Ailing Emmick Describes Castro Jails and Killer System
Toledo based Frank Emmick, ailing with heart disease, recounts fourteen years as a political prisoner in Fidel Castro's Cuba. He says prison conditions were brutal, with cold cells, poor sanitation, limited medical care, and deliberate neglect to hasten death. He plans to tell his story before possible surgery.
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Truman Triumph Reveals Civil Rights and Economic Wins
The 1948 campaign saw Truman overcome doubts as he pursued civil rights reforms and postwar economic policy. He issued orders desegregating the armed services, challenged discriminatory covenants, and backed a lasting New Deal through the Employment Act of 1946 and the Council of Economic Advisers, shaping a modern presidency amid Cold War tensions. The piece notes his unlikely victory, the 80th Congress’ inertia, and the era’s economic struggles.
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