Mr K.

New Zealand Listener, Volume 41, Issue 1049, 2 October 1959, Page 20

Mr K.

OT only the moon’s serenity has been pierced this week. The wonder up above has coincided with a wonder down below: The visit to the United States by the Russian Prime Minister, an event unimaginable twelve months ago. In newsreel or commentary, with admirable impartiality, reports have been given on the daily event in Washington, New York and Los Angeles and with each broadcast some aspect of Mr Khrushchov’s character and personality has more clearly emerged. He has dom:nated the airwaves. From the Voice of America report of his arrival in Washington onwards, we have been made aware that this visit ‘was unlike any other of its kind. Radio reporters have provided a civilised commentary which let us know that this was not the polite (continued on next page)

Graeme Paton’s review of the week’s music will be found, in this issue, on page 6.

. (C) Punch | "No, no, the milk comes out here" pat-ball usual on such occasions but much more of a bloodletting encounter. President Eisenhower's ‘"fluffs" in his speech of welcome seemed to reflect and radiate the courteous disquiet of the people in the streets. The dramatic radio announcement of Mr Khrushchov’s, proposals for disarmament aroused spontaneous feelings of hope, numbed by the cold war, before qa guarded scepticism could come to quench them, or the leaders of the world file away the proposals in delayed-action pigeonholes merked Propaganda or UrgentBring Up.