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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1962
Page
2
About 6,500 French evacuees from Algeria arrive by air and sea, leaving behind a land they had vowed to keep French. The exiles express sadness, bewilderment, and disillusion as they flee Marseille bound for new futures.
About 400,000 coal workers in the Ruhr and Aachen regions plan a Wednesday strike to press for higher wages, amid warnings from Economics Minister Ludwig Erhard that wage hikes could fuel inflation and hurt Germany’s export strength.
In Mexico City ahead of a 48 hour visit, Mexicans greet President Kennedy with warmth but insist Mexico will manage its own affairs. They foresee private talks with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos and aim to clarify views between nations while opposing forced action on Castro. Mexico and Brazil opposed expelling Castro at the OAS meeting in Punta del Este.
Ruanda-Urundi, a small African territory east of the Belgian Congo, is to be divided into two states Rwanda and Burundi ahead of independence on July 1. Central figures are Watatsi aristocrats and Bahutu farmers amid ongoing ethnic tensions and past killings. The United Nations may face new policing challenges as the split unfolds.
Men in Urundi queued for United Nations supervised elections in Ruanda Urundi awaiting independence planned for July 1. Belgium trusteeship since WWI ends as the territory splits into two nations. AP Wirephoto notes the moment amid decolonization.
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