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GA-03550 1960-06-17 The Straits Times (Singapore) rel C

Woman dies, MP hurt in grenade attack (The Straits Times, 17 June 1960)

Straits Times (Singapore), 17 Jun 1960, Antara report from Jakarta: a hand-grenade attack the day before killed one woman and injured an Indonesian MP and a girl; the thrower was unknown. The sweep suggests the MP was Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.), unverified. Only the lead is available; Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-03551 1963-06-26 The Straits Times rel B

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi)

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi), The Straits Times, 26 June 1963

Straits Times item of 26 June 1963 reporting that Bintang Suradi, 40, private secretary to PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, drowned off Java's south coast the previous Saturday, per Antara. Only the lead snippet was available. Relevant as the death of the husband of Gerwani figure Suwarti Bintang Suradi (the husband link comes

GA-03341 1965-12-09 Berita Harian rel A

Wanita yang dipenjarakan (Tears at Bukit Duri), photo story by Kurnipi, UPI

Women in prison: tears at Bukit Duri (photo story, Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Harian, 9 December 1965, p. 4: UPI photographer Kurnipi visits Bukit Duri women's prison, Jakarta (about 110 detainees), among them Gerwani leaders and MPs Salawati Daud and Umi Sardjono, plus Emi binti Madali, 20, who 'confessed' to killing General Yani, and two small children jailed with their mothers. Women p

GA-02043 1966-09-15 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 15 September 1966: Students open new assault on Hartini

Straits Times, 15 Sep 1966: students open new assault on Hartini

Straits Times, 15 Sep 1966 (lead only). The Bandung and Jakarta chapters of the Indonesian Action Front (KAMI) demanded that President Sukarno resign and answer before a special military tribunal, with an attack on Hartini. Matched on Gerwani; lead does not mention it.

GA-02020 1966-12-21 Berita Harian rel A

Berita Harian, 21 Disember 1966: Isteri Aidit ditangkap

Berita Harian, 21 Dec 1966: Aidit's wife arrested

Berita Harian, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Reports the arrest of D.N. Aidit's wife, described as a leader of the women's wing Gerwani, who had been under intelligence watch since the coup and was a very active communist.

GA-02026 1966-12-21 Eastern Sun rel A

Eastern Sun, 21 December 1966: Wife of Aidit captured

Eastern Sun, 21 Dec 1966: Wife of Aidit captured

Eastern Sun, 21 Dec 1966 (UPI, lead only). Aidit's wife, a leader of Indonesia's communist women's organisation, was captured; intelligence agents had watched her since the coup and described her as a dedicated Communist.

GA-03331 1966-12-21 Berita Harian rel A

Isteri Aidit ditangkap (Army seizes Aidit's wife)

Army seizes Aidit's wife (Berita Harian, 1966)

Berita Harian, 21 December 1966, p. 1, UPI: the wife of D.N. Aidit, described as a leader of the communist women's section (Gerwani), is arrested; per the paper 'Harian Perang' she had been watched since the coup and stayed very active as a fugitive. Short item; she is not named in the text.

GA-02021 1968-10-07 Berita Harian rel B

Berita Harian, 7 Oktober 1968: Puan Hartini tidak ditahan

Berita Harian, 7 Oct 1968: Hartini not detained

Berita Harian, 7 Oct 1968 (Reuters, lead only). Presidential secretary Col. Sutikno denied that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, had been detained or recently questioned; the last interrogation was about 18 months earlier. Matched on Gerwani though lead does not mention it.

GA-02028 1968-10-07 Eastern Sun rel B

Eastern Sun, 7 October 1968: Hartini not detained, says Sutikno

Eastern Sun, 7 Oct 1968: Hartini not detained, says Sutikno

Eastern Sun, 7 Oct 1968 (Reuters, lead only). Presidential secretary Col. Sutikno denied that Hartini, Sukarno's second wife, was detained or recently interrogated; the last questioning was about 18 months earlier. Matched on Gerwani though the lead does not mention it.

GA-03547 1987-02-24 Berita Harian rel C

Akhbar dulu akhbar sekarang (Hari Pers Nasional, PWI)

Newspapers then and now (National Press Day, PWI), Berita Harian, 24 Feb 1987

Berita Harian feature of 24 Feb 1987 by I.A. Makmur Makka on the press then and now, tied to Indonesia's National Press Day and the PWI anniversary at Hotel Indonesia. Only the lead snippet was retrieved; it does not name S.K. Trimurti, and the sweep's Trimurti match is unverified. Little direct Gerwani relevance.