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He ostentatiously rode through cities and towns with his Negro secretary in the seat beside him. He chose the homes of Negro supporters for meals and overnight stops. In Little Rock, his supporters picked four places for him to speak, knowing that he might be refused permission at all four...
The Indian government's biggest objection to the Nizam is that he has elevated the Moslem minority of the population to a position of power and privilege. Of Hyderabad's 17 million, only two million are Moslems. Yet in the army and police, Moslems outnumber Hindus nine to...
The English translation of the proclamation was a rush job entrusted to Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok, whose English is perfect and who has been called one of the three top authorities on modern Hebrew. After an all-night session with three assistants in his Tel Aviv flat, Shertok came to...
On the road back after its wartime shattering by the Luftwaffe, Britain's Coventry was shaken with historical controversy: Should that old Coventryite, Lady Godiva, be shown riding her horse sidesaddle or astride? For years an 1898 painting by Artist John Collier (see cut) had been hanging in the...
London's Victoria and Albert Museum was once considering the purchase of three drawings by a young Pole named Feliks Topolski. Said one committeeman: "We must draw the line somewhere!" Portraitist Augustus John answered the objection with a crack: "But can you draw the line like Topolski?"