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...eyes, undereducated. In recent years, police recruits have included not a single university graduate; only about 10% of all new bobbies have the equivalent of a high school diploma. British criminals, by contrast, are becoming more imaginative and technically proficient every year. As for Scotland Yard, even its staunchest admirers admit that the legend tends to overshadow performance. Of a record number of crimes reported in London last year, fewer than 25% were solved; police have recovered none of the $700,000 stolen in four major robberies from one bank during the past three years...
...note accusing Canada of reneging on its nuclear defense commitments, a rebellious Parliament shot down Diefenbaker's minority government on a vote of no confidence. And then, as he faced an election on April 8. several of Diefenbaker's key Cabinet ministers and some of his staunchest supporters turned against...
...Where was Sukarno? Where was Nasser? Where was Tito?" asked a disillusioned Indian diplomat). And here was India, the unaligned, seeking and receiving help from the Western powers it had scorned. Here, at the same time, was neighboring Pakistan, long one of the U.S.'s staunchest friends, threatening to turn to a policy of "positive independence," and sending Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali, an amiable old friend of the U.S.'s, off to Peking for conferences. Most important of all, here was the quarrel -no longer discreet or polite-between Moscow and Peking. This split...
Despite General Eisenhower's opinion of Mr. Kennedy, the image of the President is still first class in the staunchest of America's Western allies. His domestic legislative program evoked much approval in this country despite the opposition of Congress. Medicare may have died, but its idea still lives on. His profile as a courageous politician is all too obvious. Here is an American leader who can pursue the course which he considers best in Cuba despite popular opinion...
...publishing their threatening letter. In France, the S.A.O. has an estimated 7,000 active members, among them about 500 plastiqueurs. This is enough for a limited war of nerves, but not enough to cause serious trouble?at least not yet. Interior Minister Roger Frey, one of De Gaulle's staunchest supporters in the government, has crippled the S.A.O. in France by infiltrating the S.A.O. apparatus, formally outlawing the organization, permitting his police to round up sympathizers as well as S.A.O. members...