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Even the Moslem League's cold, uncompromising Mohamed Ali Jinnah was getting cold feet. He said: "The question of the partitioning of Bengal and Punjab is raised ... to unnerve the Moslems by . . . emphasizing that the Moslems will get truncated or mutilated in a moth-eaten Pakistan. . . . It's a mistake to compare the basic principle of demand for Pakistan [with] cutting up provinces throughout India into fragmentation...
...eccentric wife happy there. But he went bankrupt, too, and only left the house on Sundays because he couldn't be arrested then. When Craigie died of apoplexy in 1819, his wife stayed on, reading French novels in the front window and watching the beautiful elm trees being eaten up by canker-worms. "Don't molest them," she said. "They are our fellow-worms...
Recreation. The Pope's lunch, too, is solitary. Following the tradition of his predecessors, the Pontiff has not eaten a meal with anyone since his elevation. He has a preference for rice soup, small portions of spaghetti and white meat. He likes vegetables, especially spinach, of which he eats sizable quantities. He drinks a small glass of white wine (red wine on very cold days). After lunch he takes one cup of strong black coffee, then rests for exactly one hour. Meticulously punctual, he goes back to work when the little gold alarm clock warns him that the hour...
...government urged Mallee farmers to an all-out campaign with cyanogen and strychnine. At Ouyen, Mrs. Bert Holland planned a more direct appeal through prayer. An hour before church time she went to her wardrobe to get her Sunday clothes. Mrs. Holland found that the mice of Mallee had eaten them...
...balance its suspense, this type of movie generally tries for incidental humor. Johnny O'Clock tries almost too hard. (In a checkered-tablecloth restaurant, the waiter serves Powell & girl two unordered straight shots. Powell: "Who ordered these?" Waiter: "Ever eaten here?" Powell:"No." Waiter:"You'll need 'em.") But the show's biggest laugh is unintentional. During a gambling session, Powell and his partner, by this time sworn enemies, step outside to split their profits and call it quits. After they have been gone a few tense minutes, the sound track shudders with a rattle...