Word: indonesians
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...From Sumatra to Amboina, dissatisfied military leaders stirred in near rebellion. Lieut. Colonel Ventje Sumual, onetime Sukarno favorite who now leads dissident forces in East Indonesia (Celebes, Lesser Sundas and Moluccas), says 'flatly: "Sukarno must go." From Sumatra last week came word of a Communist-inspired attack on Indonesian regular army units stationed in the town of Siantar, 80 miles from the port of Medan...
...mosque's walls. Then came the final outrage. In the room behind the coffee shop, the Communists installed prostitutes, even let them wash up in the sacred pool reserved for ceremonial ablutions. "If this sickening thing is permitted to go on," stormed one member of the Indonesian Parliament, ''the Communists will get even bolder...
...mosque grounds, drove out the Reds and tore down most of the Red decorations with their bare hands. Even Allah seemed to be taking a hand in the matter: the Red lawyer was killed by a train when his taxi stalled on a railroad crossing. At long last the Indonesian court ruled hastily that Pak Murah and his Communists must vacate the premises forthwith. The Reds promptly filed an appeal. Last week both factions were sitting tight awaiting the final decision, but the prostitutes had gone, and the sacred pool had once again been restored to the service of Allah...
...even more spectacular things than the rich and pompous West-thanks to Communism." Nothing could have struck more dramatically at the U.S.'s proud claim of technological and productive superiority for a free economic society. "I always thought America and Russia were equal in strength." mused one Indonesian. "Now it seems that the Russians are stronger...
...same basic structure applies to all the introductory language courses given. A student who cannot pass the language requirement at entrance must enter the elementary course in one of the twelve modern language (French, Italian, Portugese, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Burmese, Thai, and Vietnamese) offered at the University, though he may be accelerated into the second half of these courses if his past training warrants...