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Each July 12, arches are erected for the Orange Order parades celebrating "King Billy's" 1690 victory at the Battle of the Boyne. On the arches is the phrase "This We Will Maintain," taken from William of Orange's motto Je maintiendrai. For nearly three centuries, Protestants have...
On the way into town, the day is benign, bright. The guide, Mr. Ma, chats freely in the good English he has learned in Peking. He translates the passing signs: "Long live the great Chinese Communist Party," "Long live the great leader Chairman Mao." The cars go past workers'...
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (CBS) slipped into the schedule last month and has already staked out a strong position in the ratings competition. Doubtless benefiting from the youthful audience it built up during a trial run last summer, it has attracted a 40% share of the audience for its...
Always a humanist, McGovern proclaims. "This land of ours, this people of ours must see that we have been taught to view ourselves as competitors, and we have come to see our fellow humans in that spirit....We have lost compassion." But never forgetting the reality of politics, he translates...
Despite his bland political image, McGovern is far from lackluster in the programs he has proposed and the issues he has supported. His campaign theme translates his idealistic, humanitarian philosophies into specific, bold, but often contradictory, programs. His speeches urge a reconciliation of foreign and domestic politics, a return of...