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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1964
Page
2
Communal violence flared in East Pakistan last week and spread to Calcutta. Unofficial reports say at least 39 people have died since Tuesday in Dacca and surrounding areas as police fired on mobs attacking Hindus and looting and burning properties.
Border clashes flare as Ethiopia and Somalia trade accusations over a 43 hour period. Ethiopian officials report 38 deaths on both sides and claim Somali planes destroyed two border posts. Somalia cites air attacks, no casualty numbers, and says planes strafed posts between 8 am and 1 pm Wednesday. The diplomatic row follows past border tensions rooted in Somali nomadic grazing rights along the disputed frontier.
Indira Gandhi, Nehru's 46 year old daughter and trusted aide, grows central as his illness deepens. With Nehru resting for a month or more, officials note possible deputy prime minister talks while Mrs. Gandhi negotiates limits on news and cautions ministers. Some observers doubt her readiness, though her name remains strong in political chatter.
In Vienna UPI, Lobsang Samden accuses China of sterilizing over 6,000 Tibetan families and starving thousands to erase the Tibetan population since 1951. He says Tibetans eat grass and boiled leather, many die of hunger, and compares the ruin to Nazi crimes. He heads a Tibetan refugee welfare group seeking UN support.
Havana radio said Cuban authorities warned sugar harvest workers to keep tools and machinery in good condition or face severe punishment. Anti Castro elements threaten crop sabotage as Cuba aims to harvest about 3 million tons of sugar cane, the island’s economic mainstay.
United Nations Secretary General U Thant dispatched representatives to Cyprus to monitor the Greek Turkish cease-fire and to London to pursue peace efforts for the Mediterranean island at the conference.
Soviet twin jet Badger bombers flew over the Hornet task group in two passes while a Soviet destroyer loitered about a mile from the carrier. A Soviet missile submarine surfaced within eight miles, and a surveillance trawler operated within 11 miles in international waters between Hokkaido and the Asian mainland. No hostile acts occurred and contact was avoided.
PANMUNJOM Korea AP North Korea today returned the body of a South Korean air force captain whose F8D Sabre Jet fighter was shot down by Red gunfire north of the truce village last Tuesday.
President Johnson requests 115 million dollars for the Peace Corps for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The proposed increase aims to expand overseas volunteers to about 14,000 by September 1965, with costs covered by economies of scale and no major rise in staff.
London dispatch reports the government won support in the House of Commons for Cyprus Aden and Malaysia defense policies by 79 votes. An opposition motion warning about strain on forces was defeated 396 to 214, while a government amendment praising armed forces passed 295 to 216 and the amended motion was approved by acclamation.
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