Budapest sewer-jacks stared in astonishment: the Direktorthe chief of sanitation himselfleading a bomb-hunt through the city sewers! Up in the daylight, too,' strange things were going on. Along all the main streets, police searched apartments, checked residents' identity documents. "On a certain day," the police explained, an order would be given for "strict security." All windows must be shut tight and kept that way. "And don't forget to hang out flags," the police added.
What was up? Budapest found out. Hungary's great & good friend, Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia, arrived to sign a treaty of amity and mutual aid.
The Hungarian government...