HUNGARY: Having Horrible Time

A familiar capitalist service, the canned telegram, was offered to the customers of Communist Hungary's Postal Service last week—suitably tailored to fit Communist needs. Some samples:

For an engagement—"May your time of betrothal be happy and your marriage be filled with peace-fighting spirit."

For a birth—"I cordially welcome the newborn and wish that he becomes a fighting member of Socialist society."

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