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...China is a willing ally of Stalinism, but nothing is to be gained by standing alone after Britain and other non-Communist nations recognize. ¶Why should the U.S. slam any door when diplomatic posts could provide observation points, when businessmen might profit from trade and the U.S. could have hostages against their safety in Chinese Communist diplomats here? ¶The Chinese are basically anti-foreign and will grow to hate Moscow string-pulling. So there is always the chance that China's Boss Mao Tse-tung will become another Tito. It might help to have an ambassador around...
...King's Men (Columbia), a movie version of Robert Penn Warren's 1947 Pulitzer Prizewinning novel, is a tabloid view of a power-mad politician who has set his heart on bossing the world. The best of recent Hollywood attempts to fuse studio and documentary styles, this slam-bang indictment of grass-roots demagoguery is full of punch and color: melodramatic shots of campaign barbecues, torchlight parades, legislative brawling and backroom political deals...
...pennant-bound St. Louis Cardinals made it tough for themselves by succumbing to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirate, 6 to 4, last night, maintaining a one game lead over the idle Brooklyn Dodgers. Rookie Saffell's grand slam homer in the second eliminated starter Red Munger. Bill Werle gave the Cards, eight hits, going...
...Division Street had a game called Let Her Fly. It was easy to learn, and it was a dandy game because it made the winner feel good and the loser feel terrible. All the player had to do was wrap up some garbage, sneak up on his opponent and slam it in his face. But the play had to be fair & square. Just before the pitch the thrower had to yell...
...Santiago last week, a student protest against a 14% hike in bus fares turned into ugly rioting over the cost of living. The rioters even tried to rush La Moneda, the presidential palace, but tear gas held them off until palace guards could slam shut the great wooden doors...