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...homilies. During his French tour last month, a Russian-speaking newsman, K. S. Karol, accompanied Nikita on the inspection of the Renault factory. Writing in the New Statesman, Karol noted that Khrushchev, far from being quick at repartee, uses his jokes to sidestep awkward questions rather than meet them headon. In fact, Khrushchev seldom listens to what his interlocutors are saying. In the midst of some innocuous remarks by the auto workers, Khrushchev suddenly launched into a homily on the happy lot of the Russian workers...
...Chicago Black Hawks. He had to settle for a 1-1 tie only when, in a melee, the puck bounced off a skate and into the net. Twice, burly Bobby Hull, the league's leading scorer, drove straight for the mouth of the cage. Twice, McCartan met Hull headon, bulled him off balance, and booted the puck away. Conceded Chicago's Glenn Hall, hottest goalie in the league: "He's got a good right skate for kicking out shots." At week's end, McCartan took on the fast-skating Toronto Maple Leafs, fended off a late...
Just then, another car, headed in the opposite direction, came over a rise in the highway. The cars crashed headon. Seven people were injured in the wreck. Caught between dashboard and front seat and instantly killed was little Philip Roberts, still on his knees...
...Quinta last week, Brown had no mind for such worries. He posted a clear no-trespassing sign to out-of-state Democratic delegate hunters: "I think if anyone did come in here and try to capture the primary, we'd meet them headon. If they lost the primary, as I'm sure they would, then they'd have no subsequent chance of support from the California delegation...
Next time around, Cuba's Armando Garcia Cifuentes, 27, met trouble headon. His bright yellow-and-black Ferrari skidded out of a shallow turn and tore into the crowd. It spewed up at least 40 casualties, including seven dead. In its wake lay empty shoes; spectators had been knocked right out of them. Said Porsche Driver Ulf Noriden, who stopped his car and ran back to help: "I couldn't even see the Ferrari. The bodies were piled all over. I was wading in arms and legs." Panicky survivors swarmed across the Malecón, careless...