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Swarms in Bazaars. Strongman Daoud was aware that his strict Moslem people might be tempted to rash acts by their religious hostility to Communism, by the tales told by the constant stream of refugees from nearby Russian Turkistan, and by the age-old assumption among Afghans that anything to the north is barbaric. As arrival day approached, the bazaars swarmed with secret police, who questioned strangers and put suspicious persons under house arrest for the duration of the Russians' visit. Along the three-mile route from the airport into the capital, families were warned that any untoward incident might...
...respectively. McVeagh never played squash before he came to Harvard, but learned fast and improved greatly toward the end of last season. Cortesi, like Martin Heckscher at eight, plays a varied game. Both make good use of the side walls while wearing their opponents down with a steady stream of shots. Senior Lann Thomas will start at eight...
...example of how the NAACP has lost much respect in Mississippi, among even the most fair-minded people, was its recent handling of the Till case. It loosed a stream of vicious accusations and threats, indicting officials, newspapers, ministers, and the so-called "better citizens" of the entire state. Moreover, it began its accusations as soon as the body was found, despite the fact that every person and organization in the state let out a cry against the murder. People from all types of occupations were asked about the Till case, and no one came near condoning such a brutal...
...Hastily the Consultative Council met in the Congress building, and while a crowd outside bellowed "Democracy, yes! Nazis, no!" 18 liberal members turned in their resignations in protest against Lonardi's actions. That in effect ended the young government. Through most of Sunday, Lonardi talked to a stream of visiting generals and politicos. Their joint decision was that Lonardi must give way to a leader with a firmer attitude toward the dis credited Perónistas. Exhausted and sick (reportedly from ulcers), he gave...
Cause of the landslide was the peaceful Nicolet River. About 15 years ago, the river changed its course and left only a dry bed near the school and the cathedral. Apparently an underground stream continued to flow beneath the old river bed. eroding the soil and rock to form a natural tunnel that finally collapsed. One consolation was that the crash came on a Saturday; on a schoolday the death toll might have run into hundreds...