British Guiana Gains Independence Amid Royal Ceremonies
The piece notes Georgetown hosting a royal procession as May 26 marks British Guiana becoming the independent state of Guyana. Duke and Duchess of Kent attend to lend pomp, with a Soviet envoy noted in Brazil nearby amid postcolonial transitions.
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Phil Newsom
Georgetown
British Guiana
Duke and Duchess of Kent
Aeo
Brazil
Africa
Guyana
Sunnam
United Kingdom
Guyana Eyes Independence Under Jagan and Burnham
Georgetown faces a pivotal path as Cheddi Jagan, a Chicago trained dentist, leads the opposition while Forbes Burnham serves as prime minister in the move toward independence. The nation of roughly 600000 people, with East Indians and Negroes, endures past strife including the 1964 sugar strike that killed 78 and displaced thousands.
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Surinam
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Georgetown
Guyana
Cheddi Jagan
British Guiana
Jagan
People's Progressive Party
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China
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Czechoslovakia
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Texas draft official cites ethnic groups for higher rejection rate
Texas selective service director Col Morris Schwartz defended the state’s draft system as efficient and blamed higher rejection rates on Mexican and Negro communities. He disputed Republican claims that Texas contributes less than its population would suggest, noting Texas may supply more men to the voluntary program and from the draft pool, while defense determines eligibility.
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Morris Schwartz
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