Word: nikita
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...Kremlin's Palace of Congresses. Communist bigwigs mingled with diplomats, military leaders and stars of the Soviet cultural elite. Everyone was in high spirits, including Soviet ex-President Kliment Voroshilov, 82, who broke into an impromptu jig when the band played a snappy Russian melody. Genial Host Nikita Khrushchev roared his hearty approval...
...occasion for disharmonious words; so when the time came for speeches, Nikita waved away the latest 20,000-word attack on his policies by Red China. Every family has troubles, Khrushchev declared, gesturing amiably at the Western diplomats in the crowd. "You just get married and you will soon notice that differences develop...
...that Nikita Khrushchev launched his grandiose "virgin lands" gamble. Part of the plan was to plow up 32 million acres of marginal land in Kazakhstan, and settle it with Communist "pioneers," who were to plant and produce huge quantities of desperately needed grain within two years...
...Nikita's scheme flopped. There was not enough rainfall, and the pioneers did not take to tractor life on the bleak frontier...
...Pope's frequent pleas for peace are more sympathetic and convincing than those of any of his predecessors as he has urged nations to "hear the anguished cry which from every part of the earth, from the young innocents to the old. rises toward heaven: 'Peace! Peace!'" Even Nikita Khrushchev was moved. He praised the Pope's pleas for peace, sent him a greeting on his 80th birthday. Many in the Vatican thought the Pope should ignore it, but John sat down and wrote a reply: "Thank you for the thought. And I will pray for the people of Russia...