GA-01237 1956-01-05 relevance A public
Java-Bode 5 Januari 1956, halaman: Voorzitster Gerwani, scheidingsverzoek Fatmawati (Gerwani chair on Fatmawati's divorce request; whole page)
Java-Bode 5 Jan 1956, page: Gerwani chair on Fatmawati's divorce request (whole page)
Whole-page OCR of Java-Bode, 5 January 1956, p. 2. Gerwani-relevant is Umi Sardjono's statement on Fatmawati's divorce request, urging a democratic marriage law, plus press reports on Fatmawati, Hartini and women leaders' reactions to a president with two wives. Other articles (Colonel Lubis on security, Ceramese ex-KNIL, municipal reception) are unrelated.
OCR satu halaman Java-Bode, 5 Januari 1956, hlm. 2. Yang relevan: pernyataan Umi Sardjono tentang gugatan cerai Fatmawati dan seruan UU perkawinan demokratis, serta laporan pers tentang Fatmawati, Hartini dan reaksi pemimpin perempuan terhadap presiden beristri dua. Artikel lain (Kolonel Lubis soal keamanan, eks-KNIL Seram, resepsi balai kota) tidak terkait.
“The only way ... is to bring about that a marriage law on a democratic basis is soon brought into being (Umi Sardjono, p. 2).”
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