Cuban teen survives wheel well escape to Madrid
A 22 year old Cuban, Armando Socarras Ramirez, survived subzero cold and low oxygen after stowing away in a Havana Madrid jet. He says curfews and compulsory military service forced him to take the risky ride. A fellow fugitive, Jorge Perez Blanco, reportedly fell to his death from the wheel during the flight.
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Violence Commission Says Americans Are Violent
Washington AP Americans are a bloody minded people likely to see violence as a solution to social problems a National Commission on Violence task force reported on the Kennedy assassination anniversary. The 300 000 word two volume report summarizes historical and sociological studies of American violence since founding noting selective recollection and a self image as a New Jerusalem.
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Berlin Press Chief Barred by East German Guards
The head of West Berlin’s government press office, Hanns-Peter Herz, was sent back by East German border guards while trying to drive to West Germany. Guards cited the East German highway to Hamburg as off limits amid three days of Bundestag committee meetings in West Berlin. The incident underscores Cold War tensions and East German control over movement between the sectors.
France Says Bombs Were Cuban Made
Haiti reports a four engine constellations bomber dropped incendiaries near President Duvalier’s palace on Wednesday. The Cuba-launched attack killed one person and injured another in a hut, with one bomb striking palace grounds causing little damage. The plane bore no insignia and fled after Haitian forces repelled it. The State Department is reviewing Haiti’s request for U S warplanes to aid protection.
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Israeli Leader Seeks End to French Arms Embargo
Prime Minister Golda Meir told Haifa students she hopes the next French president will lift the arms embargo put in place by Charles de Gaulle. She called the ban a terrible evil following Israel’s raid on Beirut airport after a guerrilla attack. Georges Pompidou and Alain Poher, in the runoff approaching June 15, have signaled support for relaxing the embargo.
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