Word: benenson
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...work: in 1974 the Peace Prize was given to Ireland's former Foreign Minister Sean MacBride, longtime chairman of AI's executive committee. There is no reason to criticize the duplicated honor. From its start 16 years ago as a letter-writing campaign by London Lawyer Peter Benenson, AI has become a potent force on world opinion. It now counts more than 168,000 members in 107 countries...
According to police, the abduction began when Peter Benenson, a 31-year- old Berkeley mathematician, was way laid by as many as five attackers as he unloaded a car full of groceries at his home. Forcing Benenson to the back seat floor, three of the gang drove his car to the $250-a-month duplex apartment in Berkeley that Patricia shared with her fiance Steven Weed, 26, a graduate student in philosophy. A young white woman persuaded Weed to open the door so that she could report an auto accident; when he did, she and two black men barged...
Started on a shoestring by London Lawyer Peter Benenson, A.I. has recently grown in both size and influence. In 1971 its annual budget was $130,000; this year it is $425,000. About 70% of its money comes from contributions by members, the rest from foundations and private sources. Along with a full-time staff of 50, it now has more than 30,000 members in 61 countries. A.I. is accorded consultative status at the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Organization of American States and the Organization of African Unity...