Life in Stanleyville Quiet Amid Curfew and Calm
In Stanleyville Congo life appears peaceful despite Lumumba era turmoil. About 300 Belgians with families live along the Congo River running shops hotels and firms including education ministry workers. Greeks dominate Oriental Province with 5,000 residents operating groceries beauty parlors hotels and stores. A 10 p.m. curfew strains nerves but no violence is reported as Europeans and locals cope with fuel shortages cigarette scarcity and cautious movement.
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Stanleyville
The
Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Congo River
Ministry of Education
Oriental
Inde
Pendence
Lumumba
Antoine Gizenga
Gizenga
Leopoldville
Uganda
Stanley
Congo Palace
Foreign students rise in Nationalist China to 175 in 1961
The Education Ministry reports foreign student enrollment growing from six in 1954 to 175 in 1961 in Taiwan Formosa, signaling increased international study presence.
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Taipeh, Formosa
UPI
China
Education Ministry
Eichmann Faces Charges On Lidice Children Killings TrialHearing
In Jerusalem a defense affidavit cites a Bremen resident’s claim she saw 30 Lidice children at a Polish convent until 1945. Prosecutors say Eichmann arranged deportations and gasings of the children in 1942, while he denies involvement. A deputy was accused of carrying out the killings. The Lidice massacre is cited as reprisal for Reinhard Heydrich’s assassination.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Freiberg
Lidice
Adolf Eichmann
Poland
Eichmann
Elisa Freiberg
Bremen
West Germany
Pushikovo
Robert Servatius
Godz
Reinhard Heydrich
Ejichmann
Ejcchmann
Rolf Guenther
Two Explosions Rip Dallas Ice Cream Warehouse
Two propane tank explosions destroyed a two story Dallas ice cream warehouse rented by Kopy Kone Co. Five workers inside were hurt, including Willie D Franklin who suffered extensive burns. Rescue crews freed the others as walls collapsed and debris scattered onto nearby trucks and streets.
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Dallas
UPI
Willie D. Franklin
Andrew Kellum
James S. Martin
Lillie Mae Winn
Bernice Hawkins
Franklin
Kopy-Kone Co
Softee Iice
Hawkins
Jim Lytle
Brothers steal car to prove a point in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee two brothers aged 13 and 12 were arrested for stealing a car from a local dealer. The older 18 year old said he wanted to prove to his younger brother that you cannot steal a car and get away with it. Juvenile detective Ralph Bell commented that the older brother already has a Georgia probation for car theft.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Chattanooga
Ralph Bell
Georgia
White House names J W Gildner to press staff
Washington reports the White House announces the appointment of J W Gildner to its press staff to work mainly with foreign correspondents. Gildner, 32, comes from the U S Information Agency in Toronto Canada.
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Washington
UPI
White House
J. W. Gildner
Gildner
U.S. Information Agency
Toronto
Canada
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