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...large, but firm cushion, and stretch out your legs in front of you. Fold in the left leg and put the left foot so that the heel is pushed well into the fold of the groin . . . Then fold in the right leg, grasp the foot and place its sole uppermost on the folded left leg . . . Sit up straight and then without pausing lean the trunk forwards as far as possible, stretching the arms vigorously behind you, right hand grasping left wrist. . . Breathe deeply in this position for a few seconds, then...
...after Nikita's ranting performance, Norway's Foreign Minister Halvard Lange abruptly cancelled a scheduled visit to Moscow, and Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi rammed the revised U.S.-Japan treaty through the Japanese Diet. Wrote the London Times: "Once again the conviction has been forced uppermost that where Communist aggression is concerned, U.S. arms are our shield and U.S. steadfastness our foundation...
Knox had yet to feel any sense of religious vocation, but he had more than the nominal teen-ager's attraction to the religious life. At 17 he made a vow of celibacy: "The uppermost thought in my mind was not that of virginity . . . I must have 'power to attend upon the Lord without impediment...
...Adenauer was disturbed. In recent weeks, De Gaulle has openly proclaimed his intention of establishing France as an "atomic third force" and explicitly rejected the concept of integrated European defense that is the foundation of NATO strategic planning. When Adenauer landed at Orly Airport last week, the question uppermost in his mind was whether he could maintain his alliance with Gaullist France without undercutting his longstanding and deeper dedication to NATO...
While no time schedule has been announced, instructions to bidders state that they must submit estimates by Dec. 23, and aim for completion within a year. The four-story building was designed by the firm of Griswold, Boyden, Wylde & Ames with speed and inexpensiveness of construction uppermost in mind, according in Henry J. Muller, Deputy Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds...