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Overstatement. Though he mentioned peace everywhere Paul spoke nowhere more passionately than in his address before delegates, heads of state and foreign ministers at the United Nations Speaking in French (one of the five official U.N. languages), he-perhaps intentionally-overstated the world position and role of the U.N. "This organization," he told the delegates "represents the sole and only path of modern civilization and of world peace." He applauded the wisdom of the Assembly in opening its membership to new nations, and pointedly urged the U.N. to "strive to bring back among you any who have left...
Instrument of the Godless. There was, of course, a measure of redundancy in the Pope's statement; even before Paul's address, no one had seriously doubted that he and his church were committed to world peace. But it was an open question whether the speech-no matter how sincere its message and dramatic the circumstance-would do much to further his lofty goals. Certainly it would bolster the morale of the professional diplomats who hope to see the U.N. roused from its present state of impotence. Certainly the Pope's unqualified endorsement of the organization would...
Though it was possible to question the lasting impact of Paul's peacemaking address, it was impossible to deny that his mission was an unmistakable land mark in history, another great personal triumph for the Pope. Perhaps the most lasting effect of the pilgrimage would be what theologians might call a "demythologizing" of the papacy. In escaping again the museum-like confines of the Vatican for the secular world, the Pope dramatized his wish to be not only the Vicar of Christ but also the servant of the servants of God. In a world grown tired and suspicious...
...revolution 300 years ago. The new task of the university will be largely destructive, stripping students of their accumulated insensitiveness, perhaps at the expense of the formal instruction that goes on today. In such a university there would be a place for Timothy Leary; at the moment, however, his address is P.O. Box 175, Millbrook...
John Connor, Secretary of Commerce will speak in Room 100 of the Baker Library at 4 p.m. today. At 8:30 p.m. he will address the Law School Forum's first meeting of the year, in the Ames Courtroom of Austin Hall. Panelists there will include Carl Kaysen, Lucius N. Littauer Professor of Political Economy, and Dan T. Smith, Professor of Finance...