Aden Nears End of British Rule Amid Violence
Aden faces its final months under British control amid daily bombings, murders, and lawlessness. Merchants shutter shops as violence erodes order while officials debate federation independence slated for 1968. Some traders foresee continued work under a new regime. others fear chaos and upheaval across the Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Goldsmith
Aden
Steamer Point
Government House
Britain
Indian Ocean
Between Aden and Tai'zz a harsh no man’s land rises
Report from Aden describes a vast, mountainous border zone where armed men enforce their own law as British control fades. FLOSY leader Abdullah Asnag asserts future independence while rival groups contest power amid ongoing terrorism and casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gmile
Asnag
Tai’zz
Yemen Republic
Aden
Tai'zz
Egypt
Abdullah Asnag
FLOSY
Front For the Liberation
South Yemen
Casu
Yugoslav immigrant admits role in six embassy bombings
Dragisha Kasikovic, 34, told a grand jury he participated in the January 29 pre-dawn bombings of six Yugoslav diplomatic missions in the United States and Canada. He refused to name co-conspirators, despite immunity, risking jail until he testifies. The attacks targeted embassies in Washington and Ottawa and consulates in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Canada
Dragisha Kasikovic
Kasikovic
Grand Jury
Free World
Chicago
Yugoslavia
Ottawa
New York
San Francisco
Toronto
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arabia
Nouth
Garden City Telegram
Garnand
Ed Bigelow
N. Main
Garden City
Otasco
Great Plains Oil Co
N. Malin
Tst & Fulton
Wugin
Garland's
Granada
Kingston
Montego
Branes
Kansas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!