70 Year Magazine Archive

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The State Department is pressuring Chiang Kai-shek to step down at the end of his present term in 1960. One of China’s ambassadors is trying to establish himself as the successor, but Chen Chen, appointed Premier last year, seems preferred choice…. Anti-Communist rebels in Indonesia gaining strength and momentum. Overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, resenting Sukarno drive against pro-Nationalist Chinese, are funneling money and materiel to rebels…. Powerful guerrilla forces in Tibet brought off a successful attack on Dam Shung airfield 50 miles northwest of Lhasa in early September.

Almost unnoticed in hubbub over Khrushchev, the $100 a plate dinner in Boston to raise funds for former White House appointments secretary Matthew J. Connelly, now free from prison pending appeal for new trial. Harry S. Truman headed guest list of 1,200. Dinner characterized as “highly successful” in moving toward astonishing goal of $250,000…. Testimony released by Senate Internal Security Subcommittee indicates former government employee Marcus I. Goldman is a financial angel of American Communist Party. Inserted in record are checks written by Goldman to various organizations on Attorney General’s subversive list.

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