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...Outward Gaze. Forty years of Communism have not dimmed the charm, warmth and hospitality of the Mongolian people. They also retain an intense nationalism ("We feel close to Lenin," said one official, "because he had Mongolian blood on his mother's side"), which still arouses Russian .suspicion. A member of the Mongolian Communist Central Committee was expelled this year for ultranationalist tendencies. Pride in their country's achievements makes Mongols eager for contact with the rest of the world, and Mongolia has tried hard to establish diplomatic relations with the U.S. On the occasion of Outer Mongolia...
While the Speaker asked repeatedly for order, Nehru sat chin in hand, obviously scornful of this display of Indian excitability, his abstracted gaze fixed on nothing. Finally Nehru rose again and tried to quiet the uproar by saying, "We shall take every conceivable and possible measure to meet the crisis. We are trying to get all possible help from friendly countries...
...Twinkle. There has been some grumbling that Nehru is no wartime leader. At 73, he often seems physically and mentally spent. His hair is snow-white and thinning, his skin greyish and his gaze abstracted. Since the invasion, he has not spared himself, and his sister, Mme. Pandit, thinks Nehru is "fighting fit-he's got that old twinkle in his eye." But he tires noticeably as the day goes on. One old friend says, "It makes a big difference whether you see him in the morning or the evening...
...face a Greasy Kid Stuff Yalie Dailie squadron at 10:30 this morning on an undisclosed field in the 49th occurrence of the gridiron extravanganza. Coach Joe Russin of the Crime squad is going into the game looking for the big win--and he shouldn't have far to gaze in this case...
Leveling his gaze at assembled reporters, he said: "Never in my 16 years of campaigning have I complained about coverage to a publisher or an editor. I believe a reporter has a right to cover the news as he sees it. But I'll say to a reporter sometimes: 'I wish you had given my opponent the same going over you gave...