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From London came four company negotiators to open talks with the Iranian government. Forthwith they got a truculent ultimatum from Iran's finance minister: within three days the British must hand over 75% of their oil profits since March 20. Alternative: Iran would break off the talks. The British, who know that Iran needs money, and intend to play that card for all it is worth, replied that they were ready to make a "goodwill payment," but for the moment no more...
Their peak of emotion is what Richdale calls "the ecstatic." They stand close together, flapping their flippers wildly, twining their necks and "trumpeting" loudly, while juvenile penguins gather around to watch the ceremony. Among mammals or less seemly birds, such behavior might lead forthwith to sexual intercourse. But not among the penguins. After the extensive ceremonies of courtship, both birds sink down exhausted, as if the demands of the preliminaries had drained their strength...
After all this happy news, Secretary Snyder resumed his long-faced expression and reminded Congressmen again that the President still wants that $10 billion more in taxes-forthwith...
...takes his knowledge of literature seriously looked over the evidence. The obscene books turned out to include bestsellers by Somerset Maugham, MacKinlay Kantor and John Steinbeck, and a collection of art masterpieces which had in it nudes by Velasquez and Titian. He dismissed the charge and for doing so forthwith got the clubwomen on his neck. They thought that such books should be barred from the newsstands and put out of reach of children. Duffy invited them to appear before the Dubuque grand jury and state their case, countered by sending two officers to the public library with a warrant...
...months ago, as U.N. forces swept up the Korean peninsula in the wake of a shattered North Korean army, General Douglas MacArthur summarily called on the enemy "forthwith to lay down your arms and cease hostilities." The Red reply was the massive Chinese assault from Manchuria which divided the U.N. forces and drove them south of the 38th parallel...