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...intrigue himself, survived it all. Now, unrepentant and unintimidated, master in his own land, Tito sat in his open Rolls-Royce and puffed on his long cigarette holder as a silver two-engined Ilyushin-14, bearing Russia's top leaders, touched down and taxied to the newly asphalted ramp. TIME'S Jim Bell reported...
...there, half as large as life, stood stubby little Nikita Khrushchev, his arms up in a gesture which seemed to say, 'Here I am, you lucky people.' As Tito, enormously dignified, walked up the red ceremonial carpet to meet him, Khrushchev happily skipped down the plane ramp, looking for all the world like a samovar salesman arriving at Minsk for the annual convention. He was all smiles and handshakes and pats on the back, and seemed to do a happy little dance. Beaming, Khrushchev said to Tito: 'Everything's going to be all right...
However, there were several structural obstacles. The flooring was broken by a null entrance ramp with guard rails on each side. After the rails were taken down, the ramp had to be covered so that the entire floor would be on one level...
...anxious to please. Nehru had run 2,500 friends of Red China out to the airport in 50 chartered buses so they could shower Chou with rose petals and cry out "Chin Hind bhai bhai" (Chinese and Indians are brothers, brothers) as the black-garbed Communist walked down the ramp. Nehru had Chou garlanded with flowers, led him around a guard of honor...
...long and capable of carrying two trailers, v. one for present cars. The G.M. car can be loaded from the side by means of a forklift, thus making for quicker and more flexible handling than the old-fashioned "circus loading," by which trailers were rolled up a ramp at the end of the car. American Car & Foundry, Bethlehem Steel, Pressed Steel Car and others are ready to manufacture piggyback equipment, and Pullman-Standard has had 500 inquiries about its piggyback flatcar. In Battle Creek, Mich. Clark Equipment Co. is making huge forklifts for loading trailers on the cars...