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Parliament removed witchcraft from the list of criminal offenses in 1736. Since then, the black arts have been the property of tiny demonic cults. But 1963, for no clear reason, has been a banner year for sorcerers. In March the pro-Labor New Statesman concluded that "black magic seems to be strongest in southern England and, New Statesman readers will hear with relief, in Conservative constituencies." Last month, a Conservative M.P., Commander John Kerans, asked the government for new laws against the spread of witchcraft, arguing that "a good deal of it is a cover for sexual orgies and other...
...flagpoles in the center of the stadium. In order to spare British onlookers all possible anguish, Kenyatta had tactfully ordered that the lights be dimmed during the moment the Union Jack was lowered, and then blazed on again as Kenya's flag was raised. The new banner: black for the people, red for the blood that has been shed, and green for the land, with thin white lines inserted between the colors. The white, says Kenyatta, is to ensure that the flag represents all Kenyans...
Slowly the banner of Africa's 35th new state unfurled to wild cries of "Uhuru!" and the explosion of fireworks. Minutes later, word reached the stadium that a team of climbers had reached the summit of Mount Kenya, planted the new flag and lit flares that illuminated the sacred mountain "like a fireball...
Call to Revolt. Lechin hurried home from Rome to fight. In radio broadcasts to the tin miners, he accused Paz of selling out to the "imperialists." At a labor rally, under a banner proclaiming THE WORKING CLASS AGAINST THAT CALAMITY CALLED THE ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, Lechin announced his own presidential candidacy...
...team up for a game? He wheedles, he needles, and if all else fails, he sinks to his knees in solemn supplication. But when the game is Army-Navy-the bitterest of all rivalries-nobody needs to be keyed up. WE CAN, WE WILL, WE MUST, read a banner at West Point. Bah! snorted Navy Coach Wayne Hardin. "We think we are the No. 1 team in the nation. We want to prove it." Army's Paul Dietzel mockingly agreed. "Don't panic," he told his players...