Word: izvestia
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...fishing port" in Cuba to "facilitate the operations of the Soviet fishing fleet in the area of the Atlantic." With a bland air, Castro explained that he was "surprised to learn the extraordinary number of fishing boats that the Soviet Union has on all the seas." The Soviet newspaper Izvestia echoed the line of innocence: "The implementing of this agreement will not only allow Soviet fishermen to increase their catch of herring in the Atlantic, but first of all will also help Cuba to create her own fishing fleet and cadres of trained fishermen...
...income. In 1960 Nikita Khrushchev promised to abolish it altogether, in stages, over a five-year period. But last week, just a few days before workers with a monthly salary of 60 to 70 new rubles ($67 to $78) were to be ushered into the promised land, Izvestia announced that the third phase of the cut would be "postponed temporarily until further notice." Predictable villain: an "increase in the aggressive schemes of imperialism...
Last week a new voice of authority proclaimed the revived right of women to be proletarian and pretty. The Sunday supplement of Izvestia argued: "You can't deny a woman's striving to be attractive. What woman's heart does not miss a beat at the words: 'Now that dress suits you' or 'What a splendid hairdo.' This is not just a caprice, but a demand of the times and a reflection of the increased cultural level. We must not consider these 'petty matters' unworthy of attention." Trouble was, added Izvestia...
...lace trimmings so shoddy? Not enough lace or lacemaking machines. Only four factories in the country produce nonrun nylons, and the 83 stocking-repair shops in Moscow are so far behind that it may take a month to fix a pair of hose. Square-fingered Soviet gloves, complained Izvestia, "make even the most graceful hand look like a paw." Hair rinses, shampoos and large curlers are hard to find; one reporter in Moscow waited more than four hours for a hair dresser, still was twelfth in line when the shop was ready to close. Concluded Izvestia: "If you want...
...giving Russian Coach Gabriel Khorobkov the opportunity to add the two scores together (in violation of a pre-meet agreement) and loudly proclaim a four-point victory for the Soviet Union. But the homefolks in Moscow knew better. Wrote ex-Olympic 5,000-Meter Champion Vladimir Kuts in Izvestia: "The United States is the strongest track and field power in the world...