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Flames Over the Highlands. ius last week began Billy Graham's "All Scotland Crusade." It was, as usual, well-organized. First there was a press conference, next a civic reception, where Glasgow's Lord Provost accompanied ermine-cloaked dignitaries in a round of gospel-hymn singing. That night Billy met 7,000 well-briefed stewards, counselors and choristers, waiting for his instructions. "I believe the flames that burned in Scotland centuries ago can burn again." he told them. "A spiritual awakening in Scotland will encourage the entire world at a very critical period...
...answer to NSA's relations with the IUS the following should be noted...
...founded as a consequence of the IUS call for students throughout the world to unite and work for peace and freedom...
...conjunction with the student unions of Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada and Australia has submitted a list of thirteen proposals to democratise the IUS as preconditions for full participation. NSA was in the midst of negotiations to affiliate with the IUS, though having misgivings about its partisan political activity, when the failure of the IUS to protest the firing upon students and the closing of the universities during the Czech coup and the immediate expulsion of the Yugoslavia student union upon the break with Tito with the Soviet Union caused a halt to negotiations...
...likewise charges that this is an attempt to form a new organization which would like to affiliate with the IUS. There are absolutely no grounds for this charge. The Call specifically states that this conference will not attempt to form an organization which will compete with existing organizations. Rather it will be an attempt to coordinate the work of these various existing organizations and work out a common approach and program which can be used by these organizations on the issues of academic freedom, peace and equality...