Uganda’s rural women push for freedom amid inherited customs
In Uganda's rural areas where 90 percent of the population lives, traditional bride price and women's toil persist. A movement led by educated women, including Mrs. Pumla Kisosonkole, seeks to raise status, expand government roles, and teach English through the Uganda Council of Women with UN support.
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Kennedy Talks to New Yugoslav Envoy
President Kennedy spent about an hour with Yugoslav ambassador Veljko Micunovic as he presented credentials. Micunovic said they discussed the breadth of Yugoslavia United States relations but declined to detail specifics.
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Drivers Twist In Streets Of Seattle
SEATTLE AP Several thousand motorists navigated obstacle courses on seven arterial streets set up by police in a safety campaign. The test aimed to spot tipsy drivers and faulty equipment, with mixed reactions from amusement to annoyance.
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Nun Seeks Cancer Cure In Old Books
In Louisville a Roman Catholic nun at Nazareth College compiles ancient cancer remedies dating back 4000 years. Sister Virginia Heines notes Vatican and Egyptian sources while four federal grants fund basic research seeking long forgotten drugs amid Hippocrates Celus and Alexander of Tralleis era treatments.
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Gloom in East Kentucky Hills Reflects Sagging Coal Industry
In Prestonsburg Kentucky residents face economic hardship as coal demand falls. Small operators and landowners suffer alongside miners, who protest declining wages and job losses. The welfare program brings food stamps to Floyd County as work stoppages impact truck mines and new operations begin at Garth Hollow and Martin to move coal.
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