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French Calm

F rom DARSIE GILLIE T HE magic calm known as 'les vacances' is spreading its soporific waves through France. A little while ago it had been feared as the propi- tious moment for......

Hussein The Giant-killer

From MICHAEL ADAMS Two years ago, on July 14, 1958, the Iraqi Two swept aside the regime of Nuri es-Said, which at the time looked like the most stable element in an area......