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Power Politics. Thant's order came shortly after he had hosted a luncheon for Peking's U.N. delegation. Somewhere between the smoked fish and the star-shaped scallion pancakes he was evidently persuaded to bar the C.N.A. correspondents so that Yeh Chih-hsiung of Peking's official Hsinhua agency could cover the U.N. with a clear conscience. Peking does not want its reporters taking part in organizations that allow Taiwanese participation. In Ottawa, Hsinhua has refused to join the Parliamentary Press Gallery because its members will not expel the C.N.A...
Meanwhile, back in the studio kitchen, Mrs. Child, her husband, the cameramen, the director, crew and two volunteer dishwashers sit down to eat the subject matter. Is she overweight? No, magically, she is slender as a scallion...
Oscar Hammerstein deserves a rose crossed with a scallion for his superb lyrics and clumsy adaptation. The Theater Guild deserves a loud cheer for beating the Shuberts at their own forte...
...corralled some of the spectators and took them with him to the microphone. These men from the street backed Marcus' charges of unnecessary roughness, differed only on how many times the drunk had been knocked down. When the last guest had had his say, Marcus slung his final scallion: "Onions...
Airily written, amusingly scored, sprinkled with reliable supporting players, Bluebeard's Eighth Wife has more deftness than heft, loses speed in the late rounds. Best fun: Actress Colbert warding off ardent Actor Cooper's advances with a scallion breath, announcing: "I'll fight you with every vegetable at my disposal...