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Pakistan (pop. 76 millions) decided last week to turn itself from a dominion into an independent republic inside the British Commonwealth. Like its neighbor India, Pakistan will recognize Queen Elizabeth not as sovereign of the realm but as "head of the Commonwealth." The Crown-appointed Governor General, 59-year-old Ghulam Mohammed, is expected to become chief of state with full powers in name as well as in fact...
Choleric Sir Thomas has appeared in Houston once before, in 1949, and took far more kindly to it than to some other U.S. cities-for instance, Seattle, which he called "the esthetic dustbin of the world." Moreover, he understands Miss Ima's kind of dominion. Says he cheerfully: "Music is a parasitical luxury, supported by the few. It is something that must be inflicted on the public...
...Either man is the creature whom the Psalmist described as 'a little lower than the angels,' crowned with glory and honor, holding 'dominion over the works' of his Creator-or man is a soulless, animated machine to be enslaved, used and consumed by the state for its own glorification. It is, therefore, a struggle which goes to the roots of the human spirit, and its shadow falls across the long sweep of man's destiny." With considerable pride the President ran through the gains in the struggle during 1954, e.g., the Western European Union agreements...
Compared to Prophet Jones himself, his custom-built beige Cadillac seemed drab and commonplace. Detroit's James F. Jones. Dominion Ruler of the Church of the Universal Triumph, the Dominion of God. Inc., was wearing a $235 light brown suit, yellow checked vest, yellow shoes, red socks and red tie. Even more arresting were his gold-handled cane, the topaz earring on his left ear. the diamond, ruby and topaz rings on his left hand, the diamond and topaz bracelets and heavy gold chain on his left wrist. Prophet Jones always wears his jewelry on the left. He explains...
...Circulation Newsstand Director J. Paul Young and his sales manager, Tony Jackson, who direct the operations from New York. For the newsstand reps, storms, wrecks, scrambled schedules and great distances are all part of the week's work. Take Canada, for example. The five newsstand reps in the Dominion of Canada are Michael Callahan, responsible for all of Canada; Larry Goulet and his assistant Dick Genin, who work from Ontario east through Newfoundland; and Bill Pearson, with his assistant Dick Schouten, responsible for Manitoba west through British Columbia...