Word: bushed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Anger in Katanga. Early in the week Mobutu flew desperately across the Congo to seek support from Secessionist Moise Tshombe, boss of Katanga province. But Tshombe rebuffed him; he had troubles of his own in what he now calls "Republic of Katanga.'' In the northern Katanga bush, hostile Baluba tribesmen were burning villages and killing dozens of Tshombe loyalists. Until the U.N. neutralized much of Tshombe's army by cutting off fuel supplies and refusing it transport, Katanga troops killed scores in punitive raids on Baluba villages. Last week the U.N. moved hundreds of troops into isolated...
...Mistake. News from the bush country was uniformly bad. Two U.N. detachments-Liberians and Tunisians-fought off ambushes by Congo tribesmen near Luluabourg. In the mineral-rich province of Katanga, where anti-Communist Moise Tshombe rules with the support of Belgian businessmen, there was serious trouble. Tshombe's trigger-happy security forces raided the rebellious village of Luena, which supplies coal to feed the furnaces of the potent Union Miniére de Haut-Katanga. The troops reportedly "got out of control of their Belgian officers," bound the hands of 68 Baluba tribesmen and murdered them all with Sten...
Speaking on "The Campaign Issues of 1960," Bush said that the greatest issue today is "which party can best attain our national goal of peace in this world, with honor...
Secondary--though still important--is the pocketbook issue, Bush said. "This is the question of which party can produce the most job opportunities, and the most stable economic growth," he said. Listing achievements of the Eisenhower administration, Bush said that the dollar has only lost five cents in value in the last seven years, compared with a 25 cent drop under Roosevelt and a 28 cent drop under Truman...
Asked about U.S. hesitation at intervention during the Hungarian rebellion. Bush described the whole Hungarian affair as "unfortunate," but said U.S. hands were tied...