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...against it. But the U.S. got little backing from its allies. The French viewed the whole episode through the bifocals of expiring colonialism. They seemed to see the problem of Laos not as any defense of freedom but as a handy lesson to America not to get involved in far-flung parts of the globe. They openly wanted Prince Souvanna back as Premier (as did the British), though he now seems hopelessly committed to the Communists. Souvanna promised to eradicate U.S. influence in Laos, but he quietly hinted to the French that they would be welcome...
...From the far-flung corners of the Moslem world, pilgrims last week converged on Mecca, city of the Prophet's birth, where they would make the ritual seven circuits around the shrouded monument and enter to kiss the Black Stone handed down by the Angel Gabriel to Abraham. If they took time to notice, they might have detected a change in the air. Along the six-lane highway that leads inland to Mecca from the Red Sea port of Jiddah, pilgrims were ministered to by mobile hospitals, reservoirs of ice water, and troops of Moslem Boy Scouts...
Portuguese officials insisted that the delirious joy in Portugal at the ship's return-and the failure of the revolt against Salazar-was equaled only by the joy in the "overseas provinces" of the nation's far-flung empire. But then officials were stunned by news of renewed and savage rioting in Portugal's restless African colony of Angola, and began spluttering denials of the reports trickling out through the colonial censorship. From the capital city of Luanda came word that swarms of Africans hurled themselves against a police station and were methodically mowed down by automatic...
MEXICAN ENGINE PLANT being discussed as joint venture by American Motors and Willys Motors touched off merger speculation. A marriage with Willys, with its far-flung international operation, would give American Motors a stronger position in the growing world auto market, plus a foot in the truck market through the Willys Jeep light trucks...
Hope of Asylum. There seemed little chance of capture by the Portuguese navy, whose major elements are four destroyers, twelve frigates and three submarines scattered among Portugal's far-flung possessions. Galvão announced that he was headed for Angola, the Portuguese African colony where he was once inspector general. But when trouble erupted in neighboring Congo last year, Lisbon rushed several battalions of crack troops to Angola, which would be more than a match for Galvão's 70 rebels and whatever sympathizers he may have in the colony. Brazilian observers speculated that Galv...