CIA releases declassified records on China’s early communist era
The CIA publishes 71 intelligence reports covering 1949 to 1976, detailing successes and missteps in tracking China’s political and economic evolution. Analyses note the CCP faced no serious challenge despite Taiwan, foresaw moderates after the Cultural Revolution, and acknowledge faulty data and underestimates of events like the Sino Soviet split and the Great Leap Forward.
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China
Washington
Mao Zedong
U.S. Intelligence Agency
U.S
Robert Suettinger
Communist Party
Taiwan
Beijing
Hong Kong
Moscow
Gateway Arch pink illumination plan sparks NPS protest
The National Park Service objects to a Breast Cancer Awareness Month plan to light the Gateway Arch pink. Spokesman Dave Barna warns of setting a precedent for future uses of the 630 foot monument and emphasizes its sacred, artistic status and fear of protests. In Philadelphia, 89 year old Lillian Willoughby and five other demonstrators report to federal custody for seven day sentences after blocking a courthouse entrance on March 20, 2003, as part of a peace protest.
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Gateway Arch
Dave Barna
Park Service
Lillian Willoughby
Willoughby
Deadly Typhoon Tokage hits Japan killing and displacing
Typhoon Tokage slashed eastern and southern Japan, killing at least 51 people and leaving 30 missing as floods and landslides battered Kochi and Kochi, halting travel and forcing evacuations. Rescue crews and Self-Defense Forces searched mudded areas, with damage widespread from Miyazaki to Chiba.
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Japan
Pacific Ocean
NHK
National Police Agency
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Tokage
Chibana
Miyazaki
Prefectural
Takashi Arimura
Chiba Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
Shikoku
Kochi
Masatoshi Iwamoto
Meteorological Agency
Kyoda News
Tamano
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