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...feel if we had been in here first and you came in and immediately raised the food level. It would seem like a deliberate slap in the face. For that reason, I intend to do it gradually." Ever since then, Clark has hammered away at the Russians to maintain decent rations...
Last week, earnest Ed found the Byrnes stand-in one whirl too many. In a letter to the President, he announced his wish to retire from history, and declared (a trifle dizzily, perhaps) that the job of organizing the U.N. was completed. After a decent interval for surprise and protest, the President accepted his resignation, and began casting around for a successor. Unfortunately, good stand-ins were as scarce in Washington as stars...
...chief terrestrial representatives: a brace of devils (appropriately named John Wither and Professor Frost) who administer the vast N.I.C.E., an organization to handle postwar England's technology and scientific development-ostensibly for the benefit of the common man. The champions of Good: a handful of rather painfully decent English types under the leadership and protection of the trilogy's hero, Dr. Ransom. In Lewis' sure hands the story becomes well-written, fast-paced satirical fantasy...
...country," Byrnes continued, "the State Department gets the least funds of any government. We send these boys out into the world and we can't pay them decent salaries. I am introducing a bill in Congress now to improve that situation." Politely Molotov protested that it was a very fine building. "But," he added, "I understand. Such things are difficult...
...Takers of the City is the story of how young Ricardo, helped by Lucita, underwent a change of heart and became a decent human being. It is also a well-painted picture, rich in color and action, of 16th Century Mexican life...