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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1968

Page

14

Blockade Costs Cuba Hundreds of Millions in Peso Losses

U S economic blockade harms Cuba by raising transport and purchasing costs, Castro says the country loses hundreds of millions of pesos. Cuba still imports hundreds of millions yearly, with Western trade totaling about 320 million dollars in 1967 and Russia remaining a major partner at around 930 million annually. France emerges as the West’s leading new trader, with a broad lineup of European and North American partners supporting Cuba’s foreign trade.

Havana U.S Cuba Fidel Castro Russia Moscow Spain East Germany Bulgaria North France Castro Canada Britain Japan Italy Holland West Germany Sweden Switzerland Belgium Denmark

Cuba Seeks Aid While Castro Views Vietnam

The piece notes Romania loans Cuba oil equipment on eight years credit and East Germany supplies heavy gear also on credit. A $44 million fertilizer plant near Cienfuegos is funded with British guarantees. Castro shows no sign of seeking U S relations, focusing on Vietnam.

Romania Cuba East Germany Cienfuegos Simon Carves, Ltd Britain Castro United States Washington Vietnam

Nixon Gains Liberal Backing For Nixon Ticket

Nixon traveled from New York to Florida and Miami to secure pledges of support from liberal GOP leaders including Rockefeller Lind say Reagan Shafer and Agnew would appear on TV for the ticket. In Minnesota two Negro delegates Warder and Smith consider switching McCarthy votes to back a Negro favorite son with a Sunday caucus possible.

Nixon Florida McCarthy Miami Fla Richard M. Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller New York John V. Lindsay Rockefeller GOP Miami Beach Lindsay James A. Rhodes Ohio George Romney Michigan Raymond P. Shafer Pennsylvania California Ronald Reagan Maryland Spiro T. Agnew Key Biscayne Minnesota Eugene J. McCarthy John Warder William W. Smith III Minneapolis Warder Chicago Smith National Committee of Inquiry John Conyers Jr D-Mich Cleo Breeze Duluth Hurbert H. Humphrey

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