Peking Students Told by Swedish Visitor About Views
Par Kronvall reports on his month in Beijing talking with Peking University students about Maoist thought and daily life. He describes their questions about Sweden, American policy, religion, and romance, noting their strong loyalty to Mao and tight control over social behavior.
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Par Kronvall
Bude
Ing Journells
Bassedor
Warsaw
Peking University
Per Kronvall
Associated Press
Mao Tze-tung
Sweden
Peking
Hanoi
Johnson
Pnst
China
America
Viet Nam
Indonesia
West
Enthusiasm for Mao in Communist China intrigues Swedish journalist
Per Kronvall reports a month in China observing widespread devotion to Mao Tze-tung. He describes slogans, youth leagues, and stories of workers benefiting from the revolution, including a pension for a harbormaster’s son and calls to burn anti-American devices. He notes mixed glimpses of daily life and propaganda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Kronvall
China
Associated Press
Mao Tze-tung
Mao
Paris
Peking People’s Daily
Peking
Rewi Alley
Forhanghai
Jharbor
Eth
Shensi
Shanghai
Pioneers
Assembly
Dhor
Ameri
Corvair sales rebound as GM backs car with pride ads
GM and Chevrolet executives push back against criticism of the Corvair with a nationwide advertising blitz. They insist the rear engine car remains in Chevrolet’s 1967 line and argue demand justifies continued production despite past safety backlash and a sales drop from 317,000 in 1961 to about 64,000 in 1966.
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Charles C. Cain
Detroit
General Mo
Chevrolet
Chevy
Auto Safety
Corvair
Ralph Nader
Nader
E. M
Pete) Estes
Weath
Norman J. Johnson
Missing Radium Capsule Stirs Rail Route Search
A damaged crate containing a lead-shielded radium capsule vanished along an estimated 2000 miles of railroad routes from Fort Worth to New York. Federal authorities warn of stricter radioactive material rules as searches focus on depots and tracks from Pittsburgh to Buffalo. The capsule, shipped July 26 by Railway Express and leased to aid oil well geology work, remains unlocated amid heightened safety precautions.
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New York
New York City
Department of Health
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Public Health Service
Fort Worth
Tex
Hanson Blatz
Cient
Office of Radio
Pittsburgh
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George T. Hamilton
Fullerton
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