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...successful Washington practitioner of corporate law, Fowler helped shape the antirecession economic program turned out for Jack Kennedy last fortnight by M.I.T.'s Paul Samuelson...
When the Russians flew in fortnight ago, a V.I.P. lounge was thrown open in Montreal's new air terminal for a press conference. The Russian mission had brochure-fat briefcases and an expansive statement from Heavy Machinery Salesman Anatoly Prokhorov that "we are interested in selling anything in Canada." When Prokhorov cited Moscow's export line of Moskvich and Volga autos, added that he would like to set up a Canadian assembly plant, mayors and businessmen in half a dozen Ontario and Quebec towns rushed to announce that they had just the site. To get the trade going...
There is little to prevent Trujillo from calling his turn. Last fortnight's embargo on truck and petroleum sales by the Organization of American States is largely ineffectual; the ban does not affect Trujillo's principal income earners, sugar and coffee. Trujillo has also just about completed the destruction of his only serious opposition at home-the educated upper and middle classes, which nearly brought off a coup last January...
...Reversal. The question mark was Russia. Premier Khrushchev just a fortnight ago called loudly for revival of the control commission. But no sooner had the U.S. come around to the idea than Khrushchev began to hedge. Now he demanded an "Asian arbitration congress" instead. He may still deny the legality of the Boun Oum government, claiming that it was elected under duress, and go right on dropping supplies to Kong Le. But at week's end there were no Ilyushins in the air over Laos...
...sold, the British protectorate was pushing ahead to hold elections for a new government that will govern its own internal affairs. Kenyan and Ugandan politicians were already campaigning for their elections, which will enable both territories to claim the rights of self-government. There was a minor check a fortnight ago when Buganda's Frederick ("King Freddie") Mutesa II seceded from Uganda and declared Buganda's independence. Nobody noticed much change. Yawned one official: "The Baganda seem to be pretending that they have independence, and the Colonial Office seems to be pretending that they haven...