9 JUNE 1961

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LOOK-THIS IS YOU

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1.ooK-I'II IS i' IM Stit. (O)vct anId aihbve Mir. Brtandl' fimntni.an ilII)Ljty to buv the books tei ne'ed; for his work. it is 'ircly groisi tinjtist that he and others of...

THE STATE OF THE FEDERATION

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T'HE: STATE OF THE "EDI)ERATION Smit. -May I clariiify a couple of points ill my article lIst week, which I understand had to he abbreviated t ov s-pace reasolns?' 'The...

[SIR,-I can't see why Mr. Brand's sixth-form lessons...]

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S;1 R. I c;: nt see why \I,. rblrand's si ith-t'~rin lessons on tie Romkinllic Rc\iv;l aic inl jeopardy tfor walnt of I }o oks. Iii this tow n ot' 25.000) people we ha ve not...

[SIR,-Mr. Brand speaks loudly with the voice of...]

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SIR. -.Mr. B~raind spcaks loudly with the voice of inexperielice. 11he conscientiouis teacher off eighteyer-old's, say, can silpend julst as much time on lesson prepral~tion...

[SIR,-Mr. Brand is right.]

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SIR, Mr. Brand ii right. I have becn taught (sic- variots others honourably ground me through the ustual assortment of necessary examinations) by three people, and observation...

[SIR,-I read Mr. Kimche's letter of last week with...]

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SIR. --I read Mr. Kinichcs letter of last week with interest. On one point. i.e., whether hroad(utf orders tiguired prominently in Israel's official argiments, my own...

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2. International Standards

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2. International Standards By It ItRI (' CO N Q U FIST' A Mi*IC (AN iVOlINecmen t in tihe recent rebel lmlndling in Cnba raised several issues in a Very CuLIte fo rm. Nothing...

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FASTER! FASTER!

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FASTER! IFASTIR! SIR, Y0111o ImimiC Ceitic Inillages to (levoeic W whole page of vouir isseic of MI ay 12 to critiicisi lg my vie'ws oni 1ow Wa gier' s 11111sic should be...

PROPHET IN A HAIR SHIRT

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I'lIMl'I1ET IN A 1A II SI 1111 1 SiM, - M r. J ohl Nlo rtimcr s a rt ic c\p1csscs mn aItit idIC to (icorge Orwell thalt has become commonnt in the last five years. I-le is...

TALKING BACK

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ITALKING BACK sIH, N'lav I mid i(Lit onl.. point to i eslie A.iiriiri'. aidillrfahle description of thle \%iIir .k ' fthis lew, Ailparly. Consumer orlg:ikatioll! Ihe...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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CAPITAL PUNSIISMENT' SIIm,--'Ihc mectings at the Alhert IHil and the Kensington lown Hal on A PHI IX. called by the National Campaign for the Abolition of ( apita l,,,ishment,...

TORY SOCIALISM

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TlR SOCI 5(^ALISM sm, I liave cad s% ith L m itki i,,1ccst \oll- Icading ;irticle of May 1') cntitled I For Socialism.' You st.itc t h t tlec rca son AnicLicaLnl coal ca...

SENSIBLE FAT PEER

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SE:NSIBLE: FAT' P'EE' SmR - Whom (t)i voil 'lilmppo I oid .AlioiIJ,1i; hid iM mind wvhen. al ihc 'mnd of hi, intLersling artichle on the po10litics Of goillng inlo) |11101i'....

GOING FISHING

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GOING FISHING SIR,- I admire the sustaincd f'orce of' Miss NiMoniCa FuIrlong's attack on Billy (iGraham, and very many people will agrcee withi her. I amni afraid that I cannot...

SUPPRESSION IN PAKISTAN

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SVIT11FRI1SSION IN PA' KSTA.N 'R. I wishI tio di .1w illtiioil to the IAClSlc lol11 of I pp sionl oztildcrt a k ci \ t l. 1in litm rv govcrii liciit o1 Palkista) this tlinie...

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The Sands of Dunkirk. By Richard Collier.

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As Told To I The Sands of IDtinkirk. By Richard Collier. (Collins, 2 Is.) I'lls is the story or Dunki k, 1940, as told to tile aulltholr by those Who wcre there. Its...

Who Lived to See the Day. By Philippe de Vomecourt.

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jour (le Gloire Whto Lived 1) See the Day. By Philippe de Vol1l67, I cout rt. (lilutchinson. 25s.) I111:. rtagedy ol tile 11enchl lResistance li es Il LI" contradiction...

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Investment Notes

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Investment Notes lXy (CUSitOS l T111. cquity maurkot has stlelrcild at kl1t the set-back which I sa id last week N'LI incvi tablhy co me with a f'ew more bad inudt trial e...

Company Notes

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Company Notes I NI lII SUA 111'FIT(NG RUJI11 E'ST1ATE14S is looked upron ;I, tlel mllilkct IcZIldcr ol' MNI1y M n IuLlbrbCI o 1)I tlIIcrs; it is CCI'tainly the leading Company...

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Meet My Folks. By Ted Hughes. Who Will Comfort Toffle? By Tove Jansson. The Little Captain. By Walter Krumbach. Noah's Ark. Illustrated by Reinhard Herrmann. Noah's Ark. Illustrated by Catherine Maillard. The Story of the Pied Piper. By Barbara Ireson. Rapunzel. By the Brothers Grimm. Fifi. By Denise and Alain Trez. Valeriane. By Madeleine Grize and Ariane Chatel. Mr. Angelo. By Abner Graboff. A Tail is a Tail. By Katherine Mace. A Fish is not a Pet. By May Natalie Tabak.

