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...days, Neutralist Premier U Ba Swe's government, fearful of incurring the wrath of the giant on its northeastern border, denied the Nation's report, though the news had obviously been leaked by worried Burmese army officers. Finally, bit by bit. the government began to admit facts which it had been suppressing for more than a year. The Chinese "invasion," said the government, was limited to the Wa States, where Red troops began to cross the border in the 1954-55 winter. By May of last year, Chinese Communist forces had established semipermanent outposts inside the Wa States...
...heavily on the pigeons' speed and natural navigation skills, bridle at the very thought of selling their pets for food. Last month, when a rash crook kidnaped half a dozen prizewinners and sent one of his own homers with a ransom note, the whole valley rose in wrath. Pigeon partisans tagged the go-between pigeon with streamers, trailed it by plane back to its loft, and turned the rustler over to the courts...
Just finished reading the cover story on Eero Saarinen, and I'm on Saarinen's side! No matter the "wrath" of the purists, each building-both outside and in-must have its own personality, but must also be in keeping with the traditions and atmosphere of its locale. One point, though, that's troubling quite a few businessmen wasn't covered in the story. All isn't hopeless for the company with the desire for the dramatic and utilitarian, but finds itself in what may be considered antiquated quarters. Just as Saarinen remodeled his Victorian...
...Shift control of the remaining voting machines from Secretary of State Wade O. Martin Jr. (who drew Long's wrath by remaining neutral in the gubernatorial campaign) to a Long-appointed board...
...Will Get Better." Saarinen's belief that "each building must have its own look," and be a "good neighbor" as well, has brought down the wrath of modern purists, who favor glass and steel even if it clashes with every building in the area. Saarinen's answer was to show what he meant in his plan for the new design of the U.S. embassy on London's Grosvenor Square by keeping the structure modern but keying the floor levels and spacings of the front façade to the surrounding Georgian buildings. He also...