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Magic Word. Alice, now a plump 40, founded her cult among Northern Rhodesian tribesmen eleven years ago, after having-so she claimed-died and risen from the dead. As the story goes, the rapid spread of her fame dates from the day she ordered her followers to strip naked during a violent rainstorm. She said she would cleanse them of sin, but those beyond redemption would be struck dead by a bolt of lightning. According to the legend, no sooner had she spoken than lightning struck a nearby tree, killing two. As the story of the "miracle" spread, Alice...
...make the boycott stick. South African steel, autos and sugar find their way into most of the nations supporting the ban. Reason: South Africa's advanced technology, low labor costs and modest shipping charges result in price tags many Black Africans find irresistible. "My country," sighs Northern Rhodesian Prime Minister Kenneth Kaunda, "cannot afford to boycott South Africa...
Thus last week Northern Rhodesian Prime Minister Kenneth ("The Black Lion"*) Kaunda returned from London bearing a long-coveted gift for his 3,500,000 people: a fixed date for independence. Next Oct. 24, Northern Rhodesia will become the Common wealth Republic of Zambia...
Tall & Humorless. In London two months ago, Field had been unable to win from Britain any concessions on the constitutional issue. Outraged, the Rhodesian Front turned to 45-year-old Ian Smith, a rancher from Selukwe who had served as Field's Minister of Finance...
...World War II, he survived a crash that left the right side of his face paralyzed, was later shot down over Italy and fought for five months with Italian partisans behind the German lines. After the war, under former Prime Minister Sir Roy Welensky, Smith served in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly. But Sir Roy did not believe in complete independence from Britain, and Smith split with...