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...speculates that two years ago de Gaulle could have acceded to the demands of the F.L.N. for compromise "without provoking a revolt by the French soldiers and citizens of Algeria," so strong was his prestige at that time. He is only vaguely optimistic about later prospects, saying in his Postscript (written in 1959) that it is possible that de Gaulle "can impose an Algerian policy of peace upon the French army." The F.L.N. leaders, Aron points out, are the lesser problem; they trust de Gaulle more than any Premier of the Fourth Republic...
...Republican Senator Hugh Scott to watch Scott's tally sheet. On the Democratic side of the aisle, John F. Kennedy sat somber-faced, his chin propped on one hand, his other hand nervously fiddling with a pencil. It was the most dramatic scene of Congress' postscript session: the nip-and-tuck roll call on the Kennedy-backed proposal to provide compulsory medical care for the aged...
...tomb was opened by the president of the Royal Society. Inside was "the complete skeleton of a boy, three feet, three inches long." For years, on a plaque above the tomb, visitors to Lincoln Cathedral could read a full account of the story, softened only by a small postscript casting doubt on its authenticity. Last week the plaque disappeared. To replace it, a new version was being lettered: "Trumped up stories of 'ritual murders' of Christian boys by Jewish communities were common throughout Europe during the Middle Ages and even much later. These fictions cost many innocent Jews...
...Burns, bemedaled 31-year Air Force veteran, heard Bell out, called the terminal to verify his story, then rang up Tachikawa tower. To the Pacific Express, already a hundred miles out, sparked a cryptic radio message: return to base. At first the pilot protested, but Tachikawa transmitted an unmilitary postscript: "You'd better do it, sir, or the general says he will have your plane brought back under air escort...
Except for this flatulent postscript, Author Menen's sprightly wit and stylish prose make The Fig Tree the choicest summer reading of the winter...