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...army of 500 whites for the British South Africa Co.'s uniformed "police," 200 trusty blacks for servants. The heart of the column, however, was 200 hardy settlers, hand-picked to form a balanced community of professional skills and promised 15 gold claims and 3,000 acres of farmland apiece. By 1890, all was ready. Crossing the Limpopo, the pioneer
...bona fide son of the Moultrie County soil his family has farmed since 1853, Shuman has deep roots in the fertile farmland around Sullivan (pop. 4,000). The nucleus of the present Shuman farm has been in the family for 112 years. Great-Grandfather Charles Shuman was a Bavarian shoemaker who immigrated to the U.S. in 1835, changed the spelling of his last name from Schumann ("to Americanize it," says Charlie), and settled in Philadelphia. His son, also Charles, grew up and headed West to seek his fortune. When he got to Sullivan, he ran out of money, went...
...hunger holding the average life span to an appalling 35 years. Most nordestinos wring a grudging subsistence from the land, which is alternately scorched by drought and ravaged by flood and yields one-fourth as much corn, one-fifth as much cotton as the average acre of U.S. farmland. "Our agriculture," said Ceará State Governor Virgílio Távora, "is just a bit more advanced than that of the Pharaohs...
Last week Leoni promised Congress more of the same. Between 1965 and 1968, he plans to build 180,000 more homes, expand school enrollment 30%, triple the amount of farmland in production, boost the country's electrical-generating capacity 50%, and encourage such new industries as petrochemicals, metalworking and synthetic fibers. Says Leoni: "Up until now, I am satisfied with having obtained a government of understanding. Now we can achieve our goals...
...ousted the mayor of Niteroi, across the bay from Rio, leveled charges of graft against the presidents of Brazil's Senate and Chamber of Deputies and the governor of prosperous Sao Paulo state. The man who drew the most fire was Mauro Borges, 44, governor of the central farmland state of Goias. He was charged with outright subversion. According to the military, Borges maintained a close link with top Brazilian Communists and has been receiving "bulky" sums of money from Cuba and other Iron Curtain countries. The soldiers demanded his ouster...