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Newspaper

Berkshire Eagle

Location

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1964

Page

2

United States and allies recognize Zanzibar government

The United States Britain and six Commonwealth nations recognized Zanzibar’s new leftist government led by President Abeid Karume. Diplomats Carlucci and Peterson returned to Zanzibar City as relations move toward neutrality. Canada Australia New Zealand Malaysia Pakistan and India also recognized Karume’s regime.

Washington United States Great Britain British Commonwealth Zanzibar U.S State Department U. S Frank Carlucci Donald K. Peterson Petterson Britain Abeid Karame Spice Islands Africa Equator Canada Australia New Zealand Malaysia Pakistan India Karume Carlucci William Leonhart Tangan Yika

Greek Queen Is Taken 111, King Improves

ATHENS Greece UPI reports Queen Frederika, at her husband King Pauls bedside since his operation, is ill with symptoms of pneumonia. The king, 62, is in good condition after a quiet night. He suffers from a narrowing between stomach and intestine due to an old ulcer. tests show no malignancy.

Athens Greece UPI Frederika Paul

Next Ranger Moon Probe Delayed to End of May

CAPE KENNEDY UPI America s next Ranger moon probe once set for launch this week is delayed until the end of May at the earliest due to a shutdown of the deep space tracking network in April and early May for two Mariner Mars missions. Mars probes take priority as Mars aligns with Earth only once every two years.

Cape Kennedy UPI America Space Agency Mars Earth

Congo Rebels Kill Two Teachers at Mission

LEOPOLDVILLE AP Congo rebels armed with spears attacked the Makan zika Roman Catholic mission in Kwilu province killing two Belgian teachers, Jacques Bollaerts 25 and Robert Marechal 24, and wounding two Canadian priests and a Belgian trader. The assault follows a six month revolt led by ex education minister Pierre Mulele, with more than 1200 Congolese and six whites killed. Mission members reported the attack and noted they were among the last whites in the rebel area.

Leopoldville, the Congo Congo Kwilu Pierre Mulele Makanzika Kikwit Jacques Bollaerts Robert Marechal Leopoldville

Libya refuses renewal of foreign bases pact in Tripoli

Libya says it will not renew agreements allowing United States and Britain to keep bases on Libyan soil. The U.S. pact runs to 1971 and the British to 1973. Nasser had urged end to foreign bases, including Wheelus Air Base and depots at Tripoli Benghazi and El Adam.

Tripoli Libya United States Britain U.S Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic Nasser Wheelus Africa Ben-Bhazi el Adam

Gabon Cabinet Dissolved by Mba

In Libreville Gabon President Leon Mba dissolved his cabinet Sunday night after a brief military revolt unseating him. He postponed the national assembly election to April 12 and said government affairs will be managed by technicians. His party has entered the slate of candidates for the elections, originally set for Sunday after French troops quelled the revolt.

Libreville Gabon Leon Mba Mba Ttechnicians

Two U S Captains Wounded by Viet Nam Booby Traps

In Saigon area, two U S Army captains were slightly wounded by mine fragments and a spiked foot trap during a plantation country operation about 30 miles north of Saigon. A Vietnamese soldier was killed by the mine explosion.

Saigon Viet Nam U.S

Moscow to denounce China in new ideological clash

London based UPI report says Soviet Premier Khrushchev will issue a broad accusation against Mao Tse tung regime for ideological heresy and splitting the international Communist movement as Moscow abandons appeasement efforts toward Beijing.

London UPI Soviet Union China Peking Nikita Khrushchev Mao Tsetung

Peking envoy arrives in Paris without embassy

Communist China's first diplomatic envoy to France lands at Gare de Lyon with only a hotel room for an embassy. Charge dAffaires Sung Chih kuang meets French and foreign diplomats, pledges to deepen economic and cultural ties as negotiations for an ambassador exchange progress. Observers speculate Sung may seek the Nationalist embassy on Avenue Georges V, while UNESCO recognizes Taipei as China.

Red China Paris Sung Chih-kuang Lyons Sung Associated Press China France Sung Chih Kuang Gare de Lyon Switzerland Song Claude Char Peking Continental Tuilleries Lames Georges V United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization Unesco Taipei

CIA Faces Backlash Over Public Claim on Soviet Economy

Washington reports reveal the CIA publicized an assessment of the Soviet economy for the first time, saying Russia’s growth slowed, gold reserves shrank, and it might need billions in trade credits. The move drew bipartisan criticism over policy aims and source protection, while some supporters defended public disclosure.

Washington UPI Central Intelligence Agency Cloak and Dagger Agency Soviet Union CIA Russia Kremlin CTIA Rus. Sila

Warning on propaganda and love danger

A speaker warns that propaganda pervades all life areas including romance and warns men that female smiles lure them toward disaster. He urges caution, saying the new generation ignores past lessons and misreads women’s signals, advising to look before leaping.

Survivors From British Ship Arrive at Portland Harbor

Coast Guard cutter Coos Bay returned to Portland Maine with survivors and the body of the Ambassador’s master after the sunken British freighter’s crew and 14 seamen were lost in the Atlantic storm. Surviving crew included nine rescued by the Norwegian ship Fruen, while rescue operations included a Covid appendicitis incident aboard.

Portland, Maine UPS Coast Guard Coos Bay Portland Harbor Atlantic Peter Schaasberg Cleveland Ohio David Burdette Hull England Burdette Hull Nautical School Ambassador David Schaasberg Harry Strickland London Cmdr Claude W. Bailey Falmouth Maine Fruen Elbe Nova Scotia Philadelphia Halifax

Death Strip Cleared in Berlin Near Wall

East Berlin authorities blew up three apartment blocks near the Wall in the French sector, emptied long ago, to create a death strip for border guards and watching refugees. The demolitions followed advance notice to West police.

Berlin East Berlin Red Wall Reds West Police Atlantic Halifax N.S

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