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Kankakee Daily Journal, 12 Maret 1956: Gerwani member Sansia arrested during Dulles visit to Jakarta

Gerwani member Sansia arrested during Dulles visit to Jakarta (Kankakee Daily Journal, 12 March 1956)

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Full 20-page issue of the Kankakee Daily Journal (Illinois), 12 March 1956. Front-page AP/UP report on US Secretary of State Dulles's visit to Jakarta (talks with Sukarno) says police arrested a woman named Sansia, who said she was a member of Gerwani, 'a leftist women's organization founded in 1954', over a banner protest ('We do not want war'); a crowd gathered at the police station and was dispersed by armed police. Rest of issue is unrelated local and world news.

Satu terbitan penuh (20 halaman) Kankakee Daily Journal (Illinois), 12 Maret 1956. Laporan AP/UP di halaman depan tentang kunjungan Menlu AS Dulles ke Jakarta (bertemu Sukarno) menyebut polisi menangkap seorang perempuan bernama Sansia yang mengaku anggota Gerwani, 'organisasi perempuan kiri yang didirikan 1954', terkait spanduk protes ('Kami tidak ingin perang'); massa berkumpul di kantor polisi dan dibubarkan polisi bersenjata. Sisa terbitan berisi berita lokal dan dunia yang tidak terkait.

“p.2: 'Police arrested a woman named Sansia who said she was a member of the Gerwani, a leftist women's organization founded in 1954. A crowd later gathered at the police station and was dispersed by police armed with carbines.'”

People

SansiaJohn Foster DullesSukarno

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Places

JakartaKarachiIllinois

Topics

peace and anti-imperialismarrests and detentionUSA and UKpropaganda and mediaGerwani organisation

Tags

delegation visitanti-americanismdemonstrationseato and military pactsfull-page scan

Details

Date
1956-03-12
Creator
Kankakee Daily Journal
Publication
Kankakee Daily Journal
Document type
newspaper issue (newspaper or periodical article/page)
Language
English
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
USA
Period
1955–1959
Source archive
JSTOR community collections (ONU Kankakee Daily Journal), UCalgary · source link
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)/Kankakee Daily Journal (1956-03-12) - full issue, AP item on Gerwani member Sansia arrested at Dulles protest [JSTOR community.36695280].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.796) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › International press (1949-2000) - newspaper and magazine articles on Gerwani (ProQuest, Gale)
Summary basis
full text read; keyword-checked remainder of a 110k-char unrelated local issue

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