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Onto the Mahroussa's immaculate deck stalked the eldest of Ibn Saud's 40 sons, a dozen of his dignitaries. King Farouk inclined his plump person in a cordial bow. Then they all went ashore, where a city of silken tents had sprung up overnight. For the first time ever, massive, majestic Ibn Saud, absolute ruler of the biggest, near-medieval Arab state, and King Farouk, ruler of the wealthiest, most progressive Arab state, exchanged the traditional obeisances of greeting. The two sovereigns had long been rivals for the leadership of still unborn Pan-Arabia...
...bride-tall, graceful Princess Alexandra of Greece-arrived first: a flash of silken hose under a mink coat. Twenty minutes later came the bridegroom-slim, impulsive King Peter of Yugoslavia, in the light blue uniform of his air force. Other limousines brought the witnesses: Britain's George VI, the bridegroom's godfather, and Greece's George II, the bride's uncle. Among the guests: Britain's Queen Elizabeth, Norway's King Haakon, Holland's Queen Wilhelmina...
...wounded go walking by. . . . Some have bloodless faces, some bloody faces, others only pieces of faces. . . . I wish it could be seen by the silken-voiced, radio-announcing pollyannas back home...
...confers constantly with top-rank military leaders, attends all meetings at the Imperial Military Staff Headquarters. The Japanese press has recorded his strict orders that he be awakened at any hour of the night to hear important political or military news. At daily religious ceremonies, he wears the traditional silken robes. But at all other times, he wears his bemedaled uniform, symbolizing Imperial support of the war (TIME...
...President and Members of the Senate," said President Edwin Barclay in a soft, almost silken voice, "I wish to express to you my high appreciation of the courtesy shown me in permitting me to observe for a few moments the processes of lawmaking in the United States...