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...that point on, Operation Sunrise reads like an exercise in frustration. The Russians, informed of the negotiations-against Dulles' better judgment-churlishly insisted that it was all really a plot to keep them out of the peace arrangements; at one point, Truman called the whole operation off to smooth the Bear's ruffled fur. Nazi changes of command kept eliminating generals who were sympathetic to Sunrise and replacing them with generals who were not. From Berlin, a counterplot by Himmler, designed only to steal the play away from Wolff, threatened to retire Sunrise to the limbo of lost...
...Brain Cells and their Gestapo, the Ball-bearings (led by Musical Director Liz Robbins), to convert the world-machine from harsh angles to flowing curves through sabotage and quiet confidence. All this requires an awfully large chunk of willing suspension of disbelief. If Leonard's weltanschauung is "smooth, round and beautifully spherical" why can't he and the "well-rounded" ball-bearings live in peace...
...third major candidate, Thomas B. Finan, is a straight-shooting, balding Baltimorian of the smooth, conservative style that has dominated Maryland politics for decades. He is presently state attorney general and has also served as secretary of state for Maryland. Finan was machine through and through, and based his entire campaign on defending the Tawes Administration...
...Procacci get final authorization and money to tear down the Badia's 17th century east wall. The first chisel strokes opened a hole in the inner wall no bigger than a grapefruit, just large enough for Procacci to put his hand through. The inner surface was smooth, which meant it had been frescoed. "When I saw that there was a lit tle color," he recalls, "my heart skipped a beat...
...past record, Erhard might well be able to smooth things over and prevent a serious government crisis. But the Social Democrats have invited the generals to testify this week before the Bundestag's defense committee. After that, they will push for a full debate when the Bundestag reconvenes...