Laos Faces Coalition Government Amid Debate On Democracy
WIENTIANE Laos AP Pre land Gen Phowmi Nosavan says Western style parliamentary democracy won t work in Laos and the modern constitution fuels misery. Prince Boun Oum named provisional premier, cites Laotians first as demos, Communists, and Socialists, while Souvanna Phouma fled to Cambodia after dissolving government.
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Wientiane
Laos
Phowmi Nosavan
Imier
Boun Oum
Savang Vathana
Luang Prabang
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Cambodia
Pathet Lao
Boun Qum
Record Set By Pilgrims To Jerusalem
AP reports a record 3,004 pilgrims crossed from Israel into Jordan via Mandelbaum Gate then proceeded toward Bethlehem for Christmas observances. Borders stayed peaceful with no notable incidents as believers journey to sites in Jerusalem Nazareth and Bethlehem through old routes.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Jordan
Mandelbaum Gate
No-Man’s Land
Radio
Peiping
Old Jerusalem
Vientiane
Souvanna
Bethlehem
Quinim
Pholsena
Samlare
Viewhill
Christ
Kane
Joseph
Mary
Nazareth
St. Joseph and Mary's
Bumper Rice Crop Expected in Japan
Tokyo AP reports Japan faces a bumper rice harvest. The Agriculture Ministry expects an all time high output of 32,858,000 tons, about 50,000 tons more than last year’s record 12,501,000 tons.
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Japan
Tokyo
Fon
Agriculture Forestry Ministry
India warns U S on Laos danger amid peace mission
India cautions the United States that Laos risks a new Korean style war if restraint fails. Ambassador M C Chagla pressed Secretary Herter to reactivate the Geneva peace treaty supervision mission in Laos, backing a Soviet proposal to resume the control commission. The U S said Laos' royal government must decide on resuming the commission.
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India
United States
Laos
M. C. Chagla
Christian A. Herter
International Commission
French Indochina
Soviet Union
Control Commission
Royal Government of
Malaya to Send 120 Infantry to Congo Mission
Malaya announced it will reinforce its UN Congo detachment with 120 infantrymen as several nations withdraw. The government said peace in the Congo depends on full support for Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold.
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Malaya
Congo
Kuala Lumpur
United Nations Congo Command
Dag Hammarskjold
Village Beautiful Continues From First Page
The piece reflects on poverty and death outside prosperity, contrasting modern medicine with persistent illness in homes. It links Christmas to humble origins of Jesus, warns against wealth blinding understanding, and notes the annual spending spree of Christmas. Children read about hardship in books yet live amid luxury.
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Hans Brinker
Beth
Jesus
Prince
Siddartha
Smas
Survivors Head Home After Pine Ridge Sinking Rescue
Twenty eight survivors from the storm wrecked tanker Fine Ridge reach Norfolk for Christmas at home. Crew members fault the ship’s seaworthiness while expressing relief to be alive and reunite with loved ones.
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Norfolk
Robert Gill
Monterrey
Mexico
Gill
Pine Ridge
Cape Hatteras
James C. Lewis
Winston-Salem
N.C
H. Hulsey
Corpus Christi
Tex
Norfolk Naval Base
Conway
Pary
John Richart
Wilmington
Del
Richart
Curb
Robert J. Weeks
Savannah
Coast Guard
Androscoggin
Chilula
Androscoggin carHer
Cherokee
Keystone Shipping Co
Philadelphia
High Seas
Dutch Queen Must Form New Cabinet
The Netherlands faces a political crisis as Premier Jan Eduard de Quay presents his resignation to Queen Juliana after a four-party cabinet quits over housing policy. The lower house pressed for 5 000 subsidized dwellings, seeking 0 000 homes in a year, while Public Works Minister Van Aartsen proposed 2 50 more units but rejected 3 000.
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the Hague
The
Netherlands
Jan Eduard de Quay
Juliana
Soestdijk Palace
de Quay
Johannes’Van Aartsen
Kennedy and Dillon in Accord on Fiscal Policy
President-elect John F Kennedy said with Douglas Dillon they are in general accord on fiscal policy. He denied Eisenhower urged Dillon to refuse the Treasury post and said Dillon did not seek a free hand in policy. Kennedy affirmed shared view that the American economy must move ahead and outlined agreed steps for the new administration.
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Palm Beach
Fla
John F. Kennedy
Douglas Dillon
Treasury Department
Kenney
Eisenhower
Dillon
Kennedy
Village Christmas Play Portrays Nazis with Armband youths
In Dartford Darenth the village church stages a modern Christmas play featuring three swastika armband wearing youths cast as Nazis to symbolize evil.
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Dartford
England
Darenth
End to Belgian Strike Is Urged by Cardinal
In Brussels Cardinal Van Roey appealed to Belgian workers to halt the general strike that would oppose government austerity measures tied to Congo losses. He called for condemning strikes as national damage while chaos grows from mass idleness. Premier Eyskens' government fights on, with socialists clashing in the House and widespread service disruptions.
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Brussels
Belgium
Joseph Cardinal van Roey
Congo
Gaston Eyskens
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