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Meet the Press (Sun. 4 p.m., NBC). Britain's Anthony Eden faces Newsmen Marquis Childs, Alistair Cooke and Herbert Matthews.
In addition to several likenesses of Gilbert Motier de Lafayette, the first draft of an honorary degree presented by Harvard to the Marquis in October 21, 1784, will be on display in the main courtyard through the balance of the week.
The treasurer of the College recorded the occasion with an entry on the books reading, "1 dinner for the Marquis de la Fayette, 15 pounds 19 shillings."
However, such incidents had their justification, as no less a personage than His Majesty graciously explained to the marquis at a grand levee. "Despotism," the Czar charmingly admitted, "is the essence of my government; but it is in keeping with the character of the nation."
The Future In Black. The marquis regretfully concluded that the Czar was not far wrong about the Russians, at that. "Other nations have tolerated oppression; the Russian nation has loved it; she still loves it . . . An oppressed people has always merited its suffering; tyranny is the work of nations . . . However...