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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Wallace's appeal lies in personal contact. After each talk, dozens of Wallaceites line up patiently to shake his hand and say "God bless you, Governor," or "You're the only hope for America." The candidate acknowledges each message with a hand squeeze and a nod, occasionally saying "Thank y'all for heppin...
When International Petroleum Co., a subsidiary of Standard Oil (N.J.), agreed to turn over its La Brea y Pariñas oilfields to the Peruvian government two months ago, it appeared to be assuaging one of the deepest grievances of Peru's nationalists. As things turned out, the deal did not go nearly far enough for the country's military leaders, who used it as the prime pretext for overthrowing President Fernando Belaúnde Terry (TIME, Oct. 11). Last week, having peremptorily canceled Belaunde's agreement with IPC, Peru s new junta took a different approach...
...inaugurated." He did not, primarily because he did not want to antagonize Standard Oil (New Jersey), of which IPC is a subsidiary, the U.S. Government and potential foreign investors. But finally, this year, hopeful of improving his shaky political position, he did take over IPC's La Brea y Pariñas oilfield. The deal negotiated with the company was hardly the usual sort of expropriation, and Belaúnde's opponents later charged that it did not offer sizable advantage to the country. Among other things, the company-long seen by Peruvians as an ogreish exploiter...
...same blaring tone pervades the rest of the state's hospitality. Guides at the state capitol in Montgomery pointedly ask visitors, 'How do y'll lahk our state?" Correct answers may win handshakes with Governer Brewer ("he ain't a Wallace, but he's a good man") or small "Wallace in 68" buttons. In gas stations and greasy cafes all over the state, the same ritual goes one. "You from out of state? What y'll doin' round here? How you lahk it here?" The ritual has an important purpose: about half the people who come to Alabama are Southern...
...Y'all's not from round here, are ya?" A quiet no. Where you from boy?" I'm from California sir. "What choo doin' down here in our part of the country, boy?" Just travelling through sir. "How you like our niggers, boy? You ain't one of them nigger lovers, are ya now?" An inaudible reply. "Well ah'm sure relieved to hear that. We've got so sick of all these hippies and nigger lovers that come down here. Just makes you want to bash 'em and clean the town up--just like killin' the rats...