Red China shifts trade toward Japan as Soviet ties fade
Chinese demand for Japanese farm machinery steel and fertilizer drives a surge in Tokyo-Peking commerce. 1961 to 1962 purchases from Japan rose 131 percent with 1963 projections near 70 million, while Russia remains largest seller but with falling shipments. China pursues Asian market shifts amid slower Western Europe gains and sizable trade surplus with Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Red China
Japan
Europe
Peking
Soviet Union
China
Britain
Russia
Western
Kazuo Suzuki
Japan-China
Air Base Revisited by Hal Cooper at Snetterton
Hal Cooper revisits the Eighth Air Force base at Snetterton in England 20 years after its 1943 combat rise. He recalls the 96th group’s rough dawns, brutal losses, and odd survivals like Wabbit Twacks and the life raft episode, amid desolate hangars and returning to civilian farming.
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Associated Press
Hal Cooper
U.S. Eighth Air Force Base
East Anglia
England
Cooper
Nazi Germany
Netterton
U.S. Eighth Air Force
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Virginia City
96Th Group
Snetterton
Eighth Air Force
Eighth
France
96Th
Hull
North Sea
Tanganyika Leader Urges United States of Africa Plan
President Julius Nyerere of Tanganyika calls for a United States of Africa to ensure Africa governs itself. He urges uniting rival blocs, accepting colonial borders as starting points, and applying independence lessons toward negotiated unity despite uncertain final form.
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Washington
UPI
Julius Nyereére
Tanganyika
United States of Africa
Africa
Nyerere
Pershing Tests End Safely at Cape Canaveral
The Pershing missile test program concluded successfully at Cape Canaveral. By midsummer the weapon is expected to be stationed with NATO troops in western Europe.
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Cape Canaveral
NATO
Europe
Japanese Kamikaze Now Catholic Priest
A former Japanese Kamikaze pilot Tayuki Matsuo 37 has taken vows in Padua Italy to become Father Luigi a Franciscan priest. He converted to Roman Catholicism in 1950 and will serve in the church following his vows.
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Padua
Italy
Tayuki Matsuo
Luigi
Juries Punishment Questioned by Kentucky Judge
Lexington Kentucky AP report notes a judge criticizing how juries determine punishments for law violators. The piece discusses concerns over sentencing discretion and potential impacts on justice and defendant rights.
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John Palmore
State Court of Appeals
Kentucky Bar Assny
Lexington
Gazette Ad Demands No Helper Boy for Job Listing
A newspaper notice insists on sending a Gazette want ad as the primary recruitment method. It rejects informal substitutions and emphasizes formal placement of the employment listing. The ad signals a preference for official Gazette publication over other correspondence.
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Cambridge University Press
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inter-African and Malagasy Organization
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