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Laichau is a tiny mud village in northwestern Viet Nam, where the clack of mah-jongg tiles used to be heard day & night. For seven years of war, although it is only 30 miles from the Chinese border. Laichau remained in French hands. Last week it was lost to Ho Chi Minh's Communists without a fight...
...completely unprepared for what came next. P.W.s turned their backs, stamped their feet, sang Nationalist-songs. One burst a pimple on his face and flicked its contents at the explainers. Another listened for a while, then remarked contemptuously: "The others are waiting for me to sit in on a mah-jongg game in the compound . . . Try not to waste any more of my time." In Tent 7, a stocky Chinese, with Nationalist emblems sewn on his blouse, faced three Communists, sweating and fidgety in green-brown wool uniforms. This is what was said...
...dignified (when protocol demanded), the Prince, aboard the President Wilson, shook off his six chamberlains, mingled easily with fellow passengers, dined at the captain's table, ate American dishes, held a Martini at cocktail parties (but was not seen to drink it), played pingpong and mah-jongg with pretty American and Chinese girls. Said one of them later: "He was just like any other 19-year-old kid. He was very humble and had no front for a prince." Politely, the girls addressed him as Prince Akihito. The Prince said, "You're not Japanese subjects...
...much-and not much more-is known about the new Soviet Premier: Georgy (pronounced Gay-oŕ-gee) Maximilianovich (Maxy-milly-ya'-no-vitch) Malenkov (Mah-len-koff...
...ended the longest playing career in the National Football League, begun 16 years ago with the remark "Mah feet hurt...