70 Year Magazine Archive

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Conor Cruise O’Brien, former Chancellor of University of Ghana and chief of UN Crush-Katanga operation, appointed to Albert Schweitzer Chair in Humanities at New York University. Schweitzer supported Tshombe against UN. . . Ghana, longtime haven for political refugees seeking overthrow of other African governments, forced to pledge 1) expulsion of trouble-makers ( such as SAWABA terrorists who attempted assassination of president of Niger—NR, June 15)_ plus 2) acceptance of inspection team from Organization of African Unity. Concessions spearheaded by French-speaking member states threatening t_o boycott OAU September summit in Accra. . . . Teach-ins on U.S. policy in Vietnam now popular in Britain, with Labor Left denouncing “American war against Asians.” . . . British troops fighting Sukarno’s guerrillas in Borneo now capturing Red China-made arms. . . . In early planning stages: worldwide campaign to recruit international volunteers from “friendly countries” to aid Vietcong in retaliation against new U.S. combat moves.

Rep. Gerald Ford’s Portrait of an Assassin, depicting Marina Oswald as heartless and shrewd (she deceived friends, was nasty to Lee, withheld info from Warren Commission), to be followed by Marina’s Own Story. . . . Eyebrows Up: June 20 Brooklyn rally in support £f Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party announces—on flyer headed “Hanoi and Hattiesburg—There Is a Connection”— speakers list including (among regulars Wm._ Pitts Ryan, Nathan Schwerner, Fannie Lou Hamer and Dick Gregory) John Lindsay. . . . Californians noting possibility of interlocking professional direction (by top-rated pr firm Spencer, Roberts & Assoc.) in campaign of Ronald Reagan for Gov. and Robert Finch for Lt. Gov. Finch is Nixon’s right hand. . . . FCC turned down demand by Madalyn Murray, rampaging Baltimore atheist, for free time on 15 Hawaii radio stations. Mad is in Honolulu fighting court orders that she be returned to Maryland to face assault charges.

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