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...people have elected a sober, able lot of politicians. The two largest parties, the Laborites and the Catholics, work well together. The Netherlands' Premier, Willem Drees, is a quiet, respected Socialist who started out as a bank clerk and parliamentary stenographer. Last week he peered through his pince-nez from behind his neat desk and spoke to a U.S. newsman. "Western Union? A fine and necessary thing, but it will take a lot of time ... Holland is grateful indeed...
...dreary assemblage awoke with screams of wounded pride. Imprecations rattled about the hall like hailstones. Angry old men glared and shook their fists at Basso, who stood slender, confident and amused behind the speaker's desk. A ruddy, portly old Socialist waddled up to the rostrum, his pince-nez and a finger wagging together. Cried he: "You are a clever fellow, Basso, and a good orator, but you have used us like doormats." Mopping his face with a silk handkerchief, Basso surveyed the old gentleman, then shrugged and turned away. The Socialist Party might be dead, but Basso knew...
...week's end, the final tally gave Prio 889,000 votes. His Liberal opponent, Dr. Ricardo Núñnez Portuondo, got 608,000; fiery little Senator "Eddy" Chibas got 318,000. The Communists, recently kicked out of control of Cuban labor, still turned in 142,000 votes (about 80,000 less than in 1944) for Dr. Juan Marinello...
...counsels the President, took a long look at the falling barometer of commodity prices last week. Newsmen prodded him for a weather report. Was this a crashing cloudburst, or just a heavy shower that might clear away some of the hot air of inflation? Economist Nourse adjusted his pince-nez. This, he said gravely, was a time for "masterly silence...
...whiskey was a bet between Martínez and mustachioed Engineer Hernando González Varona, who will use almost any means to get the Capitol ready for the Inter-American Conference in March. At week's end, with a few minor figures still to paint, Martínez knew he would not make the deadline. Thereupon, Engineer González extended it to Christmas Eve. "I want to lose," he said. "Those two jugs are just a starter for the celebration...