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GA-01046 1955-02-11 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

Door vader gesloten huwelijk geldig? (de zaak Maisuri)

Marriage concluded by father valid? (the Maisuri case)

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (11 Feb 1955, p.4): in a customary-court retrial in Tanjungraja, village girl Maisuri, forced by her father to marry a 45-year-old hadji, is defended by lawyer Mr Muwalladi provided by the women's association Gerwani. She had married Kojum, her own choice, and was sentenced with him and her

GA-01047 1955-09-05 Het Nieuwsblad Voor Sumatra rel A

S. Hadikusumo: Indonesië is gereed voor de verkiezingen

S. Hadikusumo: Indonesia is ready for the elections

Het Nieuwsblad voor Sumatra (5 Sep 1955, p.1): S. Hadikusumo, head of the central election committee, says all regions except unrest areas (Aceh, South Sulawesi) are ready for the 29 September 1955 parliamentary elections. Gerwani urged its members to help ensure elections are held on time because they will express wom