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British Guiana Strife Deepens US concerns and Jagan ties
The Kennedy administration warned Britain that crisis in British Guiana is nearing decisive action. Dean Rusk and Lord Home discussed the leftist Premier Cheddi Jagan regime as a nine week strike risked civil war between Afro and East Indian communities. Jagan seeks support from Cuba and the Soviet bloc, while Britain weighs suspending the colony’s constitution. Jagan plans parliamentary moves and labor bill reintroduction. In Jackson, Mississippi an explosion at a two family Negro home is under investigation, with four injured and police saying a gas leak, though Charles Evers suggests a bomb.
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