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...Bemba tribesmen blasted homemade, muzzle-loading guns into the night. In Lusaka, the capital, representatives from more than 60 nations gathered to watch the lighting of a 6-ft. freedom flame marking the rechristening of Northern Rhodesia as Zambia * and its proclamation as an independent republic within the British Commonwealth. President Kenneth Kaunda tooled around about town in his $11,000 Chrysler Imperial convertible, happily waving to the cheering citizenry. Said he: "At the moment, all is gay-but soon the problems will have to be faced...
...backroom dealings and factional quarrels. Both the truth and the legend of corruption have aggravated the fiscal crisis. Within the Department of Public Works, proven kickbacks and bribes have in the past wasted valuable tax revenue. More importantly, the image of corruption has frightened many industries from the Commonwealth and has disgusted many capable men who might have otherwise pursued careers in government. As Volpe has noted, Massachusetts pays a huge "corruption...
...Walker, slated to be Foreign Secretary, was beaten in his constituency of Smethwick, a part of Birmingham where the race issue is raging because of heavy immigration by West Indians, Pakistanis and Sikhs from India, turning whole neighborhoods into slums. Because the Laborites originally opposed Tory-sponsored curbs on Commonwealth immigration (actually, they have since changed their stand), and because the party platform blames conditions on "landlordism" rather than on the immigrants themselves, a devastating local slogan arose: "If you want a nigger neighbor, vote Labor...
...Tory." The only member of Wilson's Cabinet to have held senior rank in the last Labor government, Gordon Walker is regarded as a bridge-figure between the academic and union sides of the Labor Party. He was the first Secretary of State to visit all Commonwealth countries...
Harvard received 33 per cent of a total of $130.5 million granted by the foundation to 32 public service institutions and organizations in the Commonwealth. M.I.T. was second with nearly $23 million...