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Charles Engelhard backed up his anti-apartheid words with action. Richard Tofel '79 of The Harvard Independent (November 30, 1978, page 3) reports that Engelhard's intervention was directly responsible for obtaining the visa that enabled Robert Kennedy '48 to deliver his famous 1966 Capetown anti-apartheid speech...
...first days only 14 reporters and photographers reached Jonestown, three from TIME. The third was Matthew Naythons, a practicing doctor from San Francisco who doubles as a news photographer. Naythons had been scheduled to accompany Congressman Ryan's party but had been held back by a visa problem...
...former Liberal M.P. and Thorpe confidant. According to Bessell, Thorpe became increasingly obsessed by the prospect of the damage that Scott's revelations could do to his political career; he even threatened to commit suicide if the story came out. First Thorpe suggested that Bessell obtain a visa for Scott, enabling him to move to the U.S. Bessell felt that this would be impossible. With that, Bessell testified, "Mr. Thorpe said, 'Then we have to get rid of him.' " According to Bessell, Thorpe discussed various means of disposing of Scott's body, such as dumping...
Tomas Harlan, director of the film "Torre Bella," a documentary on the Portugese Revolution, who helped invite Carvalho to MIT, said yesterday Carvalho received a visa from the United States but was summoned later by Cardosa who told Carvalho that he did not want Carvalho creating publicity by visiting the United States. Cardosa added that if Carvalho should try to leave the country, he would be arrested immediately, Harlan reported...
...route to a world Buddhist conference in Tokyo from India, where he has lived since fleeing Tibet and the Communists in 1959. Seated in the "frequent traveler" section (though it is only the fourth time he has left India), he told his companion that he had received a Japanese visa on one condition: stick to religious activities. "What is there to worry about?" wondered the Dalai Lama, 43. "I'm only a simple Buddhist monk. A flower in need of water." He then filled out his landing card-leaving the "occupation" spot blank -and dug into his veal cordon...