26 FEBRUARY 1960, page 6

Beating The Rap

From RICHARD H. ROVERE NEW YORK T ni big news out of California this past week turned out not to be the Winter Olympics or Vice-President Nixon's politicking but the re- prieve......

A Spectator's Notebook

Embarras d'embarras A MLRRY little drama is being played out, at this moment, in Iceland; and the last act, if all goes well, should provide some fine comedy, with the trousers......