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GA-00589 1949-11-07 Arnhemsche Courant rel A

Fabrieksinspecteur door bende vermoord (Factory inspector murdered by gang)

Factory inspector murdered by gang

Arnhemsche Courant, 7 Nov 1949: report that a gang terrorising the Masamba area of South Sulawesi killed factory inspector Th. Pluyter on 2 Nov; the gang is said to have been led by Makassar council member Salawati Daud, who drove there in a municipal car. A colonial-era press allegation against a future Gerwis/Gerwani

GA-00591 1953-08-26 Arnhemsche Courant rel A

De vernieling van 'De Vrije Pers' (The destruction of 'De Vrije Pers')

The destruction of 'De Vrije Pers'

Arnhemsche Courant, 26 Aug 1953: a small item says thousands of students and pupils, backed by the left-wing union SOBSI and Gerwis, demonstrated in Surabaya during the trial of 42 students over the wrecking of the Dutch-language daily De Vrije Pers, demanding dismissal of the case and curbs on the Dutch press. Rest of