Mauritius Declares Independence From Britain
The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius becomes a new nation as the Union Jack is lowered. Political tension rises between Moslems and Creoles amid independence, with opposition leader Gaetain Duval forecasting 20 to 25 percent unemployment in a 800,000 population on 720 square miles. Sugar exports drive the economy and about 2,500 residents emigrate yearly to Australia.
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Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Gaetain Duval
Spring sewing pattern ad sparks fresh style ideas
The notice promotes Printed Pattern 4783 Misses' sizes from 8 to 16 in sunny cotton shanting. It lists fabric needs, price 65 cents per pattern plus 15 cents mailing, and offers a Spring-Summer Catalog with a 50 cent pattern coupon and a new Instant Sewing Book with over 500 pictures for $1.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Lawmakers in Richmond discuss taxes and sessions
In Richmond, leaders tout efficiency and dedication while pledging no tax increases this year. A study on the economy will run two years, annual Assembly sessions are favored, and a sales tax bill is noted. Motor vehicle licensing laws raise age to 18 and extend license period to four years.
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Robinson
Largent
Mr. Sargent
Jim
White Candidate Favored In Runoff Election Today
Jackson Mississippi voters today face a congressional runoff in the 3rd district between white candidate Charles H Griffin and Negro leader Charles Evers. Secretary of State Heber Ladner estimated about 125 000 ballots across 12 counties and 309 precincts will shape the outcome. Evers campaigned hard urging unity and progress while Griffin emphasized his 18 years as a Washington aide and avoided race baiting in a tense race marked by civil rights tensions.
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Jackson, Miss
Charles H. Griffin
Charles Evers
Congress
Heber Ladner
Mississippi
Jackson
Vicksburg
McComb
Natchez
Evers
Griffin
Washington
All the People
Williams
Ever
Fed
John Bell
Sun
Laboratory
Allout Partici
Mer
Poland Faces Worst Riot Since 1957 Over Censored Play
Demonstrators in Poland clashed with police for hours surrounding the Gray party headquarters amid censorship protests. Police used tear gas and water cannons as crowds hurled rocks and bottles while party workers watched from windows. Cardinal Wyszynsky canceled a St. Ann’s sermon to avoid escalation. By night, calm returned though streets remained littered with debris and spent tear gas canisters.
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Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynsky
St. Ann’s
AF Sergeant in Vietnam Chooses Duty Over Marriage Proposals
Phu Cat Vietnam AP reports Air Force sergeant Wolfe 36 chose to stay in uniform delaying hardship discharge and retiring later, leaving four children with relatives while receiving hundreds of letters from women offering to mother his kids. He maintains no marriage plans, says many kindnesses came from across 31 states.
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Phu Cat
Vietnam
Wolfe
Air Rinof
Air Force
Columbus
Miss
West Point
George
Ralph
Wanda
Valley Station
Jonathan
David
Dothan
Ala
Russia Reinstates Malik as UN Spokesman
Jacob Malik returns to the United Nations as Kremlin chief spokesman after being named successor to Fedorenko. Once Soviet delegate 1948 to 1953 and known for a stern Security Council presence, Malik also helped lift the Berlin blockade and signaled readiness to negotiate ending the Korean War.
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United Nations, N
Stone Face
U.N. Security Council
Malik
Berlin
New York
London
Landslide in Congo Kills Village Near Bukavu
A massive landslide in Mandiwi Hill near Bukavu in eastern Congo engulfs a rural village, with about 200 feared dead. The Congolese news agency reported the village disappeared under rain-soaked earth as a day of mourning was ordered and President Mobutu canceled appointments.
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Kinshasa
the Congo
Bukavu
Congo
Mandiwi Hill
Rwanda
Joseph Mobutu
Bypasses and Circumferential Routes Funded In State Plan
Richmond AP reports that state road funds will reserve five million dollars annually for right of way under 1968 legislation. The funds target arterial bypasses and circumferential routes in larger cities, cited as the two areas of greatest need by the State Highway Commission.
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Richmond
Douglas Fugate
General Assembly
State Highway Commission
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Chamber of Commerce
del. F. L. Largent, Jr
The
Assembly
Mary Helen Massie
Indian Ocean Island
Port Louis
Anthony Greenwood
Princess Alexandra
Fen
Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen
India
A. M. Schewel
W. Cork St
Winchester
United Feature Syndicate
By Wohl
vAck Wohl
Russia
Jacob Malik
Potomac Edison
Allegheny Power System
Wies
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