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...Sarit, whom he labeled a Western toady, two years ago broke off diplomatic relations with Thailand in a flurry of epithets. On receiving news of the death, special concerts were scheduled to celebrate the occasion. Prince Sihanouk allowed civil servants to report for work two hours later for a fortnight so that they could "dance and amuse themselves...
Still a mystery is the whereabouts of the bodies. Fortnight ago, a picture peddler appeared again, this time exhibiting photographs of two coffins, marked Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, on trestles, with an unidentified army officer standing near by. Other prints showed the coffins, decorated with flowers and candles, beside two freshly dug graves, and a European priest in the foreground along with a Vietnamese man and woman said to be Diem relatives. The site was said to be a cemetery within the compound of Joint General Staff Headquarters...
...blame for the session's disappointing record. Like his predecessor, Paul VI preferred to stay out of sight so that the bishops could act in freedom; but he often failed to intervene when intervention was called for, and sometimes settled for half-measures when he did act. Fortnight ago, for example, he finally responded to petitions signed by a number of bishops, asking that the council commissions be allowed to elect their own presidents to replace the roadblocking Curia officials. Instead, the Pope chose to increase the number of commission members from 25 to 30, left the presidencies...
...Bill George (235 lbs.) and Joe Fortunato (225 lbs ) are the "three best linebackers in football." Pass defense? The Bears' opportunist secondary has intercepted 29 passes-tops in the N.F.L. "This is an attacking defense," says Allen, and the defending-champion Green Bay Packers know what he means. Fortnight ago the Bears recovered two fumbles, intercepted five passes, as Chicago trounced the Packers for the second time this season, 26-7. Moaned Packer Coach Vince Lombardi: "They just beat the hell...
...they were becoming disenchanted with the then weak company. But Trouyet persuaded the government to let his private group buy it for $25 million, later sweetened the pot by putting three government men on the board. Today well-run Telefonos has about 50,000 shareholders in Mexico, and a fortnight ago 200,000 shares worth $1,800,000 were put on sale in the U.S. and Europe...