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...bomb missions, the Sultan's red banner was seen flying in place of the Imam's white flag over the fort at Izki, and old hands at the R.A.F. base at Sharja were saying cheerfully that that was how it always worked in Aden and in the North-West Frontier province...
Pakistan over Kashmir and the North-West Frontier, Pakistani leaders have waited for a word of public support from Washington. To them, $450 million in past U.S. military and economic aid has simply not assuaged the sudden pain. Complains Pakistan, anchor of both the SEATO and Baghdad anti-Communist pacts: the more that neutral India and Egypt play up to the Reds, the more economic aid Washington seems eager to force upon them. Last week U.S. Ambassador Horace Hildreth † went on the Pakistani radio to quote figures showing that neutral nations have received one-twelfth as much monetary...
...Pathan. and scion of Moslem notables in the North-West Frontier Province, Ghaffar Khan tramped the roads, spreading the gospel of satyagraha (passive resistance). His followers were called "Red Shirts" because they wore garments dyed with a cheap red coloring from red bricks...
When India and Pakistan won their freedom, the North-West Frontier Province, 92% Moslem, voted adherence to Pakistan. Ghaffar Khan then set up a clamor for a separate Pathan nation, to be called Pathanistan or Pukhtoonistan. Once again he was jailed for subversion -this time by the Pakistan government. India's Jawaharlal Nehru called him "one of the bravest and straightest men in India" and bewailed his imprisonment, saying it was "a thorn in my heart...
...appeal of the field is in its infinite variety of problems. Retailing stretches from baby pins to refridgerators from bathing caps to water sprinklers. It involves all kinds of humanity; it faces all kinds of problems. It is a dynamic proposition.Photos Courtesy of FORTUNEThis project, being constructed north-west of Chicago, typifies the Leviathan trend in modern department stores. Located in a suburban area, it provides parking space for over 7,000 autos...