From the South China Morning Post this week in: 1965
Saigon, January 26
A 17-year-old Buddhist nun burned herself to death in the city of Nhatrang, about 200 miles northeast of Saigon, as Buddhists intensified their anti-Government and anti-American campaign. The nun and about 70 other nuns were taking part in a demonstration when she suddenly set herself on fire.
In the Saigon suburb of Gia Dinh, police arrested about 150 Buddhist monks and nuns who were protesting against the Government of Mr Tran Van Huong. In the city itself, a mob armed with sticks and bottles of petrol tried to set a market and bus on fire. They fled when police arrived.
The latest incidents followed the Government's imposition of martial law in the city of Hue and the extension of martial law in Saigon. A Government announcement said that saboteurs would face the death penalty.
London, January 27
Britain began her long and sad farewell to Sir Winston Churchill today. As Big Ben intoned 11am, the great door of Westminster Hall swung wide. Two lines of people, some of whom had been waiting all night, began a slow walk past each side of the 10-foot high catafalque where Sir Winston lay in state. For three days, 23 hours each day, Britons who owe so much to Sir Winston will repay their debt to him. When St Stephen's door opened, there were already 4,000 people waiting in line. They were old and young, feeble and healthy, rich and poor. One of them was Mrs Ellen Lewin, 81, who had walked two and a half miles from her home in Notting Hill.