22 May 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 22, 1961
Page
1
President Kennedy ordered 40 armed federal law officers to Montgomery after 20 people were injured in racial riots. He said the situation is of deepest concern to him and to the vast majority of Alabama citizens, urging officials to prevent further violence.
About 20 people were hurt in Montgomery during a series of outbreaks as federal enforcement alerts were sent out and 20 marshals arrived to restore order. A Justice Department official was assaulted while helping a black man and a white mob chased riders trying to desegregate a bus depot. Police arrived 15 minutes after fighting began. injuries included a bleeding girl and multiple beaten individuals.
Fragmented text reports on Evian conference and French attempts to end hostilities. It mentions ministers, provisional government, and possible steps toward peace, with references to Mahmasedi Yazid and Swede involvement, but the narrative is garbled and unclear.
Police questioned two Chinese businessmen as the worst peace time fire in Manila’s business district burned for hours. One man was found dead from a bullet wound amid the blaze that razed seven blocks in Binondo, leaving about 1,500 families homeless and many awaiting government relief.
Fragmentary note describes a back-of-ship concept for a water launched guided weapon replacing the Corporal. It mentions a three-ton ferry, a believed air and water mobile system, and deployment from a standard three-ton lorry and transport aircraft.
Global observers in Geneva report slim prospects for major shifts in Soviet policy ahead of the Kennedy Kruschev summit in Vienna on June 5 4. Leaders flag limited progress on Laos neutralisation and a possible move on a nuclear test ban. Gromyko shows no rush for long term policy commitments while China expands a Geneva mini-foreign office and buys a secluded villa fortifying its Laos position.
Sydney reports that associations and clubs have raised over £10,000 for the National Heart Campaign. New volunteers in 114 centres plan a door to door appeal to support research rehabilitation and equipment against heart disease. Operation Heart Beat to end the campaign next Sunday.
Reports that former Prime Minister John Chang and 11 cabinet members were deposed by the revolutionary council amid a military takeover. The junta announced a pledge to curb internal oppression, abolish holidays, require year round work, and tighten attendance while arresting thousands and reworking press output. President Po Sun Yur reassumed office after a brief absence.
The Moscow Radio broadcast described the South Korean military coup as a serious threat to peace and security in the Western Hemisphere. The Associated Press said the coup is driven by reactionary interests, with thousands seized in four days and reports of brutal treatment and swift liquidation threats.
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