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title: Pictures in the News poster, No. 7 (French poster distributed in Beirut)
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description: 'The French edition of Pictures in the News No. 7 (''Photos d''actualite''), with the same layout: a strip of African stamps in homage to President Kennedy'
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# Pictures in the News poster, No. 7 (French poster distributed in Beirut)

The French edition of Pictures in the News No. 7 ('Photos d'actualite'), with the same layout: a strip of African stamps in homage to President Kennedy above photographs of Constance Baker Motley, a Negro History Week queen, Lew Alcindor, a Nigerian kidney transplant, President Johnson greeting children, a UN meeting in Nairobi and World Youth Forum delegates. The tell is transfer and testimonial, as on the English edition.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/) [Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/)

## Text on the object

Original (French) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
Des Timbres-Poste en Hommage au Président Kennedy

PHOTOS D'ACTUALITE

Une Femme Noire Accède à de Hautes Fonctions à New York

Mme Constance Baker Motley, nouvellement portée à la présidence de l'arrondissement municipal de Manhattan, à New York, est la première femme à occuper ce poste important. Mme Motley a de même été la première femme noire à être élue au Sénat de l'Etat de New York. Manhattan, qui est l'un des cinq arrondissements de la ville de New York, compte 1,7 millions d'habitants.

La Lauréate d'un Concours de Beauté Est Agréablement Surprise

Une jolie fille est photographiée au moment où elle est désignée comme lauréate d'un concours de beauté. C'est Ruth Weston (troisième à droite), choisie "Reine" de la Semaine de l'Histoire Nègre, programme qui se déroule à New York. Des visiteurs et des Américaines y ont pris part. Mlle Weston visitera l'Afrique au cours de l'été prochain.

Robert F. Kennedy, membre du Sénat américain, et Mme Kennedy souhaitent la bienvenue à Octavia John, étudiante de Sierra Leone. Cette rencontre eut lieu au cours d'une réception donnée à Washington, D. C., en l'honneur des étudiants inscrits aux collèges et universités des Etats-Unis.

LEW ALCINDOR (au centre) est si haut de taille qu'il peut facilement atteindre le panier de basketball. Agé de 17 ans, il pèse 107 kg et mesure 2 m 16. Vedette de l'équipe d'une école secondaire, Alcindor a reçu de nombreuses offres de bourses d'établissements scolaires intéressés aux sports.

UNE OPERATION PEU COMMUNE a été pratiquée quand l'un des reins de Mme Asabi Adedire a été greffé à son fils Abraham pour sauver la vie de ce dernier. La mère et le fils, que nous voyons ici en train de parcourir les souhaits d'Américains sympathisants, se sont rendus aux Etats-Unis en avion pour cette opération.

DE JEUNES ADMIRATEURS rayonnent de fierté alors qu'ils serrent la main au président Lyndon B. Johnson. Le Président, qui s'arrête souvent pour saluer les enfants quand il les voit l'attendre, a deux filles.

A NAIROBI, l'importante réunion de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique s'est tenue sous la présidence de M. Tom Mboya du Kenya (à droite). Son interlocuteur, ici, est M.S.Z. Westerfield, observateur américain. La conférence a discuté des projets économiques et du développement de l'Afrique.

CES DELEGUES au 19e Forum Mondial de la Jeunesse visitent le monument de Lincoln à Washington, D.C. Des étudiants, venus de 40 pays, participent au Forum et vont vivre auprès de familles américaines pendant trois mois. Sur notre photo : MM. A. Birara (à gauche), Ethiopie; G. Galore, Israël; E. Shaw, Libéria.

65-P-134 (16)
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Postage Stamps in Homage to President Kennedy

NEWS PHOTOS

A Black Woman Rises to High Office in New York

Mrs. Constance Baker Motley, newly raised to the presidency of the municipal borough of Manhattan in New York, is the first woman to hold this important post. Mrs. Motley was likewise the first black woman elected to the New York State Senate. Manhattan, one of the five boroughs of New York City, has 1.7 million inhabitants.

The Winner of a Beauty Contest Is Pleasantly Surprised

A pretty girl is photographed at the moment she is named winner of a beauty contest. She is Ruth Weston (third from right), chosen "Queen" of Negro History Week, a program held in New York. Visitors and Americans took part. Miss Weston will visit Africa next summer.

Robert F. Kennedy, member of the American Senate, and Mrs. Kennedy welcome Octavia John, a student from Sierra Leone. The meeting took place at a reception given in Washington, D.C., in honor of students enrolled in colleges and universities of the United States.

LEW ALCINDOR (center) is so tall he can easily reach the basketball hoop. Aged 17, he weighs 107 kg and is 2.16 m tall. A star of a secondary-school team, Alcindor has received many offers of scholarships from institutions interested in sports.

AN UNUSUAL OPERATION was performed when one of Mrs. Asabi Adedire's kidneys was grafted to her son Abraham to save his life. The mother and son, whom we see here reading the wishes of sympathetic Americans, travelled to the United States by plane for this operation.

YOUNG ADMIRERS beam with pride as they shake the hand of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The President, who often stops to greet children when he sees them waiting, has two daughters.

IN NAIROBI, the important meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Tom Mboya of Kenya (right). His interlocutor, here, is Mr. S.Z. Westerfield, American observer. The conference discussed economic projects and the development of Africa.

THESE DELEGATES to the 19th World Youth Forum are visiting the Lincoln monument in Washington, D.C. Students from 40 countries are taking part in the Forum and will live with American families for three months. In our photo: Messrs. A. Birara (left), Ethiopia; G. Galore, Israel; E. Shaw, Liberia.

65-P-134 (16)
```

Small captions were read at reduced resolution; some personal-name spellings may differ slightly from the printed sheet.

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