Woman under South African ban faces nine years of isolation
Helen Joseph, a British-born sociologist and critic of racial laws, has lived under a banning and house arrest order since October 13, 1962. The 66 year old now receives limited hospital contact after surgery, while her restrictions still prevent speaking with other banned people and being quoted in South Africa.
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South Africa
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John Vorster
Medical Aid
Norwood
South African Congress of Democrats
The World and Milam County London Singapore
The World and Milam County column notes events and updates from London and Singapore, highlighting regional developments and notable occurrences affecting locals and businesses in the area.
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Milam County
Chinese Defectors Swim Five Miles To Hong Kong
An unusually high number of Chinese defectors cross to Hong Kong by a five mile swim from the mainland. In the first five months of this year more than 840 clandestine immigrants reached the colony, many aged 16 to 26, often aided by rubber tubes. The article recounts individual defections, including diplomats and officials who sought asylum abroad, with examples from Ma Szu-Tsung to Liao Ho-Shu and others, and notes dramatic escape stories and varied destinations such as the United States and Taiwan.
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China
Hong Kong
Ko Huang-Kao
United States
Ma Szu-Tsung
Peking
Central Conservatory of Music
Hague
Liao Ho-Shu
Netherlands
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Miao Chen-Pai
Damascus
Syria
U.S
Stockholm
Chou Fu
Sheila Scott
Britain
Margaret Mead
Marina de Rey
California
Atlantic
Iceland
Newfoundland
Denmark braces for summer hippie influx
The Danish government tightens border controls to curb a hoped for hippie influx from Europe this summer. Frontier guards are ordered to deter youths with no means and curb drug smuggling as police face a permissive stance toward local marijuana use and heavy penalties for dealers. Nearby Malmoe and Copenhagen authorities warn of regional drug issues and open a youth tourist office to assist visitors.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Malmoe
Legion Reforms as French Foreign Legion Repeats Desert Duty
Bernard Edinger reports the French Foreign Legion, recently rebuilt after a decade of dormancy, fields about 9,000 men across distant posts from Pacific atolls to East African oases. The force recruits men with pasts to burn, using false nationalities, and maintains strict discipline amid sparse official information.
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The
Legion
Coral Atolls
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Legionnaires
Pollution Comes To Philippines
Manila endures severe pollution as Pasig River is declared dead and Marikina River carries waste from 37 industrial plants. Suburb livelihoods of 80 000 fishers are at risk while health officials condemn river dumping and warn of polluted seafood and air dangers.
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Philippines
Greater
Pasig
Manila Bay
Marikina
Tenejeros
Malabon
Bureau of Health Services
Aid delays expose East Pakistan cyclone relief rift
Oxfam and four other British charities report over 2.5 million dollars raised for East Pakistan cyclone victims sits idle in banks as Pakistan blocks relief workers amid civil conflict. CARE supervises tractor deliveries. migration to India rises as aid remains restricted. (190 characters)
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London
East
Pakistan
Oxfam
Britain
War On Want
Save the Children Fund
Christian Aid
Red Cross
CARE
East Pakistan
India
Charities Commission
Singapore Skirts Major Water Rationing Crisis
A four month drought has left Singapore’s three main reservoirs near low levels as officials urge voluntary cuts to daily use from about 120 million to 90 million gallons. The Public Utilities Board warns of 24 hour cuts every second day unless heavy rains arrive, while citizens stockpile containers and hotels install water tanks on upper floors.
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Singapore
Island
Republic
State - Owned
Public Utilities Board
U.B
Malaysia
Causeway
Johore
Pilots Ready For Canadian Race From London To Victoria
Canadian pilot Rod Dixon will lead 75 competitors in an 8,500 mile race from London to Victoria British Columbia. Start signal will come from Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in Victoria with prizes of 50 000 dollars. Competitors include 28 from Canada 27 from the United States 12 from Britain and others from Ireland Australia France West Germany Sweden and Finland.
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London
Rod Dixon
Canada
Victoria
British Columbia
Pierre Trudeau
Legislative
Heart of
United States
Britain
Ireland
Australia
France
West Germany
Sweden
Finland
Irrigation Canal Transforms Mexican Desert Into Garden
In Culiacan Sinaloa a U S Alliance for Progress canal turned arid desert into a vast vegetable area led by tomatoes. The project helped Mexico become a major tomato exporter while sending U S goods to Japan in exchange for machinery and vehicles.
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U.S. Alliance For Progress Program
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Sinaloa
Japan
John F. Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
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