Word: rather
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...ordered 60,000 pagodas to be constructed-all of sand. The egregious corruption of his regime angered Burma's small middle class, and when he established Buddhism as the state religion, the non-Buddhist 15% of the population was understandably outraged. By 1958, U Nu's rather whimsical administration was in such disarray that he voluntarily stepped aside to give Ne Win, his tough army chief, a chance to set things straight. U Nu returned to power in 1960 in a landslide election victory. But in 1962, Ne Win threw him out in a lightning coup, jailed...
...that Khrushchev had compiled without the benefit of formal research-LIFE explained in a publisher's note that the book came "from various sources at various times and in various circumstances." It also insisted that the material be referred to as "reminiscences," implying the informality of its preparation, rather than a "memoir...
Salisbury cited six inaccuracies. Stalin's daughter Svetlana (who defected from the Soviet Union in 1967 and is now Mrs. William Peters of West Scottsdale, Ariz.) told Salisbury that Stalin almost always called her "Svetochka," a very intimate variation of her name, rather than the affectionate but less intimate "Svetlanka," as Khrushchev remembers. It is likely, however, that Khrushchev referred to her as he used to address her, "Svetlanka...
Bonhoeffer's deep involvement in conspiracies against Hitler-in which Bethge also played a significant part -is here fully developed for the first time. So is Bonhoeffer's rather practical attitude toward rebellion: during a German celebration of the fall of France in 1940, Bonhoeffer gave a Nazi salute in a café and urged Bethge to his feet as well: "Raise your arm! Are you crazy? We shall have to run risks now, but not for that salute!" Bethge describes Bonhoeffer's vivid disappointment after a visit to Sweden in 1942, where he asked Anglican Bishop...
William O. ("Bud") Bradley, 46, and John Squire Drendel, 47, think of themselves rather expansively as "storefront lawyers who make money." They set up their partnership in 1958 in a converted Reno garage, carefully chosen to avoid intimidating the frequently poor and scruffy clients they wanted to represent. They further decided to take "only the cases where there is a serious injury and clear negligence." Apparent translation: cases that promise large damage awards. In each of the past five years, the duo has grossed more than $2,000,000 in damages for relatively few clients. For the very biggest cases...