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Political Potpourri. Out of this tribal nightmare must come a national cabinet, a prime minister and a chief of state in time for independence day on June 30; but bloody tribal fighting has raged for months through the Congo. Bitterest of all was in the land of the Lulua. Since the 19th century, when Arab slave raiders drove the frightened Baluba westward into Lulua territory, the Baluba had happily tilled Lulua soil in semi-serfdom in exchange for the right to remain in the area. Then last year, when whispers of Congolese independence filtered out from Leopoldville, the Baluba began...
...Magician (Swedish). A fascinating potpourri of murky symbols, eerie images and fleshy scenes by Writer-Director Ingmar Bergman...
...Magician (Swedish). A fascinating potpourri of murky symbols, eerie images and fleshy scenes by Writer-Director Ingmar Bergman...
Threaded through Drum's lively editorial potpourri is a dedication to the equality of man. Drum recognizes no color line, not even on its 125-man staff, where black and white work side by side. When the Rhodesian government boasted that "better-class Africans, properly dressed and properly behaved," would not be discriminated against, Drum tailored one of its Negro reporters in an expensive suit, equipped him with a certificate of education from a white university professor, then assigned him to order a meal in a Salisbury railway station cafe. As the reporter was thrown out, Drum cameras clicked...
Pantomime Quiz (ABC, 9-9:30 p.m.). A parade of charades. Diverting potpourri, even if too many kooks sometimes spoil the broth. M.C. Mike Stokie stirs up more of the same every weekday...