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Ia\nhois»S ( Ygreatvs I*toid:shim at (fsagt(Continued from Page 1-B) weeks before his match with SonnvListonAll confessed to his University audience that his appearance of conceit was all an act He said he adopted the tactic after following the late Georgeous George, known for his punpous gestures, on an interview conducted bv a Midwestmw- tv.*; '•television stationHe said the apparent conceit enabled him to become a major contender in the ring and that his ring career served to introduce me to the big fight.”That “fight, he said, is a mission to save the country from “destruction.”All, who has engagements to speak at168 colleges and universities, said the nextTraffi,« «*(Continued from Page 1-B)if there is an overpass, he explained, “the University will have to find funding for its construction.”The campus chief executive said he thought political polarization among students and faculty is good “in that we get the arguments outint erest and participation is very healthy.” he noted, but for one group to try to gam control of campus thinking isn t seven years are critical to the nation’ssurvivalHe said he was encouraged by theactivities of youth, particularly in the South, adding that their efforts may well “stave off eventual disaster “America's race problem is worse thanthe conflict between South and North Vietnam; the one between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland the Israelis and the Arabs and the problem in Biafra It’s a cancer eating from within,’’ AlideclaredHe views the ultimate answer to the race problem as the establishment of aseparate state for black men. He saidsuch a state would be created in the US, Asia or Africa ‘ The ownership of land, Ali said, “is the true symbol of freedom. Everything we know or have comes from the land’’ — pointing to his shoes, the table he was seated at and the wall behind him “Separation is God’s will,” he said, illustrating his point with references tovarious forms of life The former boxing champ said Negroes don’t “hate white men.” From birth he said, the Negro or black child sees white persons as the symbols of good things in lifeToday’s program in the Festival of Ideas series will feature Peter Sehrag,former Saturday Review editor, in adiscussion of “New Ideas in Education.”Sehrag will appear at 7:30 p m in theMountainlair Little Theater.A panel discussion on prison reform isscheduled in the ’Lair ballroom 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Participants include Robert Sarver. Donald Clark, Gilbert Ingram.Willard Lorenson and Richard A. Ball.“The Fortune Society,” an organization of ex-convicts will inform the public of prison conditions7:30 p.m. Monday Sen. Bird) Bayh, D-Ind., will appear Thursday. Nov. 13. A panel discussion on urbanization is set for Monday, Nov. 24 and Rep. Shirley Chisholm, D-N.Y., isscheduled for the Nov 25 program• *•
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Morgantown Dominion News
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Thu, Nov 06, 1969
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