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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1962
Page
2
Hunger drives mass crossings of the Hong Kong border. Officials report 60 000 refugees since May 1 with 55 000 rounded up and sent back, while 8 000 to 10 000 evade patrols and blend into the city. Hong Kong has absorbed 1.5 million refugees in 14 years and still houses hundreds of thousands in squatter and makeshift housing.
The United States places 2000 troops in Thailand near Laos as Kennedy seeks a neutral Laos settlement. Analysts differ on necessity and impact, while Laos divisions and Viet Nam aid show slow but growing Western influence. Indonesia’s New Guinea dispute and Cambodia Burma neutrality backdrop Southeast Asian tensions.
Canadian officials see a potential ace as they peg the dollar at 92.9 cents in U.S. currency to curb spending by Canadians abroad and attract more American tourists. Under the plan every American dollar spent in Canada would be worth 1.08 Canadian dollars.
United Nations acting Secretary-General U Thant, 53, shows calm and growing self-confidence as he handles a New York rent dispute with his landlord while facing questions about extending Hammarskjold’s legacy. He warns against clashing blocs and advocates reducing absolute sovereignty to build an organized world order.
In six Ulster counties farmers and shipbuilders vote as Unionists seek to maintain power while facing stronger challenges from Nationalists and Laborites. Unemployment stands at eight percent. economy and industry future dominate debates alongside partition and ties to Britain.
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