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More than 80 students and faculty last night joined members of the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC) in picketing outside Winthrop House, to protest the arrival of recruiters from the Chase Manhattan Bank. The protesters objected to Chase's refusal to make a public commitment against future loans to the South African government and its agencies...
Demonstrators, led by members of SASC and the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (DSOC), chanted "Chase Manhattan foots the bill, Botha's army shoots to kill," and other slogans to the beats of bongo drums as Chase recruiters interviewed students inside Winthrop...
James Whitcomb one of the Chase recruiters, said last night he was not aware of the bank's involvement in South Africa. He added, however, "the bank will not lend to any group for something we see will support apartheid...
Friedkin, who won an Academy Award in 1972 for directing "The French Connection," and directed "The Exorcist," said that filming the $12 million comedy "Brink's" was more difficult than filming a thriller. "You can make people react to a car chase," he said, but "comedy is a very ephemeral thing. It's hard to make an audience laugh...
Friedkin cited "The French Connection" car chase scene in which unplanned crashes were used in the final film. "Comedies need more precision," he said. "There's very little improvisation...