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...Dozen Ping-Pong Balls. Last spring, the French proclaimed IndoChina's autonomy under the French Union (roughly designed as an equivalent of the British Commonwealth).* They also returned to the Indo-Chinese their plump former Emperor Bao Dai ("The Great Protector...
Prison Without Bars. From remote Cambridge Bay last week came an account of the trial. It took place in a Quonset hut normally used for recreation. To the black-robed judge (who sat under a movie screen), the black-robed lawyers (who sat at a ping-pong table) and the parka-clad jury, Eeriykoot and Ishakak again explained how Nukashook had died. The defense argued that assisted suicide was merely part of the Eskimo's way of trying to "match his harsh environment." But the judge said the excuse was unacceptable. Eeriykoot was found guilty; Ishakak was acquitted...
...Moscow, Foo Ping-sheung, China's ambassador to Russia, pondered a telegram last week. It announced his appointment as Premier Ho Ying-chin's new foreign minister. Asked if he would accept, Foo said: "Wouldn't it be like jumping into the fire? ... I think people live longer in New Zealand...
Among the more startling revelations to the gray-uniformed cadets, who generally spend winter week-end dates playing ping-pong in the weapons room or marching in close order before their shivering girls, was the fact that Amherst fraternities are "the scenes of milk punch parties and dancing." Repressed "Pointers" were also told that "Venturesome couples drift upstairs to get a little lovin...
...first House music room and record collection, a library strong in American Literature and well-stocked in other fields, a ping-pong room, squash courts and the only House tennis court in the world...