POLICIES & PRINCIPLES: People--Just People

POLICIES & PRINCIPLES

"Praise ye the Lord," sang the chorus of white & Negro children. The Lord may have heard, but the audience was busy with other praiseworthy subjects. The hum of heterogeneous good will that rose from UNESCO's well-wishers almost drowned out the song. The music teacher who had rehearsed the chorus for weeks was so angry the orchid almost popped off her black evening dress; good will created its own exasperating tensions.

A Biscuit? To decrease international tension caused by misunderstanding, representatives of some 500 U.S. organizations (the exact figure was...

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