17 JANUARY 1969, page 6

The Excitement Of The Nixon Years

AMERICA mURRAY KEMPTON New York—`The theme of any Inaugural Address is either sacrifice or hope,' one of Mr Nixon's assistants said last week. 'I expect the theme of this one......

The Freedom To Joke

CZECHOSLOVAKIA ELIZABETH WISKEMANN Prague—On arriving in Prague early in January everything seemed surprisingly normal, older people setting about their business briskly,......

Crossword No. 1361

Across 1 Samplers of the products of Edgar Allan, poor things (10) 6 Fruit of bad oarsmanship (4) 10 In the mass they're a matter for pride (5) II 'All things bright and —' (Mrs......