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...been so surprised. During his Red China visit, he had yielded to the blandishments of his hosts to remark at a state banquet that "it is impossible to defeat the imperialists if one accepts compromise with them"-which in the context of the Sino-Soviet quarrel was a clear slap at Moscow. The Prince's maneuver was Orientally scrutable: he feels that "the irresistible march forward of the Chinese people" is certain to sweep all Asia. By riding with the Chinese tiger, he hopes to avoid being gobbled up. It is likely to be quite a ride...
...Slug for Slap. On some campuses, counter-protesters engaged in debates or separate rallies. In Detroit, the opposition sang The Star-Spangled Banner over and over, all but drowning out the Vietniks. In Chicago and Oakland, Calif., demonstrators were pelted with raw eggs, and cops broke up a few mild scuffles. The leading rank of 10,000 paraders in New York City got doused with red paint. Even pleaders for peace can become aggressive. At New Jersey's Rutgers University, a hotbed of anti-Viet Nam sentiment (see preceding story), a middle-aged woman lightly slapped Biology Senior Alan...
...Broadway Producer David Merrick, who is not himself the most pacific of men, Miller's headline-making snub was "a slap in the face of the President." Growled Merrick: "We finally get a subsidy in the theater, and we have an Administration that is in favor of the arts, and then Mr. Miller has to make his statement. All the children who work in the theater and in films should stay out of politics. They are always completely naive about...
...that hard," said Lynch. Bob replied: "Well, you're lyin' on the ground, ain't you?" Last week he got a typical rookie's razzing from Washington's Johnny Sample: every time he tried to block Sample, the defensive man would jump aside and slap Bob's plastic helmet with his palm...
Outside, there was a chilly London night. Inside a Georgia accent interrupted the click of chips and slap of cards. "Hey, Doc, you got a winning pill?" Doc looked back across the table. His reply was short and savage: "I'd be taking it myself." Then Doc turned back to the blackjack table. He lost $240 in the next four minutes...