UNITED NATIONS: Tunnel of Love

Gone was the old Vishinsky, the scolding, venomous NKVD prosecutor with his accusations of forgery, cannibalism and "blood-spattered dollars." In the General Assembly last week, the new Vishinsky cooed that there had been a "misunderstanding." "Life goes forward," he said. "Situations and relationships [change] in accordance with events ... It has been said that the Soviet representatives keep talking about their peace-loving nature . . . but 'what about deeds?' Well, have there not been a few deeds, at least during the last month? . . . Where are yours?" Let us, proposed Vishinsky, "dig the tunnel of friendship...

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