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Apparently stung by Lodge's sudden departure, North Viet Nam Delegate Xuan Thuy took sharp issue in Paris with Lodge's portrayal of the Communist negotiators as intransigent. He told the New York Times' Harrison Salisbury that he had repeatedly offered to meet privately with Lodge to discuss "general problems" affecting South Viet Nam. Lodge had refused, claimed Thuy, because the discussion would not be confined to mutual troop withdrawals. What else did Thuy want to talk about? Plans for a coalition government in the South-a topic Lodge obviously could not discuss unless there were...
...place in the Soviet embassy. The sessions were marked by an encouraging absence of polemics and posturing. Each side seemed earnest and genuinely eager to get down to the essentials of the difficult and long bargaining that was bound to precede an arms agreement. Unlike most international conferences that meet amid splendor and pomp, the arms talks were held in modest, almost cramped surroundings. In order to accommodate a conference table, a glass partition had been ripped out between two offices in the U.S. embassy. Even so, the room was hardly large enough to hold the negotiators and translators...
...Early American furniture. Then Robert Tannahill became an art patron and collector himself. Every year he traveled abroad to the art centers of Europe. At home he helped struggling young artists educate themselves and find a market for their work. Under no pressure to work, under no need to meet a payroll, he gave where he found the giving useful, he bought when he found the value worth preserving, and he could afford to disregard the sureties of market taste. He did not feel compelled to buy the typical or the characteristic. He did on occasion-a great painting...
There was at least a partial explanation for Harvard's lack of success in this meet, in which coach Bill McCurdy's harriers were among the favorites. Tom Spengler was still unable to compete. Dave Pottetti decided not to run because of a knee ailment, and Colburn was hindered by a bad chest cold...
Participation in the fall Christian Fellowship retreat here increased from 35 last year to 100. Meetings held by the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF) have drawn large crowds to the Union's small dining room every Friday night. And nearly 60 students now meet daily in prayer and discussion groups to explore the meaning of Christ's teachings...