Refugee Influx Tests Ireland's Civil Defense System
Dublin faces an influx of Northern Ireland refugees estimated at 8000, with voluntary agencies and Civil Defense coordinating from a national center led by George Crean. Regions are defined for logistics, women and children arriving, and concerns grow over accommodation, resources, and potential emergency measures if numbers rise beyond capacity.
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Irish Republic
Republic
Ireland
Rala Bireann
George Cream
Defense Department
Crean
Cork
Northern Ireland
Childdren
Frey
Alent
Irish Independent
Victoria
Belfast
Drogheda
Nevan
Portlaois
Midlands
Cuba Joins Communist Bloc as COMECON Member
The Cuban government announced Cuba is now officially part of the Soviet led COMECON economic bloc. Observers note Cuba's trade shifted heavily toward socialist allies since 1962, with 1968 figures showing exports and imports dominated by socialist countries while US trade dwindled. Cuba's debt to the Soviet Union nears 1.8 billion dollars, with Moscow spending about a million dollars daily to sustain Havana.
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Cuba
Communist Bloc
Moscow
Hat
Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
Carlos Rafael Rodriguez
Fulgencio Batista
Sierra Maestra
Fidel Castro
Balbia
Astass
Socialist Economic Community
United States
Soviet Union
Rodriguez
Fauch
Havana
National Foreign Commerce Bank
Latin
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