Castro Gets OK to Seize U.S. Property in Cuba
Cuba's Cabinet authorized Fidel Castro to expropriate American property in Cuba, with compensation tied to increased U S sugar purchases. The decree targets U S firms and citizens and sets repayment in Cuban bonds backed by a sugar fund generated from excess U S sugar purchases.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Osvaldo Corticos
U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
Navy Probes Japanese Midget Sub Found Off Pearl Harbor
Navy divers discovered an 80 foot Japanese midget submarine about a mile from Pearl Harbor on June 13. The craft lies upright on coral at about 70 feet depth and is being investigated as part of the 1941 attack force.
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Honolulu
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Omaha girl saves child in Wyandotte County firework accident
A 14-year-old Omaha girl Doris Rak shielded a three-year-old when flaming fireworks fell near the child at the Swob residence in Wyandotte County. She suffered burns to her legs and arm and is hospitalized.
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Kansas City
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Omaha
Doris Rak
Joseph Rak
Miss Rak
Leonard Swob
Wyandotte County
Bismarck Quips on Bullets Not Speeches in 1850 Remark
In 1850 Bismarck reportedly said that better pointed bullets than pointed speeches. The remark appeared in The Tribune’s phone edition, signaling a provocative contrast of force and rhetoric.
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Bismarck
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