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Since then, the Ceylonese have contracted with the Russians to prepare a plan for harnessing the Kelani River. But even here, Banda believes in conflict. He insisted on accepting a U.S. firm's bid for a TVA-like development of their largest river, the Mahaweli. And despite its assiduous courtship of the Communists, Banda's government still lets the Voice of America operate a relay station in Ceylon for its Asian broadcasts...
Only the exact timing of Diefenbaker's move came as a surprise. The 23rd Parliament was assured a short life when the voters last June failed to give any party a ruling majority; Diefenbaker's Tories were merely the largest bloc with 113 of the House of Commons' 265 seats. But Diefenbaker had skillfully steered the legislation to put into effect most of his campaign promises, e.g., expanded social security benefits, bigger cash payments to farmers, more revenues to the provinces...
...market it is outgunned by Boston and New York. Although it is the oldest incorporated U.S. public art museum (founded 1842), it had only provincial rating until J. Pierpont Morgan's bequest put it on the map in 1917 with handsome bronzes, silver and porcelain, including the largest collection of 18th century Meissen figurines in the U.S. A surprise $2,000,000 in 1927 from Hartford Banker Frank C. Sumner ("He used to drive out in a purple Rolls-Royce to see the Hartford Chiefs play baseball, but as far as we know he never walked into the museum...
Conquest: Alone with the universe, the astronomer peered into the eyepiece of the telescope that towered through the observatory roof and spied on the moon. His voice echoed in the empty chamber. "Now, I note about twelve impact craters, and the largest of these I shall mark on the map with an A." said Dutch-born Dr. Gerard Kuiper head of the University of Chicago's Yerkes Observatory. By such sharply focused glimpses of scientists at work, Conquest (CBS) started to live up to its promise as a $1,000,000 series of ten science programs that will stretch...
...half of the 3400 applying secondary school seniors are seeking financial aid, Henry reported. Approximately the same percentage of scholarship applications was received last year. Henry also said that about 100 students have applied from Exeter and 50 from Andover, the two private schools which have had the largest average number of students accepted annually...