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George Wallace got a plug last week from a surprising source. Said Cassius Clay: "I admire the man. He tells the truth, and he don't beat around the bush. Besides, he would unite Negroes." So many other folks go all the way for George that London bookmakers last week shortened the odds against his winning from...
Born. To Muhammad Ali (alias Cassius Clay), 26, ex-heavyweight champ, now appealing his conviction for draft-dodging, and Belinda Boyd Ali, 18: a girl, their first child; in Chicago...
...deep in debt (he owes $280,000 to his lawyers) and nearing the final round of his losing two-year bout with the U.S. Selective Service System; yet Muhammad Ali, 25, once known as Cassius Marcellus Clay, still has that golden gift of gab. His latest bit of doggerel, recited on college campuses while speaking for the cause of the Black Muslims, recounts the long journey in store for Joe Frazier, current pretender to the heavyweight crown, if ever they should fight...
...speech sponsored by the M.I.T. student body, Ali-who used to be known as Cassius Clay-pointed out that the American black man feels he has no stake in America as it exists today. "Cubans come from Cuba; Chinese from China; and Israelis come from Israel. But what about the 'Negro?'" he asked. "Most Black people just haven't been taught to appreciate themselves...
...July we organized a series of what we hoped would be provocative events: a discussion of Black Power, a talk on the Negro family, a film documentary on the KKK, a movie on block-busting, and a mock trial of Cassius Clay. One of the tutors questioned whether the heavy emphasis on race was a good idea. The rest of us were convinced that, on an apathetic campus--and Shaw was apathetic -- any response was better than none...