Two African States Win Independence in Reducing Colonial Ties
UPI analysis notes Ruanda and Urundi gain independence Sunday amid fears of civil strife among three ethnic groups the Watutsi Bahutu and Batwa Pygmies. Belgium prepares to exit while regional tension rises over future governance and tribal rivalries. The article questions whether peaceful coexistence is feasible and recalls past violence linked to colonial rule.
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Ruanda
Urundi
United States
United Nations
Congo
Maryland
League of Nations
U. N
Mwami Kigeri V
Watutsi
Tanganyika
Uganda
Russia
Fatal fall after rope failure at Tuckerton church
A 55-year-old steeplejack, Joseph Seifert of Brooklyn, fell from the First Methodist Church in Tuckerton after a discarded cigarette burned through his bosun's chair rope. He died of a fractured skull.
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Tuckerton
N. J
Joseph Seifert
Brooklyn
N. Y
First Methodist
Portable Radio Quiz To Begin
A House Armed Services subcommittee opens scrutiny of a Navy contract for portable radio sets. Rep. Earl Wilson claims Collins Radio Co was favored, costing taxpayers 1.3 million more than necessary. Undersecretary BeLieu to explain the sole-source arrangement.
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Washington
House
Armed Services
Navy
Earl Wilson
R-Ind
Kenneth M. BeLieu
Collins Radio Co
Son
Congressional
Subcommittee
Wilson
Collins
Marine Corps
Kennedy May Campaign Hard This Autumn
President Kennedy warned he must campaign heavily to win in November as he blamed some Democrats for House road blocks. He cited 1938 as the start of a Southern Democrat Republican coalition and named a handful of entrenched opponents. The White House needs six more administration supporters in a 263-174 Democrat-led House.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
House
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Frank W. Boykin
D-Ala
South
White House
Women delegates vote on officer slate and resolutions
The 1,285 General Federation of Women's Clubs delegates elected new officers and considered seven resolutions including one on the Supreme Court school prayer decision. The meeting announced winners of the nationwide community improvement contest with 11 finalists.
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Washington
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Supreme Court
Protests Follow Court Ruling on Religious Observance
A federation considers urging state clubwomen to push for a constitutional amendment allowing non denominational religious observance in public or private funded institutions if not compulsory. A separate protest resolution proposed by three members was not received by the resolutions chairwoman. The report also notes Celebes history from 1512 Portuguese contact to Dutch trading, Japanese occupation, and postwar surrender to Australia.
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Federation
Gerald Northrup
Castleton
Oscar C. Brizius
Newburgh
Ind
D. W. Humphreys
Cushing
Okla
Harvey W. Wiley
Washington, D. C
Celebes
Footwear styles listed by colors and sizes
The note catalogs infant to youth footwear colors including white red tan brown black and gold with sizes mentioned from infants to youths. It highlights Catvas oxfords and play shoes with extra arch support and washable construction.
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UPI
Steeplejack
Sauna Wieder
Laura Wheeler
Terre Haute Tribune
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
Red Cross
Cobbies
Sandler
Joyce
Maxces
Joline
Root’s Men’s Store
Gustav Adolf of
Sweden
Carl Christian of
Hohenzollern
Birgitta
Royal Summer Residence
Helsingborg
Seattle
Wash
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S
Europe
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