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Edward Abbey — Part 3
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am ...: that as a student appointee showed evidence of
; being a potential writer. He mentioned that some publishing company was
_ considering purchasing a manuscript written by appointee. This consider-
ation appointee and three others in the United States at the
time. as mentioned that appointee had secured a Fulbright
_ scholarship an ad spent the year 1951-52 in Scotland.
He stated that following his marriage at Arbuquerque, } New Mexico
4t was evident that his individualism might cause a rupture in his marital
relations. Appointee and his wife did not get aling too well, he being one
who desired to follow his creative and she being one who desired a
home and association with others. Stl -o: that appointee's
wife accompanied him to Scotland b four or five months later
and secured a divorce in Albuquerque. He stated it was purely incompat-
ability on both their parts.
Concerning appointee'’s loyal 7 stated that he has no
information reflecting adversely on his loyalty to the United States. He
mentioned, however, that appointee was connected with an incident at the
University of New Mexico while appointee was editor of “The Thunderbird!
He described "The Thunderbird" as a literary publication of the students
at the University of New Mexico. He referred to the incident concerning
the alleged quotation of LOUISA MAE AICOTT on the front of the publication.
He stated that the only thing he could figure out concerning this was that
appointee desired to get his name before nd
appointee
2 ey: On out of the incident “than - he sxpected and did not
seem to want to make any retraction. He stated that because of this he
always figured that this momentary publicity had somewhat of an effect on
appointee.
advised that appointee connected himself with
a world peace movement on the campus at the University of New Mexico during
the spring of 1951. He stated it was very temporary and was started by a
representative of an organization know as the "Fellowship of Reconciliation."
This representative came from Los Angeles, California and associated himself .
with individuals on the faculty and students who consider themselves pacifists
and who are against war in any form. He described appointee as being one.
of those individuals who is against war although he served during the last
world war. He stated the organization was formed or was in its formative
stage during the end of the school year of 1951 and he did not believe that
it went further at that time. He believes appointee was interested in that
organization because of his deep feeling against war in any form.
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