21 OCTOBER 1960, page 32

A It Has Been A Wonderful Thing Lately Not To Have

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MR. CYRIL RAY belongs to a vanishing species: he is an authentic journalist. All but a few of those who call themselves so have long ago sur- rendered any independence: their......