Southeast Asian summit plans shift away from anti communism
Informants report that a March meeting of southeast Asian nations aims to form a regional bloc with a non-Communist framing. The United States backs independent Asian paths. Burma may attend despite Red China recognition. India’s Nehru reiterates nonalignment, while Chiang Kai-shek and nationalist China are phased out of the core proposal.
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Ene Kai-shek
Ange
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Korea
S — Rhee
Republic of Korea
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Burma
Red China
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Fifteen German Escapees Form Yemen Foreign Nucleus
A Cairo report says fifteen Germans who escaped from Ethiopia during liberation by British troops reached Yemen and now form the nucleus of the tiny foreign community. Some returned to Germany, others became Muslims and settled there. A few Swedes and Italians are the only other foreigners. Yemen lies in southwest Arabia and remains almost totally isolated from the outside world.
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Ethiopia
Yemen
Germany
Shangri-La
Arabia
Buses Replace Railroad After 69 Year Run
Baltimore service ends the 69 year Baltimore and Annapolis railroad after roadbed wear and aging cars. The Maryland Public Service Commission approved replacing rail passenger services with buses starting New Year, ending a historic urban link between Baltimore and Annapolis across about 25 miles.
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Baltimore and Annapolis
Maryland Public Service Commission
Tiny Blind Spiders Baffle Scientists in Jenolan Caves
In Jenolan Caves New South Wales Australia tiny blind spiders inhabit mile long stalactite filled passages. They spin perfect tiny webs and their purpose remains unknown to science. The report notes rare insect life and puzzling spider behavior amid cavern features. Rural electric cooperatives report 3600 miles of right of way treated with weed chemicals in 190.
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Sydney
Australia
Jenolan
New South Wales
State Department denounces Bulgaria over Heath accusation
The State Department angrily denounced Bulgaria for accusing U S Minister Donald R Heath of conspiring against the government. Calling the claims patent falsehoods the department warned that continuing diplomatic relations would be in danger.
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State Department
Bulgaria
U. S
Donald R. Heath
Power Official Endorses Congress Approval for Seaway Power Plan
A former power commission examiner urges Congress to authorize the St. Lawrence seaway and power project pairing the canal with a hydroelectric facility. He recommends cost updates for New York and Canada and notes the project would export about 10 billion kilowatt hours of firm power annually, plus 1.3 billion secondary energy. The plan aims to benefit states within transmission reach.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
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Egypt Eyes 50 Percent Duty Cut on Japanese Textiles
Al Zaman reports Egypt is studying a 50 percent tariff reduction on cheap Japanese fabrics to lower living costs. Local cloth relies on costly Egyptian cotton. The note mentions the ermine’s seasonal color change from summer to winter.
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al Zaman
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