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Portrait Of The Week

F ollowing the decision of the Bundestag in Bonn to allow the siting of American Pershing 2 missiles in West Ger- many, Russia walked out of the arms con- trol negotiations with......

Books Wanted

BARTLETT'S UNFAMILIAR QUOTATIONS by L. L. Levinson and 'A World Treasury of Proverbs' by H. Davidoff. Patrick Hughes, 14 Thornhill Square, London NI. THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF......