Word: ended
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Soviets do not see how they could occupy and/or control the U.S. But they do see how their conquest of all Eurasia would leave them at the end of the war in a position vis-à-vis the U.S. better than their present position. It is this vision not Nikita Khrushchev's present position. It is this vision that gives confidence to Russian spokesmen and drive to Russian diplomacy...
Switch of String. Last month the idyllic arrangement came to an abrupt end. Iv Eng Seng fled from the embassy with her month-old baby boy to a London nursing home and complained that Sary had severely beaten her "for minor mistakes." Nonsense, replied Ambassador Sary gallantly: "I corrected her by hitting her with a Cambodian string whip. I never hit her on the face, always across the back and the thighs-a common sort of punishment in my country." Besides, said Sary, warming to his subject, he had every right under Cambodian law (he meant Cambodian custom) to whip...
...week's end, Fanfani, still moving with brisk efficiency, which has won him the nickname "Il Motorino" (the little motor), got confirmed as Premier by a Senate margin of 17 votes, and this week faces the more crucial Chamber of Deputies, where he is expected to be confirmed only narrowly...
Virginia undergoes before our eyes a sort of psychoanalysis, though there is fortunately none of the professional mumbo-jumbo that normally accompanies such matters. Through this process Virginia manages to exorcise the mental tormentors and thoughts of suicide, until she can at the end rejoice, "It is pretty here!" Thus, the title of the play not only designates its physical locale but also symbolizes the catharsis of Virginia's crowded, confused mind...
Tomorrow is the last day on which students may enter the Summer School Tennis Tournament. Entrants pay a $2 deposit, which will be refunded at the end of the tournament, and must reserve a court no later than 12 noon on the intended day of play. If a court is reserved at a later time, students must pay for playing time over an hour...