THE KREMLIN: The Memories Rankle On

Stepping off the plane at Moscow into the organized cheers that pass for Soviet popular enthusiasm, the Kremlin's traveling twosome kissed ailing old President Kliment Voroshilov, accepted flowers from a covey of little girls, and acclaimed the success of their mission to Britain. But it was soon obvious that their most unforgettable moment was the roughing they got at the ill-starred Labor Party dinner (TIME, May 7). Said Premier Nikolai Bulganin: "However strange it may be, the only organization which tried by its conduct to spoil the atmosphere of our visit was...

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