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...large measure, the U.S. military in Southeast Asia reflects the entire American society. A major factor contributing to the new unrest is the growing unpopularity of the war among blacks as well as whites. In 1967 black soldiers roundly criticized Martin Luther King and Cassius Clay for objecting to the war; today, King, Clay and others like Eldridge Cleaver and Julian Bond, who have been heavy critics of the war, stand highest in their esteem...
...persons know that one day Cassius Clay, a boxer, came to Mt. Kisco and bought six Cadillacs at Marty Motors. Another big story that never got much attention was Frank Sinatra's visit to Kisco. Well, he was right there, sharing pizza with some of the locals in David's Bar. Life magazine has shown some interest, though. When it ran a two-page map of the nation along with an uncomplimentary story about the post office, 22 post offices made the map, which showed how long it could take a letter to get to its destination. New York City...
...bard of the boxing world, Cassius Clay, otherwise known as Muhammad Ali, last week made it back into the ring, although still barred from professional competition for evading the draft. The former world heavyweight champion won all three of his short exhibition bouts in Atlanta, but three years of battling the courts had obviously taken its toll. The speed of his punches and his Ali-shuffle were somewhat slowed, as was his tongue. Admitted the usually loquacious Clay afterward: "I'm not in shape...
Fortune frowned on a surprising catalogue of prominent people last week. Among the losers: Muhammad Ali, alias Cassius Clay, who lost a unanimous decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, which refused to let him go to Canada for a fight with Joe Frazier; Lady Bird Johnson, who was fined $15 by Austin, Texas, police for failing to yield the right of way; Ray Fosse, Cleveland Indians catcher, who suffered burns on his foot when a cherry bomb was thrown from the stands during a game...
...Vegas to debut his nightclub singing act with a nine-piece combo called the Knockouts. Then, he said, "I'm gonna wait until that other fella can fight me. I'm gonna sing rock 'n' roll until that Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay or whatever his name is can fight me." Of such stuff are dreams-and ghosts-made...