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...Fighting Spirit Tower" that had been erected by the rebels. The tower toppled in a burst of flames, carrying a handful of students and a cache of fire bombs with it. At least two of the demonstrators were hideously burned. In the face of the riot squads, the farmers withdrew; next day their land was leveled by bulldozers. The final toll: three policemen dead, 159 police and students injured. The outlook for future demonstrations, including one set for next week against Emperor Hirohito's trip to Europe: no more play-acting by the police...
...election became a farce largely because Thieu would brook no opposition. Also the principals, with the possible exception of General Duong Van Minh, who withdrew earlier, maneuvered coldly in pursuit of their private ambitions. Although self-seeking might well be considered a universal disease of politicians, the candidates' actions, judged by Washington logic, made little sense. "It was in their interest, even more than in ours, to have this election go off well," complained a frustrated U.S. diplomat. "We needed it, of course, to help justify our policies. But it is their country. They needed it even more." That...
...recent coup and countercoup in the Sudan. Restored to power two weeks ago, Sudan's Major General Jaafar Numeiry accused the Soviet Union and Bulgaria of having had a hand in his temporary overthrow. Last week he summarily expelled the senior Soviet and Bulgarian diplomats in Khartoum, withdrew his own envoy to Moscow, and sacked the five Communist Ministers in his Cabinet. Fearful of being attacked by angry Arab mobs, hundreds of Russian and East European technicians in the Sudan remained in their quarters. When the Soviet press launched an attack against him for his anti-Communist campaign, which...
...hair, buckled shoes, flowered ties and modish suits to appeal to a younger following. Vows McGovern: "If Senator Kennedy or anyone else gets that nomination, they are going to have to take it away from me. I'm not yielding to anyone." Iowa Senator Harold Hughes, who recently withdrew from contention, insists: "George is not a stalking horse for anybody. He's in it to win. He's serious. But he doesn't have a chance." At any rate, if he were not in the race, the party would be further to the right...
...Tokyo critics called for Sato's resignation and, defensively, he offered to go to Peking, too, in order to give Japan a say in any arrangement affecting the region. Nationalist sentiment for greater independence from the U.S. was fueled. Eying the new prominence of China, Japanese business firms withdrew from a scheduled trade conference with Taiwan, and five of six shipping companies said that they would discontinue regular runs to the island. All apparently want to be friends of China's if any new business opportunities open...