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...backing it could safely resist any foe. But when U.S. and British military aid poured into India after the shattering reverses of the 1962 Himalayan war, Pakistan panicked. Ayub Khan and other top officials hold as an article of faith the belief that India will never use its rebuilt army against the Chinese, but may well employ it against archfoe Pakistan. Given this state of mind, it seemed only logical to break through the "encirclement" by reaching an understanding with one of its big neighbors also on bad terms with India, namely, China...
...leaders in Panama's fight for independence from Colombia, soon after built up a fortune in cattle and sugar. When the family fell on hard times during the Depression '30s, Roberto worked on a Panama Canal ferry. But shrewd real estate deals and other investments have rebuilt the family fortune, until today the Chiaris are millionaires many times over...
...Baker concentrates on building catalogue sales (26% of total volume) with added outlets and faster deliveries, Cushman is working to strengthen a weakness in Sears's domestic chain: the 13-state Eastern region that generates 40% of all U.S. retail sales. Long dominant in the Midwest, Sears has rebuilt some Eastern stores and opened many new ones, is erecting a mammoth distribution center in Secaucus, N.J., to service them. Meanwhile, capitalizing on its Latin American experience, Sears next year will open stores in Madrid and Barcelona, use Spain as a wedge into the Common Market, where U.S.-style mail...
...ominously wrapped in butcher's paper. For days, he shifted the bundle absentmindedly as he addressed the jury, but made no reference to it. Finally, he unwrapped the package slowly as the jury watched in horrified fascination. If the artificial leg he revealed was an anticlimax, Belli immediately rebuilt the tension: he dropped the limb into the lap of a shocked juror and proceeded to spell out exactly how it would feel to wear the contraption for a lifetime. The award to his client...
...subterranean vault. The Bavarian government decided to bring the treasure out of the dark, spent $250,000 in preparing new quarters in a wing of the family's sprawling Munich residence, which is a replica of Florence's Pitti Palace and a next-door neighbor to the rebuilt Nationaltheater (TIME, Dec. 6). Now-slowly, because it is not much publicized-the Schatzkammer is becoming one of the show attractions of Europe (see opposite page...