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When I met him, on this trip, he was, by my youthful judgment, a very old man-over sixty! I went to see lim because in my military survey of Southeast Asia had been so disappointed by the U.S. Army in the Philippines-commanded by dull men who had contempt for the "aging" and retired one-time Chief of Staff of their army, Douglas MacArthur. They called him "the Napoleon of Luzon," and one spokesman told me that he "cut no more ice in this U.S. Army than a corporal." MacArthur was just an adviser to the Philippine Army...
When I went to see Mr. Carter shortly after his election as President of the United States, I reviewed with lim all the stages that had been completed and submitted a definite peace strategy to him. I don't believe Israel is capable of, or willing to, produce a peace strategy similar to, or even faintly resembling, mine...
...Lim Kingston...
...home in a San José suburb is surrounded by high walls with TV cameras mounted atop each corner. He rarely ventures outside without burly bodyguards, who often tote submachine guns. Recently a Vesco entourage in a six-car caravan made a trip to the coastal city of Limón, whose officials were courting a Vesco investment. After entering the driveway of a popular country restaurant, the convoy suddenly pulled out and sped away. Someone had spotted the American ambassador's car parked out front...
...company with Humphrey in 1929. Seeking to choreograph the American scene, Weidman created such works as Lynch Town, a depiction of mob violence, and Fables for Our Time, based on a series of James Thurber's stories. A dedicated teacher, he numbered among his pupils José Limón and Choreographer Bob Fosse (Cabaret, Chicago...