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...fear that his country might otherwise be taken over by a strong Communist clique in the army. While Nasser hailed the new state as "the first step on the path to complete Arab unity," it was soon apparent to Syrians that their wealth was being siphoned off to prop impoverished Egypt. Nasser's land reforms alienated landowners and hurt the economy. Businessmen, after long years of laissez faire, bitterly opposed Nasser's import restrictions, currency controls, a new income tax, nationalization of banking and insurance...
...bands of political insurgents, even the mild measure that U Nu has pushed through could be a source of irritation. Keenly aware of the danger is Burma's politically powerful army, which took over the government briefly three years ago to prevent civil war, is now a major prop of U Nu's parliamentary democracy. Says Brigadier General Aung Gyi, 41, chief of operations and one of the army's most powerful officers: "The state-religion bill has aroused the suspicion of the minorities. Only time can show it is not as dangerous as we think...
...began a case that became, as no other crime ever did. a national nightmare. It had been nearly five years since "the Lone Eagle" had made his flight, and gangly, shy Charles Lindbergh was still an authentic, legendary U.S. hero-a prop-age astronaut. In an excellent piece of historical journalism, George Waller, sometime magazine editor, has vividly reconstructed both the facts of the case and the spirit of the era. Although the torrentially reported crime could scarcely be more familiar to readers over 40. the author's retracing of the events builds up an effective ersatz suspense that...
...enough money to take a six months' course at Stella Adler's acting school. Scoring minor successes on television (Studio One, Playhouse 90), he eventually won a screen test with Director Joshua Logan, who asked him to demonstrate his kissing talents, using Actress Jane Fonda as a prop. Beatty fastened himself to her like a hyperthyroid lamprey, ignoring cries of "Cut!" "Stop!" and "That's enough, that's enough!" winning Logan's unqualified admiration. "This boy," says Logan, "is the sexiest thing around...
...father's mantle a little heavy. In an hour-long interview with a New York Times correspondent last week, Ramfis pleaded for a resumption of U.S. diplomatic relations, spoke gloomily of the threat of a full-scale revolt, possibly within his own armed forces, unless other nations prop him up. Without their "moral support," he said, "there will develop here a problem worse than in Cuba." Ramfis also insisted that he has no intention of running for President next May, and added that as far as he knows none of his relatives plan to run either...