Controversy Over LeMay Honor in Japan Heats Up
Tokyo reports a government decision to award US Air Force Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay the Grand Cord of the Rising Sun sparks protests from leftists including Socialists and Communists. LeMay arrives amid criticism over atomic bomb actions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and is slated to receive the decoration at Iruma Air Base.
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Soviet Ideological Attack Deepens Sino Soviet Rift
The Soviet Union accused China of dogmatism and lawlessness in Pravda while Albania joined the critique, urging that the new Soviet leadership repeat Khrushchev’s errors. Pravda defended the dictatorship of the proletariat and condemned U S imperialism in Viet Nam.
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Tito Urges Tough Line Against China At Congress
Belgrade reports say President Tito will press Eastern Europe to take a hard no compromise stand toward Communist China in his party congress address. He is also expected to push domestic policies provoking further Beijing attacks as Khrushchev is ousted, with Peking keeping up its assault on Tito’s liberal approach.
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Rebels surrender to white mercenaries near Stanleyville
About 1,000 rebel soldiers surrendered to Congolese government forces led by white mercenaries on Stanleyville's left bank after a rocket softened crossing. Surrendered fighters were identified as Simbas and turned over to government troops. Refugees reported deaths of two Belgian clergy as tensions rise in the Congo crisis.
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