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...build up his personal image, even when it could help the country. During last year's food crisis, Shastri decided to forgo rice as a symbol of self-denial. But out of modesty he refused to let the fact be relayed to the rioting people, and the possible impact was lost. Yet many Indians feel that more than self-abnegation is needed to confront grave problems. Says Editor Frank Moraes of the Indian Express: "Leaders have no business being humble...
...loose at the relatively low altitude of 11,000 ft. But the prosaic flight was an effort to answer important questions' Can capsules such as Gemini be brought down to soft landings on hard ground, and can future astronauts be given any control over the point of impact? To both questions the answer was an impressive...
...almost exclusively character roles. Tenors, on the other hand, are nearly always the romantic leads, and despite the increasing liberality of audiences, explains Shirley, "they don't like the lover of a white girl played by a Negro, make-believe or not." Lest this sensitivity detract from the impact of the opera, Shirley dons his whiteface and proceeds as a most cautious paramour, careful of his touch, suggesting rather than executing an embrace...
...answer to Reader Rosey's query [July 30], "Was this trip necessary?": I believe that the 1965 Mariner IV trip to Mars was no more necessary than the 1492 Columbus trip to America-but Mariner's impact on mankind may be greater...
Such a move would, of course, torpedo Desai's chances over the next two years, and he promptly attacked it as "a negation of democracy." The impact of his charge was quickly dissipated: as Desai ended his speech before the hushed house, the chair ruthlessly adjourned for lunch. A few hours later, Kamaraj was reinstated as Congress president...