Above: Vietnamese tanks assaulted President Diem’s palace during successful November coup which resulted in Diem’s death. Meanwhile, (color ) U.S. advisers continued working with Vietnamese troops in inconclusive fighting against Communist Viet Cong guerillas supplied from North Viet Nam. A new island, 1/4 mile long and 130 feet high, was born off southern Iceland from an under - water volcano. Britain’s new prime minister, Sir Alec Douglas -Home, took office in November, after scandals shook Harold Macmillan’s government. East-West tension continued: left; Gen. Chong of North Korea levels a pistol at U.N. spokesmen during discussions of armistice in the face of western unity. This American convoy had been delayed 42 hours en route to the city. -violating raids at Panmunjom. Right; Russian attempts to control Allied access to Berlin failed
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