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...Ghana, already an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth, formally became a republic. CJfCyprus, whose long, bloody rebellion had almost been forgotten as negotiations dragged on, finally reached agreement with Britain, will become an independent nation next month...
Last week Chou sent a special note to Nepal's Foreign Office to assure it that Red Chinese troops pursuing Tibetan rebels would not violate Nepal's borders (thereby admitting for the first time that there was a rebellion in Tibet). Two days later, a Chinese Communist party attacked a Nepalese border patrol, killed one officer, kidnaped 17 Nepalese...
...Boston Arts Festival, which recently concluded its annual run in the Public Gardens, was the center of more than the usual controversy. As in previous years, the main subject of contention was the exhibit of paintings. Last year, the Festival's painting exhibition was wholly invitational; in rebellion, a group of painters banded together to set up nearby a vying exhibit of their own. This year, the Festival reverted to a policy of holding an open competition; and it instructed the all-artist selection juries "to seek out artistic essence in whatever form or garb it may appear...
...ideal foil is the ponderous Caliban of Earle Hyman (the only performer retained from the Festival's first Tempest in 1955, when he played the Boatswain). Caliban symbolizes evil, low I.Q., and rebellion towards authority: but he is a far more complex character than Ariel (and than usually portrayed), and it is from his lips that the word "grace" eventually issues. Hyman captures most of the complexity. When he emits those horrible words, "Burn but his books!"--especially odious for those of us who recall Senator McCarthy--the b's burst like bombs (significantly, Caliban's language is liberally peppered...
HIGHER PORK PRICES are expected this fall following farmers' 16% cutback in the spring pig crop in widespread rebellion against last year's low prices...