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...other miners nicknamed him "the Evangelist." But faith and sobriety made Agustín a more diligent prospector. Early this year, panning in the remote Paragua River, he found an egg-size black stone "that shone like a diamond." Agustín thankfully put it in his pocket and paddled away. But joy soon changed to anxiety. For some of the miners who saw the stone said it was a rare gem worth $600,000 or more, but others scoffed that it was only an industrial diamond worth a bare $4,000. Afraid to test his luck, Agust...
...Followers in the front row, the score or so in the audience let their concentration lapse and their eyes drift from the speaker behind the chintz-covered table. A rough-hewn bust of Trotsky dominated one corner. Sleazy rattan blinds covered the high, narrow windows. Dusty, antique light fixtures shone dimly from the peeling ceiling...
...Milk. As the Premier strode to the rostrum, looking wan and harassed, barely two thirds of the Deputies were present. All Europe waited on their decision, yet there was little to be felt or seen of the profound sense of history that had reigned at the London Conference and shone in its decisions. A bored-looking, frock-coated usher placed the inevitable glass of milk at Mendès' right hand, and in a flat, disappointed voice, the Premier began to speak. Mendès was off form. His theme was essentially negative. Bidding for the support...
Inside and outside the conference, Eden's offer created a sensation. It gave Frenchmen the assurance they most had desired, the prerequisite they most insisted on before letting the Germans, whom they do not trust, rearm. In the conference room, tears shone in Frenchmen's eyes. Paul-Henri Spaak put said his hand on Mendès shoulder and said quietly "You've won." Mendès replied: "Britain's guarantee will rejoice the heart of France...
...Dare They Go? The basic differences between McCarthy and the spirit of the Senate shone most clearly in an exchange between Watkins and McCarthy about the role of the Senate investigator. Taking off from McCarthy's celebrated attack on Brigadier General Ralph Zwicker (when he said Zwicker was unfit to wear a general's uniform), Watkins asked McCarthy: "What is your view with respect to the right of Senators to lecture witnesses, or sort of pass judgment on them, whether they are guilty and all that sort of thing, in connection with these hearings?" Replied Joe: "I think...