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...girl of Japanese. I'm very much afraid that owing regretful incident Americans hate and don't wish to shake hand with the Japanese. But please understand that we are never anti-Americans. Because of this point, we want President Eisenhower will visit to Japan at more suitable time...
...stranger. He rented a carpetbagger's quarters in the Hotel Bellevue in order to qualify as a "resident," and plunged into the primary campaign against eight opponents. At first he was shy and ill at ease, but as the campaign warmed up, so did he. Watching his son shake hands on a busy corner of Maverick Square, old Joe was frankly amazed: "I never thought Jack...
...part, the Civil Rights Commission, which has seen more firsthand violations of rights than it could shake a finger at, was delighted that at long last it now clearly had the power to shake a subpoena and demand answers to its questions...
...FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. In an elaborately built, indoor San Francisco, passengers ride cable cars through quiet, hilly streets. Suddenly the earth rumbles, hinged buildings sway and shake, a house-built like a Venetian blind-crumbles while-u-wait, a tall monument topples, is stopped just short of clobbering the spectators...
Clutching his tray, he wandered to a table near the wall and sat down to eat, still alone. When, at long last, a chance passer-by said hello to him, the official eagerly stood up to shake hands. Without prompting, he launched into a monologue that splashed forth like water from a spilled pitcher. Things were looking brighter, he said. His mail was unmistakably encouraging, and surveys had proved him right. His program was "sound," he insisted. Four-fifths of the problem was solved, and it is only "the one-fifth that gives us trouble." Plaintively, he predicted that...