GA-01439 1952-07-17 relevance A public
Harian Rakjat, 17 Juli 1952: Ny. Salawati Daud dapat tanda jasa sepeda (gerilya Sulawesi Selatan)
Harian Rakjat, 17 July 1952: Mrs Salawati Daud awarded a bicycle (South Sulawesi guerrilla)
Harian Rakjat, Jakarta, 17 July 1952 (full issue; p. 3 relevant). Reports that Ny. Salawati Daud received a motorised bicycle (bromfiets) as a token of honour for her role as an active woman guerrilla in South Sulawesi since the Japanese occupation. Elsewhere, Perwari and other women's groups reject Government Regulation 19 on widows' pensions as promoting polygamy.
Harian Rakjat, Jakarta, 17 Juli 1952 (satu edisi penuh; hlm. 3 relevan). Melaporkan Ny. Salawati Daud menerima hadiah sebuah sepeda bermotor (bromfiets) sebagai tanda jasa atas perannya sebagai wanita aktif dalam gerilya di Sulawesi Selatan sejak masa pendudukan Jepang. Di bagian lain, Perwari dan organisasi wanita lain menolak Peraturan Pemerintah 19 tentang pensiun janda karena mendorong poligami.
“p. 3: 'Ny. Salawati dapat tanda jasa sepeda' - 'nyonya Salawati Daud adalah seorang wanita yang aktif dalam gerilya di Sulawesi Selatan sejak jaman penjajahan Jepang'.”
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