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...absence of facts, rumors had a heyday in the bazaars: 375 had been arrested, the security chief had been replaced by a proCommunist. Gradually, one pattern became clearer. Most of those arrested were right-wing nationalists, Al Baath socialists, and other supporters of Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser...
...Glowing Image. More than any other government in the world today. Red China is the long shadow of one man. At 65, Chairman-Mao Tse-tung is at once China's emperor, pope and father image. Like Stalin in his heyday, Mao is quoted as the ultimate authority on ideology, military science, steel production, poetry, art, and the uses of fertilizer. Every proclaimed achievement begins with the phrase "Thanks to Chairman Mao." His public appearances arouse excitement bordering on hysteria, evoke near tearful tributes to his "affectionate and kindly gaze.'' Nor are foreigners immune to his spell...
Legions of operagoers agree. In Italy her appearances regularly touch off frenzies of acclaim the like of which the country has not seen in 30 years, since the heyday of Claudia Muzio. Since she made her U.S. debut (in San Francisco) eight years ago, every house she has sung to has been sold out, and her Bohème at the Metropolitan two seasons ago drew surging, partisan crowds that choked traffic around the house until 2 a.m. Some 30 cities in this country are bidding for her services at a top price of $5,000 per recital. Her American...
Since Whitney has the kind of money that may bring the Trib back to its thriving, prewar heyday, the sale cheered the paper's 1,900 staffers. They have watched gloomily as the Herald Tribune, once a formidable rival of the Times, cut coverage, settled into sixth place in circulation among Manhattan's seven major dailies. Under eager Brownie, who replaced brother Whitelaw as editor and chief executive officer in a 1955 family power squabble, the Trib seemed to ease up on solid reporting and sound writing as it went after circulation with frothy features and tabloid-style...
Most of the civilians are strong nationalists, anti-British. The Sorbonne-educated Minister of Guidance (Propaganda), a longtime Kubah colleague, worked with the Nazis during World War II. The Finance Minister, a graduate of the London School of Economics during Harold Laski's heyday, wants to nationalize the oil wells. The Minister of Public Works and Communications (Baba Ali), considered friendly to Americans, went to Columbia University...