map), but the Nizam of Hyderabad (a Moslem) and Maharaja of Travancore (a Hindu) had each said he would go it alone. Jinnah dangled alliance-bait before them: "If states wish to remain independent ... we shall be glad to discuss with them and come to a settlement." Big Kashmir, still on the fence, was ruled by a Hindu, but its 76% Moslem population would probably bring it into Pakistan sooner or later...
Then Smoky was connected, and for five minutes had a chat with Russia's Foreign Minister and two girl interpreters, who took over after the first few words. They all wanted to know if Smoky was going to discuss world politics. "No," said Smoky, "I'm just an ordinary American from Iowa who wants to be sociable." Molotov asked about railroads, the girls about Hollywood. It was all very confusing. "It probably was very difficult," said Smoky thoughtfully, "for them to understand the purpose of the call...
...Munich, the Lander Presidents from all zones of Germany met to discuss economic problems, showed themselves as little united as their conquerors. Scarcely twelve hours after their arrival, the delegates from the Russian zone rose, stomped out of the blustery night session in the best Gromyko tradition. Cracked slick, scrappy Rudolph Paul, Russian-appointed President of Thuringia, as he climbed into his shiny Maybach for the trip home, "This is a fine democracy you have here when a man can't even make a speech. It's enough to make you sick...
...lined "ABC", the authors of "Colloquy on Robert Lowell," are actually Joel Dorius, Robert E. Garis, and S. F. Johnson, three teaching fellows in English, who discuss the Pulitzer Poet with lively dialectical ease. Andrew Eklund's "Forster and the Marabar Caves" is an exceptionally clear exposition of both Forster's development and Eklund's own response. You may wish to disagree with Eklund's contention that an artist's work may be examined for a "particular point of view, without attempting to equate the examination with any literary or artistic judgment," but Eklund consistently presents his argument, concerned more...
This morning, class members will take time out from their merrymaking long enough to listen to various lecture symposium speakers discuss subjects ranging from "the Theatre in Paris" to "The Place of Navi Aircraft in National Defense." Following the ball game, Class members will gather at the Harvard Club of Boston at 6:30 o'clock for the Men's Class Dinner. Wives and offspring will have supper at the Hotel Somerset, where they will be joined by their husbands at 10 o'clock for an evening of dancing...