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rept by Govt-apptd comm on atrocities by both sides pub by Paris Monde, subsequently released by Govt; pub ends dispute dating from comm's submission of rept in Sept; rept blames both sides: lauds over-all record of French army and civil adm; Lacoste protests, Monde defends pub
Hatta's apparent refusal to re-enter Govt seen deadlocking efforts to re-shape Govt; Sukarno denies Amsterdam repts that he has been deposed, news conf
Business slowed by subway strike; lateness and absenteeism of workers, sharp drop in retail trade main factors; examples
Lt Gen Gavin urges Joint Cs/S replacement by career staff of top mil advisers
Allen an multi-million-dollar program to step up quality; backs more state aid; stresses local initiative
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]