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Rather than force a showdown, Stevenson announced that the U.S. would relent, this once, and not challenge Russia's right to vote. The U.S. rationalization: the Albanian motion was procedural rather than substantive U.N. business. With that, the Assembly voted 97 to 2 against Budo and adjourned, hoping that the payments dispute might be settled during the spring and summer by a special committee to be appointed by Quaison-Sackey. The Assembly seemed clearly pleased at having averted a crisis, but in fact it had only demonstrated the absurd and sadly precarious condition of the U.N. today...
Since this is the first time in memory Radcliffe has ever cheered any team, the nine hope that Harvard, stung by jealousy perhaps, will finally relent and let the 'Cliffe cheer the ten thousand in the Stadium. Though the prospects are remote, their practices sound like they mean it. The ancient walls of the Radcliffe Gym resound with their cries and Patriot anthems, and few go away unimpressed by the obvious sincerity of their "mash 'em" cheer...
...Brennan does not relent, the University has offered CRCC the use of either Soldier's Field or the grassy plot beside the IAB for the rally, barring legal complications, Dean Watson said last night...
...Union. They were treated well enough, they said, but their dynamite-laden female wardens were getting extremely nervous. Both the mother and wife of arrested Union Leader Pimentel were among the guards. Reported Scott: "The women are surly, well armed, impulsive and dangerous. Even if the men wanted to relent and give up the hostages, it would be difficult without the safe return of Escobar and Pimentel. The authority, such as it is, lies in the primitive breasts of these bowler-hatted women...
...nearly 300 marchers in Saigon alone, following orders to "use any means" to disperse Buddhist demonstrations. Top U.S. embassy people in Saigon were "shocked and disgusted" by the Diem government's action. One monk delivered a protest note to the embassy, urging the U.S. to force Diem to relent; U.S. Ambassador Frederick E. Nolting telephoned Vietnamese officials and got assurances that the man would not be molested. But no sooner had the monk left than secret police agents tried to spirit him away in a waiting taxi. The priest fought them off and raced back toward the U.S. embassy...