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Editorial on Ceylon Soviet footprint sparks concern
Ceylon’s left-tilting Bandaranaike government faces a widening foreign influence debate as Soviet reach grows after Britain’s retreat from East of Suez. The Ceylon Daily Mirror notes Moscow’s interest in using Ceylon as a potential base, while aid flows from East Germany Yugoslavia and SHV Union complicate regional alignments. A separate item from Indianapolis recalls Jack Heiken regaining a lost briefcase after a 1967 fire at McCormick Place.
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