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Kennedy Aid and Castro Negotiations Surface in 1960s Scramble
Reports reveal New York attorney James Donovan led talks with Fidel Castro and proposed using American industry contributions to fund a ransom for Cuban prisoners. Deputy Attorney General Katzenbach framed the invasion as a failure with Kennedy taking personal responsibility. Gasoline use rose 3 percent, while tax cut proposals and FPC refunds dominated Washington briefings as utilities seek rate relief.
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Fidel Castro
Castro
New York
Jame Donovan
Kennedy
Tee
Con
Justice’Departments
Katzenbach
Nicholas Deb Katzenbach
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Kerr
Nedy
Congress
Con‘clals
Donovan
United Press
England
Settler Consolidation Coal Co
FPC
Pittsburgh
Wyoming County
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
National Steal Corp
National Steel
American Petroleum Insul
M.A. Hanna Co
Tate
Itmann Coal
Justice Department
Donovan and Katzenbach
Red Cross