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...promises from Communist China. Nehru has been insistent upon making Far-Left-Winger V. K. Krishna Menon (TIME, Oct. 18) his Foreign Minister. He has been praising Red China's "village Communism," even suggesting that India should consider adopting some Red Chinese economic ideas without also taking on harsher Communist habits, such as shooting landlords...
...most powerful of the climbers was Mario Puchoz, 36, whose friends called him "the Mule." In World War II Puchoz fought on the Russian front-but K-2 proved harsher still. On June 21 the Mule died of pneumonia, at 19,000 feet. He was buried near the grave of U.S. Geologist Arthur Gilkey. who was swept away by an avalanche during the 1953 U.S. assault...
...test that version through crossexamination. Having already demonstrated that he was totally unafraid of McCarthy, Jenkins began to rough Stevens up; his way of being impartial was to carry chips on both of his huge shoulders. As he began to cross-examine Stevens, Jenkins' tone grew harsher, he clapped his hands to emphasize his words, he stabbed at the table with his fingers. Bob Stevens stood before the onslaught without flinching, but his laugh grew a bit hollow, he frequently sipped water from a tumbler on the witness table...
Despite these muted statements, there was good reason to believe that the tone will grow considerably harsher as November approaches. For in Paul and Joe, Illinois voters nominated two candidates who offer a clear contrast...
...days for illegal entry. But, said a Munich police officer, "we have no prejudice, least of all against these poor people." From Israel, which is now losing more settlers than it is taking in (34,000 have left to seek their fortunes elsewhere since Israel became a state), came harsher words. "Emigrants have no title to sympathy," said Finance Minister Levi Eshkol. "Those who found sufficient funds for sea passage could have done quite well here with the energy and money used to arrange their emigration...