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...professional diplomat, saw his nation's power and influence in Iran fall to the lowest point in half a century, and bore some share of the responsibility. Disliking and underrating Premier Mossadegh, he argued long and often with him, considered Harriman's mission to try to patch things up an unwarranted intrusion by the U.S., and made it plain that he thought Mossadegh could be starved into submission...
...school chums or to patch up rifts...
...Sica's fairy tale, written by Cesare (Shoeshine, The Bicycle Thief) Zavattini, is the story of Toto the Good (Francesco Golisano), a newborn baby found in a cabbage patch by a quaint, gentle old lady. Toto is reared in an orphanage after her death and graduates one day into the streets of Milan, a youth of 20, utterly naive, trusting and goodhearted...
...COOP'S sensation of last year is available again this Christmas, connoissuers and bon vivants alike will be pleased to learn. The striking, tasteful Harvard Garter is again on sale, at the Coop only for $1.35. Made of black elastic, satin, and lace, with a red satin patch that says "Harvard" in gold letters, this unusual item is guaranteed to enhance the grace of even the shapliest...
Michele tries hard to live in peace. Renting a sour patch of land from Nino's father, he and the boy cultivate it furiously. But he can no longer live only for himself; he begins urging the peasants to seize the uncultivated land neglected by the absentee owners...