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India's triumph is in large measure a stunning personal one for Mrs. Gandhi. Throughout the crisis Indians have been united behind her as never before, and she is even being compared with the Hindu goddess Durga, who rid the world of the demon Mahasura. Quite apart from the war, India seems to be feeling a new self-assurance. The land that for centuries was synonymous with famine now enjoys a wheat surplus and will soon become self-sufficient in rice, thanks to the Green Revolution. Mrs. Gandhi, backed by an overwhelming mandate in last March's elections...
...problems as occurring in dialectical pairs.) An absolutely fundamental dialectic is that of oppressor--oppressed, and here the educational task for both teachers and students is to become aware of the oppressor in the outside world and in one's own head. Such reflection leads to action to rid oneself of that oppressor--education as praxis--and praxis leads to liberation:"...the action and reflection of men upon their world in order to transform...
...solution is already at hand. On celibacy he commented about its lack of importance, stressed its usefulness in the past, and when pressed for a personal opinion, stated that he would accept any decision the Church would make. He declined to comment on the dealings and procedures that got rid of Father Collins and brought himself to St. Paul's. On the subject of women, he smiled and pointed out the strides the Catholic Church is making, such as allowing women observers and nonvoting participants at Vatican Council sessions, and then added that he wouldn't do anything to prevent...
...Agricultural Production Development speculated that the SDECE had used the heroin-smuggling incident to railroad De Louette. Said Barberot: "My conviction is-and some will tell you so officially -that the operation was mounted by a certain number of SDECE ageats in Paris. De Louette had to be got rid of in the United States. It is the sequel of that operation that is coming out now." If he was the target of a plot to land him in an American jail, De Louette is certainly making the best of his confinement. He has pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges...
...University Police have taken the names of over 120 students in the past week in an effort to rid the Yard of bike riders...