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UNITED NATIONS In a set speech straight from the Communist handbook, Soviet Delegate Pavel Shakhov declared in the U.N. that "brutal" British colonizers have methodically oppressed and exploited the "indigenous inhabitants" of Mauritius, the Seychelles and St. Helena. Actually, replied Britain's Cecil Edward King last week, the situation "is even worse than the Soviet delegate realizes...
...thus unable to press its claim to be granted independence on the basis of one bird, one vote." As for the Seychelles, King pointed out, "the original inhabitants were giant tortoises. Fortunately, these are not completely extinct, but they have shown no interest in political advance." On St. Helena, "the first explorers record the presence of pheasants, partridges and other birds, including the wide-awake or hack-backed tern, but alas, no indigenous inhabitants...
Many Cliffies interested in medicine have complained about the present dearth of advice, according to Helena H. Worthen '65, secretary of the Harvard-Radcliffe Pre-Medical Society. "A large number of students come to Radcliffe with thoughts of becoming doctors," she explained, "but in the absence of any practical counseling, their ambitions remain dreams and are often forgotten." Students set up the Pre-Medical Society last Fall to improve the program of advice at Harvard and Radcliffe...
...lotion that camouflages the creases in a woman's face. Last month Helene Curtis got a lead on the market by rushing out its Magic Secret lotion. This week Coty begins shipping LineAway. In May, RevIon will release Liqui-Lift; other unwrinklers will come soon after from Helena Rubinstein, Max Factor and Del Russo of Miami. In the boudoir-and on Wall Street-the lotions look like the biggest thing cosmetically since the royal-queen-bee-jelly fad depleted pocketbooks in the mid-1950s...
...more people complete the cast, and thereby wreck the theatrical triangle. Helena, a nice piece of middle-class baggage, replaces Alison for a time in Jimmy's flat. Laurie Gould is an admirable bitch and an excellent actress, in fine control of her role. Ted Daniels, however, does no justice to the part of Colonel Redfern. He seems to be simply someone wearing make-up, and he speaks his lines with unnecessary sincerity. It is in the latter part of the play, when these people are introduced that the plot sags a little. We become confused about some matters...