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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...officers turned their fire on the Belgians. They charged that 500 Belgians were arriving weekly on Sabena's nights from Europe, the aim being, as one U.N. report put it, "to re-establish the Belgian civil service and relegate United Nations technicians to lower echelons." Twice in two weeks Dag Hammarskjold sent sharp notes of protest to Belgium. Foreign Minister Pierre Wigny bluntly rejected the notes, argued that there was nothing wrong with bilateral technical aid to the Congo (Hammarskjold might reply that that was just what the Russians had said...
...their command. When his underwear was gone and he stood naked, the kids grinned, turned and strutted away. Suddenly one of the gang, 14 years old and illiterate, spun round and stalked back. "Here's something for you to wear," he snarled, brutally stabbing the old man twice, and leaving him critically injured. Packs of out-of-control teenagers, out for kicks or cash, are terrorizing Santiago, Chile. The Chileans call them coléricos-angry ones...
Throughout the frost-biting season, the varsity sailing team has been constantly runner-up to victory, but has emerged with honors only twice. This weekend however, the Crimson skippers are favored to win the Northeastern collegiate Sloop Championship and perhaps a little bit more...
...indeed a sorry situation in which the Gaulist movement finds itself. The rightist army has already attempted twice to seize power, and Frenchmen must live in constant peril of a third attempt. On the left, the intellectuals and union leaders, both Catholic and Communist are calling for opposition to the government's war effort. In attempting to solidify his power, De Gaulle has unfortunately equated dissent with treason, and this seems desperate and futile...
...October, for the best ten-day rate since June. American Motors reported "the best reaction in our history" to its 1961 cars; Plymouth and Valiant daily sales were reported 30% ahead of last year in the first ten days, the best since their record 1953; Dodge delivered nearly twice as many Darts as it did last year; Ford sold 12,361 Falcons in the ten days, expects to have a backlog of 12,000 to 15.000 orders for its new Thunderbird by the time it is introduced Nov. 10. Good sales were reported by Chevrolet. Studebaker and Pontiac. Industry spokesmen...