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India and the U.S., so very different-one with the highest per capita income in the world, the other with very nearly the lowest-so long at odds in foreign policy, now find themselves accenting what they have in common: they are the world's two largest democracies. Both threw off British rule. In Gandhi and in Lincoln, each has a national hero whose qualities of charity, compassion and gentleness both nations revere. U.S. aid to India, once grudgingly given and grudgingly received, has accelerated rapidly of late, is now past the $2 billion mark. As Indians get over...
...good man." His Cleans would "behave like good politicians to merit admission to the higher abode of nirvana," and he promised if elected to make Buddhism the "state religion." Last week the Cleans won municipal majorities in eleven major Burmese cities, and in Mandalay, Burma's second largest city, U Nu's forces cleaned out the Stables with a vengeance. U Nu candidates, expecting to win 20 seats in the municipal corporation, swept all 35 seats. Though the elections were local ones, all signs pointed to U Nu's return to power...
Rising last week to fight the measure, Conservative Leader Jarl Hjalmarson demanded on behalf of the largest opposition party that the government instead reduce spending, increase individual contributions to old-age pensions and health insurance. United for once, the Conservative, Center, Liberal and Communist opposition in Parliament tossed out the Socialist tax bills. Premier Erlander then made it a vote of confidence. This put the Communists, on whose seven votes Socialists rely for an overall majority in both houses, on the spot. If they brought the Socialist government down they would be handing power to the Conservatives. Reluctantly, the Communists...
...months before replying, finally sent word that the idea of a conference was all right, but that it should be held in Accra, "capital of the All-Africa movement." Mboya declined to change the site, tartly pointing out that Nigeria, with a population of 35 million, is the largest African country. Ghana decided to call a trade-union conference of its own at the same time as Mboya...
...towns (pop. 160,000), Anton's son-in-law. President Frans Otten, and Anton's son. Vice President Frits Philips, direct an industrial empire that has 66,000 employees in Holland, 114,000 in the rest of the world. It thus rates after General Electric as the largest employer in its field, generates 12% of Holland's industrial export income by turning out scores of products including Christmas tree lights, Norelco electric shavers, television sets, super-powered electron microscopes, hospital equipment and musical recordings. At the drop of an order, the company can overhaul a complete national...