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2 itemsTopic: propaganda and media ✕Publication: De Vrije Pers ✕Year: 1953 ✕
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GA-00772 1953-03-21 De Vrije Pers rel A

Gerwis stuurt telegram (Gerwis sends telegram)

Gerwis sends telegram of condolence on Gottwald's death

Short De Vrije Pers item (21 Mar 1953): the board of Gerwis, called "communist", sent a telegram to the Czechoslovak women's movement with condolences on President Gottwald's death, calling him "a faithful fighter for peace and for the rights of woman".

GA-00777 1953-12-31 De Vrije Pers rel C

Bloemlezing uit het nieuws (News anthology; Moestopo defends polygamy)

News anthology: Moestopo defends polygamy and pensions for four wives

News digest in De Vrije Pers (31 Dec 1953). Colonel Dr. Moestopo, for the "Corps of Fighting Women", defended polygamy and the pension rule for up to four wives, arguing withdrawal would stimulate prostitution. Gerwis is not named, but this is context for the contemporary polygamy debate.