East German shortages exposed by whistleblower report
A West Berlin based Information Bureau West report quotes a former East German trade official alleging supply failures across basics. Butter meat and vegetables deliveries lagged behind plan in 1961 nonrationed shops and scarce consumer goods persisted, with limited outfits and rationed china and packaging materials.
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Disputed West New Guinea Sparks War of Words
The United States weighs a potential compromise as Indonesia and the Netherlands spar over West New Guinea. The Papuan tribes, numbering around 700,000, live in isolated communities with hundreds of languages and rely on stone age tools, while debates over self rule and Western influence continue.
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Papuan Ethnology Report Notes Island Diversity
The society describes Papuan groups by geography and height with pygmy forest dwellers in highlands and taller lowlanders in lowlands. Diets rely on yams and sago flour while religious life features elaborate mask dances and sacred houses. economically, oil deposits near exhaustion and limited mining contrast with rising nutmeg cacao copra and wood exports. Tattoo removal involves skin removal.
Happy Congolese Independence Celebration in Leopoldville
UPI reports a festive mood as Congolese workers leave for a long weekend marking a year since independence from Belgium. Despite mutiny, rape, pillage, murder, and famine earlier in the year, crowds in Leopoldville display flags and smiles as government buildings and shops close.
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