Word: chieftains
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...against the whites, the British finally agreed last week to let their East African colony of Kenya take its first big step toward uhuru-freedom. Ending three weeks of talks in Nairobi with Kenya's tribal-backed political leaders, among them grey-bearded ex-Mau Mau Chieftain Jomo ("Burning Spear") Kenyatta, Colonial Secretary Duncan Sandys emerged to make his announcement to the press. Elections will be held May 18-26 for the colony's first internal self-government. To be elected under a new, 300-page constitution: seven assemblies, plus a two-house federal parliament with overwhelming black...
...importance is perhaps over-stressed because of the static legislative program of the past Parliament. The splintered Conservative Party, with six ministerial vacancies and an unpopular leader, cannot hope to retain the 116 seats it won last June. The unified Liberal camp, with a clearcut platform and a responsible chieftain, will win a clear majority. The Liberals will be hardpressed by Social Credit in Quebec and New Brunswick and by the New Democratic Party in British Columbia and Ontario. As stimulating as minor parties are to traditional major organizations, too much minor-party representation can stagnate the legislative process. With...
There is nothing quite so Arabian in Lawrence of Arabia as an actor named Omar Sharif, a flashing dark fellow with the white Formica smile of a desert chieftain, the scowling fury of a sandstorm, and the overall dash of half a dozen swordsmen trained by Abdul Abulbul Amir. Actors like that usually come from Pasadena, or some similar place, but this one is an exception. He is a citizen of the United Arab Republic, born in Alexandria, raised in Cairo...
...dedicated Tunisian nationalist, President Habib Bourguiba, 59, is a popular hero to most of the millions who have followed him since independence was won in 1956. But Bourguiba also has his deadly enemies. Last week a determined group of the latter almost succeeded in assassinating Tunisia's stocky chieftain...
...signed for six new pictures, to be made over the next two years. He opens soon as an Arab chieftain in the much-awaited Lawrence of Arabia. He is also Dino de Laurentiis' Barabbas, giving a taut, disciplined, and sometimes moving performance as the man whose life was spared when Christ died. Requiem for a Heavyweight, completed earlier this year but just released by Producer David Susskind in a maneuver aimed at the Academy Awards, is probably Quinn's best picture. As a punched-out prizefighter, croaking in the high voice of a man who has taken...