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Early Bookworm-is I Meetlv IFoIlks. lB! Ted HLIgheS. (Fabehr l0s. 6d.) I WIIo) W\'ill (omfo)rt Toitlle? By Tove .1 anwson. I M13.'(en . I Is. 6I.) 'II he little ('al)aill....

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Byron: A Critical Study. By Andrew Rutherford.

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Doomed but not Serious Bllron: A Critical Study. By Andrcw RUItlerford. (oliver ndiovd, 25s.) A WIND of chlnige has bCgLunl to blow through the regions of B3yronic crilicism....

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Wolf Solent. By John Cowper Powys. Billiards at Half Past Nine. By Heinrich Boll. Translated by Patrick Bowles. Debbie Go Home. By Alan Paton.

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Wessex Gothic I W4V[f Solelit. By JOell, (-o\Apcl rt PowYs. (N Isic- I donatld, 25s.) I Billiards at Half Ilst Nine. By Heinrich 1101l. I ~Tratnsltced by Patrick Bowics....

The Bluebells and Other Verse. By John Masefield. New Poems 1960. By Witter Bynner.

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Old Lamps For Ncw The lluebells and Other Verse. By John Mase- field. (Heinemann, 21s.) New PoemIs 1960. By Witter Bytiner. (Macm il- Ilan, 18s.) NA~itA ivi. p oetry is...

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Race for the North Pole. By John Edward Weems. No Latitude for Error. By Sir Edmund Hillary.

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Indomitable Snowmcn I Race for the North Pole. By John Edward Wee m s. (l-lcinemann, 21 s.) I No Latitude for Error. By Sir Edilund Hillary. (Hodder and StouLghton. 21s.)...

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Portrait of the Week

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K Portrait of the Week-1 PRI SII)I NI KI.NNID)\' got iack from his meeting *it NIMr. Khruslhchcv in Vienna and told tile AIlcrI ican people that 'no advantage or conccssion was...

KENNEDY'S TRAVELS

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KENNEDY'S TRAVELS P RiS II)I NI K INNIFI)Y'S (i -o(svCno(rl SqUifrC P speech \ %ts com pounded of' what at first sight were the orilthodox cncomiuns: 'a great ( ommonweal th ....

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K und K in Wien

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K und K in Wien IromIi SARA1 (CAINIIA!M VIE ENNA R \DI Nlos(no\ Said( thtt thI.. I'Milt {oF the W ick ol cithislsinis at the station to m1cet MN r. Khr liishlz v lav with the...

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I. Tractors for Men

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Cuban Aftermath i. Tractors for Men F r o in 1). s' . It It A G A N WARI~1N( ifoN I N the usual indiscreet way of this charming I country, I heard about the proposal to...

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All Girls Together

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CH-ILDREN'S BOOKS Girls Together All I v K A' 1I- A K I N :I - \\ I II F 1: 1-1 0 I R N l( Ill years ago thle works of Loulisa Mia y EAlcott mIust have bccn IreLiLriedi...

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The Getting of Wisdom. By Henry Handel Richardson. The Impossible Prefect. By Nancy Breary. Billy Bunter's Treasure Hunt. By Frank Richards. Pam and Dr. Syntax. By Alick Hayes.

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Tales Out of School The Getting of Wisdom. By Hnciiry Handel I I lRichardsoll. (1-Ieincinian, I2s. 6d.) I TIhe Imp)ossi)le Prefect. By Natncy Dreary.I I (1.Blackie, 6s.) I...

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Astronaut by Gaslight

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B OO K S Astronaut by Gaslight B \V 1. I I 1A N ( () 1 1) I N G It(ItI S ioiinll c\ e can1 nmt ke a Western A it of a Dlumas tallestry. 1iany of lis call '1m1.nIbeCrz tilte...

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The Young Mozart. By Alan Jenkins. The Adventures of Richard Wagner. By Opal Wheeler. Meg Roper. By Jean Plaidy. Lone Wolf. By Arthur Calder-Marshall. All About Queen Victoria. By Noel Streatfeild. The Great Fire. By Jacynth Hope-Simpson. Brother Dusty-Feet. By Rosemary Sutcliff. The Slaver's Apprentice. By Frank Knight. Crowned with Wild Olive. By Donald Suddaby.

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Swashes ol Buckles The Young M\ozaort. 13v Aalnl enkills. ( N\ Ix Parrish, I 0S. (d.) 'ITe AtIveiituzres of Richard Wagiier. Ily Opa1 \\hlcclei-. (Faber, 15s.) lNeg Roper....

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Mokokambo. By Rene Guillot. Simba of the White Mane. By Jocelyn Arundel. A Stranger at Green Knowe. By L. M. Boston. The Toad in the Greenhouse. By Deenagh Goold-Adams. The Green Linnet. By Gwyneth Vacher.

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Man, Bird and Beast Mokokamnbo. By Ren6 GCuillot. (Collins, 10s. 6d.) Simba of the White Mane. By Jocelyn Arundel. (Blackie, 12s. 6d.) A Stranger at Green Knowe. By L. M....

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