Word: partings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Patriotic Mass. If Saturday belonged to members of the antiwar forces, the earlier part of the week was far more of a contest. Spurred by the example of the first Moratorium and by Nixon's pleas for support, citizens as tired of protest as they are of the war rallied during the week to the President's side. They did not capture the national imagination?or the numbers?that the antiwar movement did, but they succeeded in showing that there are still two popular sides in the debate...
...break in the bombings case came last month when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police asked the FBI to put Melville under surveillance. He was suspected of having a part in several Canadian political bombings. Next the FBI infiltrated Melville's New York organization with a "reliable" informant who, said U.S. Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau, "places the defendants at the very heart of the conspiracy...
...Syndicate. The other pledged its allegiance to Indira Gandhi. Under most circumstances a split in the Congress Party, whose unity in the past has helped hold the diversified country together, might have had grave effects on India's stability. As it turned out, Indira carried such a large part of the party with her that the country hardly felt a tremor...
...Mihailović, Tito's chief rival for power during World War II; and the Croats, including many former members of the Ustachi movement, which collaborated with the Nazis during the war. Since the three groups despise each other nearly as much as they do Tito, a good part of the murder and mayhem among Yugoslavs in West Germany undoubtedly involves exile rivalries...
...remained heavy. Queen Elizabeth maintains two of her official residences, and each year must stage numerous ceremonies. She entertains a total of 24,000 official guests a year and must meet a payroll of 300 employees. The Queen could reduce her expenses by shutting down the Royal Mews, the part of Buckingham Palace that houses the state coaches, carriages, horses and cars. To do so, however, would seriously dim the luster of regal elegance that now surrounds the monarchy...