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...Houses & Long Hair. La Sung Duk is 59 years old and an elder in Pyongyang's West Gate Presbyterian Church. Elder La met his first Russian in September 1945. The Russian was a cheerful, blond young soldier, and he asked Elder La's help in haggling for an apple with a fruit vendor. Elder La tried to ask the soldier the meaning of the green hatbands worn by some of the Russian officers, but he couldn't seem to make the soldier understand his question...
Since India would not go beyond indignant remonstrance with Peking (see below), some Tibetans talked of an appeal to the U.N. So far, the only outside help came from Calcutta. There a group of lamas staged a weeklong, nonstop recitation of Buddhist scriptures and prayers for peace. They then paraded through the streets beating drums, blowing 15-foot-long conches, and sprinkling holy water on the faithful...
Nine months ago, the editors of the Marine Corps Gazette set their goal. To help mark the Corps' 17 5th anniversary this week, they planned "to produce an accurate, concise and readable history of the Marine Corps that would definitely establish some of the word-of-mouth history and tradition." Last week, in a special, 136-page anniversary issue priced at $1 (regular price: 30?), the Gazette published a "readable history" that was also a gusty, colorful explanation of the unique esprit de corps that distinguishes the U.S. Marines from other U.S. armed services...
...down to 1,900,000 (v. 2,300,000 in September), close to the alltime low of 1,600,000 in 1948. In more than one-third of 150 areas that it surveyed, said the Department, companies expanding to handle defense orders found it almost impossible to hire new help...
Sunset Boulevard. How a faded movie star (Gloria Swanson) attempts a comeback with the help of her kept man (William Holden); a sardonic commentary on Hollywood manners & morals (TIME...