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...first, there had been a fuss by Belgian Socialists over whether the Pope should marry them because the constitution presumably required a civil ceremony on Belgian soil. The Pope himself had gently ended the fuss by withdrawing his offer (TIME, June 15). Nor was this the last of the misfortunes that dog the Belgian royal family...
Neapolitan legend has it that Austrian Emperor Franz Josef's chief regret over World War I was that it cut off his supply of Naples' famed potatoes. For more than 400 years, peasants have been growing the small, delicious variety in the rich volcanic soil of Naples province, and as harvesting began three weeks ago, it was evident that this year's crop was the best ever. But the price was wrong-a less-than-break-even 1? a pound to growers, although the Naples retail price was 7?. In the town of Marigliano last week...
Austin B. Mason prizes were granted to Robert H. Stewart 3G and Paul G.M.J. Van Ael 1G for outstanding work in the field of soil mechanics. Michael D. West '59 received the Lewis Curtis Prize for excellence in Latin...
...bushels. As any U.S. taxpayer should know, wheat is one of the basic commodities supported by the federal farm program-and in the last four years Garvey has received $791,488 in support loans for wheat he raised, plus $405,647 in cash from the federal soil bank program for the acreage he left idle. But all that wheat, and the wheat grown by other farmers, needs storing. And what Garvey makes out of growing wheat is peanuts compared to what he makes out of storing...
Thus prospects for demilitarization are not particularly attractive. But another possibility exists, that of neutralization: Germany could have complete sovereignty except in the making of military alliances, and foreign troops would not be allowed on German soil. This plan should certainly appeal to the West: militarily, Germany would be willing and able to defend itself; politically and economically, the extremely hopeful post-war developments of the Franco-German rapprochement and the European Common Market could be preserved; Germany, legally forbidden to enter NATO, would be none-the less committed in principle to the Western point-of-view...