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...whose unceasing attacks forced Jãnio Quadros to resign and focused opposition on his successor, the Leftist João Goulart. He is a hard man to feel neutral about. In blazing headlines around the country, pro-Lacerda papers took up the cudgels for his "most noble civic and moral propositions." Anti-Lacerda papers vilified him as a "murderer" and "torturer." As he neared Rio last week, political enemies narrowly missed in an attempt to dynamite his train. Brazil's three other major political parties hastily announced plans to nominate their own candidates for 1966 to combat Lacerda...
Reasons can be given for not considering Vorenberg's proposal: Cambridge does not have an acute "problem"; sponsorship may not be vital--or even particularly important--to the Civil Rights Committee's success; and finally, there is already one city committee, the Civic Unity Committee, to handle civil rights problems...
Each of these points can be disputed. For example, although the Civic Unity Committee deals with civil rights problems, it handles only surface problems. This group will investigate a conflict once it has arisen, but does not seek to solve the underlying causes of the conflict. That is the job Vorenberg is talking about...
Frederick A. Olafson, professor of Education and Philosophy, will speak on "Civic Culture and the Public School" at 8 p.m. tonight in Longfellow Hall. This is the second in a series of lectures sponsored by the Graduate School of Education and the Student Association...
Charles P. Whitlock, assistant to the President for Civic and Governmental Affairs, indicated Thursday that Harvard would probably not apply for participation unless the disclaimer was repealed...