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...Omen...
...made a predawn pilgrimage to the golden-roofed temple of the Lord Pashupatinath to pray to Shiva for guidance while a river of milk flowed over his feet. In the midst of the prayer, a great clap of thunder shattered the silence of Katmandu. Mahendra took it as an omen and promptly fired Nepal's Prime Minister. A democratically-minded young man, Mahendra was outraged by Nepalese politics. "Some people excuse themselves by saying Nepalese democracy is still only in its infancy, but this seems a strange excuse to me," said the young King. "Infants do not indulge...
...Friends. The day began with a good omen. Handsome Dave McDonald, president of the United Steel Workers, one of the three C.I.O. negotiators, could hear through the left ear for the first time in seven years ("miraculously" cured by a doctor in his hotel). The six unionists were affable but brisk and businesslike. For seven hours they negotiated with professional ease. Lunch was brought in (club sandwiches, cake and coffee...
Paralleling this confidence at home was the constant, world-wide tension of the Cold War. But even here there was improvement (see FOREIGN NEWS). And in the Cold War there could be no better omen for the U.S. than the clear signs that came last week from a healthy economy. After a political struggle, after talk of recession, in the midst of world tension, the people of the U.S. were steadfastly reaffirming their faith in dynamic American capitalism as an economic system and as a social order...
...commend you for your timely appraisal of United Nations Charter Review. The best omen for a fruitful Review Conference is an indication that people are supporting the initiative of their statesmen in this issue...