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...emergent nations, said Khrushchev, may be "historically justified" as a reaction against "imperialist " oppression," but "national narrow-mindedness does not disappear automatically with the establishment of the socialist system." Translation: The kind of nationalism that opposes the U.N. in Africa is quite all right with Russia, but beware the stubborn nationalism of Hungarian patriots who opposed the Soviets in Europe...
...Europe, tiny Portugal has clung desperately to all its overseas possessions, refusing to surrender so much as a foot of territory. Britain gave up India; France gave up its Indian enclaves; but for all of Nehru's huffing and puffing, Portugal hung on to Goa. Last week stubborn Portugal was forced to give up at least the first inch of empire...
...made "false promises" in his election campaign. Bitterly, Ngo Dinh Diem's critics label his system "Diemocracy" ? democracy in form but not substance. Diem merely shrugs. The U.S., concerned with his rigid inflexibility atop an insecure nation, also presses for a change in policy. But Diem is a stubborn man, and the U.S. is wary of the charge of "interference in internal affairs...
...test tube, Penbritin has proved deadly to a variety of disease-causing microbes. Tried on a small number of British patients, it swiftly cleared up stubborn infections of the urinary tract, including some caused by the common colon bacteria, Escherichia coli. Test tube promise was not fulfilled in intestinal infections caused by one of the commonest forms of Salmonella; after a brief clearing, the microbes reappeared. More trials in many patients will be needed to show whether Penbritin can be useful against the several forms of Salmonella and Shigella that cause much dysentery and enteric fever, and, most importantly, against...
Although the free-swinging Yankees were well ahead of all the teams in both leagues in season homer production (with 155), other teams were not quiet. Detroit's Rocky Colavito hit two homers, kept the surprisingly stubborn Tigers close behind the Yankees. In the National League, Cincinnati's Frank Robinson collected four and Milwaukee's Henry Aaron got three. Season totals: American League, 1,000; National League...