Indonesia's mass killings haunt Java and Bali
Seymour Topping reports from Jakarta on the post Sept 30 purge in Indonesia. Mass executions, village violence, and fear ripple across Java Bali Sumatra and Timor as the PKI's collapse triggers killings by army units civilians and local groups. Estimates vary from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand with no nationwide court trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indonesia
Seymour Topping
N. Y. Times
Southeast Asia
New York Times News Service
Jakarta
Java
Bali
Sumatra
Timor
Agin
Sukar
Partai Kommunis Indonesia
PKI
Solo
Wibhawa
Salatiga
Adam Malik
United Nations
Banjumas
East
East Java
Is Pary
Benpas- Sar
Negara
Parwanto
PKT
Dembrana
Radja
Nationalists
Kediri
Willi Sudyono
Kediria
Hadji Markus Ali
Moslem Scholars) Party
Inman
Ansar
Brantas
Central
Klaten
Soedigdo
West Java
Medan
Antara
Atjeh
Sulawesi
Kalimantan
Lombok
Flores
Sumba
Sumbawa
Makassar
Banjarmasin
Suharto Promulgat
Suharto
Sumitro
Madium
Madiun
Flying Back Into the Sky A Refresher Guide
Observer by Russell Baker outlines a witty air travel refresher. It urges travelers to choose ambitious destinations like Washington Paris and Los Angeles over Buffalo Baltimore and to treat flying as a stylish lifestyle. The piece humorously notes the importance of a briefcase filled with vouchers and memos as essential equipment.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
Washington
Buffalo
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Paris
How To Travel By Air And Survive The Flight
A fragmented guide blends travel tips with sharp humor on air travel. It covers packing a briefcase for flight time, physical conditioning, alternate destinations, and legal courtesy, then shifts to reporting on Indonesia where PKI buttressed by a strong security crackdown is described, noting military actions and plans to destroy the party’s structure. The piece ends projecting Indonesia’s daunting post disaster recovery.
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Washington
Paris
New Theory In Flying Objects
EVERT CLARK reports a theory from Aviation Week & Space Technology that many nighttime UFOs may be balls of ionized air created along high tension power lines. The corona discharge could resemble ball lightning and explain erratic saucer movements. The piece notes this as a hypothesis urging Air Force and scientists to investigate further.
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Evert Clark
New York Times News
Washington
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Philip J. Klass
Klass
Air Force
Soviet Union
Peter Kapitsa
P. N. Chirvinskii
Carsten A. Haaland
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Haaland
Humane Law Signed by Johnson Curbing pet theft for research
President Johnson signed into law a measure to curb the theft of pets for sale to laboratories and to require humane care for animals used in research. The act licenses dealers and authorizes the Agriculture secretary to regulate handling. penalties include up to $1,000 fines and a year in prison.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
U.S. Humane Society
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate
Harriman Targeted To Coach U S Croquet Team
In The Nation Arthur Krock notes Harriman, veteran public servant and ambassador at large, is urged by Fairfield County groups to coach an American croquet four to avenge a British defeat. The piece recalls Harriman’s long career and colorful anecdotes from Long Island games, while noting his real duties remain demanding.
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Arthur Krock
New York Times News Service
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Harry Hopkins
New York State
United States
Long Island
Hurlingham
United Kingdom
New York
Johnson
Harriman
Great Neck
Sands Point
Central Park
Fairfield County
Conn
Minute Men
Fairfield
Fairfield Group
Heywood Broun
New England
George S. Kaufman
Alex Woollcot
Manhasset Bay
Long Island Sound
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John G. Fuller
Exeter
N.H. Fuller
The
Saturday Review
Exeter and Hampton Electric Co
Humane Law
Joe Svoboda
Prague
Novak
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Office of Naval Research
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
N. Y
Hercules
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