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...civil rights demonstrations not only provided excitement; they also served as a constant, though unpleasant, reminder that the fair was in part a caricature of American affluence, wastefulness, and indifference. Situated only twenty minutes away from the slums of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Harlem, the fair seems to deny existence of deprivation and hardship. What twisted irony it is that General Motors can spend over $50 million on a building that will be torn down in two years. With the exception of the Science Museum, the city pavilion, and a very few other buildings, all the rest of the fair will...
...problems of racial discrimination in New York City. The CORE group has demanded a concrete plan from the city to end de facto segregation in the school system and job discrimination at construction sites. They have asked city support of a rent strike in the Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant ghettos and the creation of a committee of civic leaders to investigate charges of police brutality...
...Therese Wilson, of Concord, will work in the field of chemical kinetics and photochemistry. Mrs. Margaret Hackford, of Concord, will work toward a proficiency in art conservation and restoration at the Fogg Museum. Mrs. Joyce Zabarsky, of New Bedford, will translate ideas she has developed in drawing into pieces of sculpture...
...succession could be regarded as nepotism. Lady Macmillan and Sir Alec are cousins. Both are descended from the interesting-looking great-great-grandmother who is holding him in the picture accompanying the article. This ancestress, whom you left unidentified, was Louisa (1812-1905), daughter of the 6th Duke of Bedford and wife of the 1st Duke of Abercorn. If her contemporary, Queen Victoria, can be described as the mother-in-law of European royalty, then the duchess was the mother-in-law of the Establishment. At her death, she left 162 descendants. Today they include, aside from Lady Macmillan...
...PRIVATE EAR and THE PUBLIC EYE, by Peter Shaffer, are clever, stylish, airy and bittersweet. These two one-acters explore the moods of love, antic and frantic. The players-Barry Foster, Geraldine McEwan, Brian Bedford and Moray Watson -are attuned like a fine string quartet...