Wisdom in New York

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24. Who would have ever thought that Wisdom would come to New York City? Jeane Dixon did not predict it, nor did Bella Abzug expect it. But six hundred young men and women of remarkable prescience gathered at the Statler-Hilton during the last week in August in anticipation of a visit from Boethius’ mistress.

I had coaxed two friends into coming along from Chicago; we arrived by 4:00 p.m. and, after settling in, descended post-haste to the Terrace Ballroom expecting the best, for it was the Ninth National Convention of Young Americans for Freedom.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24. Who would have ever thought that Wisdom would come to New York City? Jeane Dixon did not predict it, nor did Bella Abzug expect it. But six hundred young men and women of remarkable prescience gathered at the Statler-Hilton during the last week in August in anticipation of a visit from Boethius’ mistress.

I had coaxed two friends into coming along from Chicago; we arrived by 4:00 p.m. and, after settling in, descended post-haste to the Terrace Ballroom expecting the best, for it was the Ninth National Convention of Young Americans for Freedom.