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Laotian King Abdicates as Coalition Crumbles
King Savang Vathana of Laos abdicates amid reports that the Communist Pathet Lao faction will dissolve the neutralist coalition government led by Prince Souvanna Phouma. The premier is said to resign and seek refuge in France as royal family members flee toward Thailand. In the Netherlands, two armed men hijack a train near Beilen with 130 aboard, demanding flight to an unknown destination. The hijackers, likely South Moluccan extremists seeking Indonesian island independence, release two women and a child as police seal off the scene.
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Pathet Lao
France
Savang Vathana
Sisavang Vong
Thailand
Soriyawong
Beilen
Netherlands
Indonesia