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...Norwegians had had enough of Nikita Khrushchev even before he arrived. Television had shown the Russian Premier touring Sweden and Denmark, had reported his boorish belittling of Danish farming and his sneering remarks on Swedish defenses. When he clambered onto the quay in Oslo, a ragged cheer broke out from assembled Iron Curtain diplomats-but not from the 3,000 curious Norwegians who had gathered to examine the visitor. One little old lady was moved to waggle her umbrella at Khrushchev and shout "Murderer" until a manners-minded policeman placed his white-gloved hand firmly over her mouth...
Austin has also managed to make Engstrom into a real slap-stick figure who does not fit in with the play, G. Quay Quenel does not act the part badly, but the part should have been totally different. That Manders can be taken in by such a buffoon exceeds belief. Etain O'Malley is better as Engstrom's daughter, Regina, especially when she remains sprightly but mute...
...Quay devoted a large portion of his remarks to a review of the history of pan-Africanism. The movement, he said, was started in the New World by people of African descent, and only moved "home to Africa" recently...
...Quay emphasized that the African nations want to be free enough from world tensions and conflicts to concentrate their efforts on encouraging pan-African unity...
...conference of the heads of 30 African states has finally initiated concerted action, after years of conferences which produced no visible results. Even this action is not enough, Quay said. He reiterated that Africans need "central political direction" to enable them to act efficiently...