Diamond Fever Hits Central African Republic And Beers
Diamond fever grips the Central African Republic as prospectors abandon farms to dig for diamonds near Carnot and along the Sudan border. Thousands arrive from Mauritania Mali and Libya while middlemen profit. beer bottles become wealth symbols and prices for digging gear soar.
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Congo
Mauritania
Mali
Libya
Carnot
Sahara
Hair color omitted from Israeli passports a move for ID
AP reports that Israeli passports will drop hair color as an identifying feature, with part time blondes and others noting the shift. In other dispatches, Pushpa Athavale leads a Himalayan ascent and Canada’s population nears 20 million while Cyprus plans a UN peace force handover.
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Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Fidel Castro Consolidates Power In Cuba Says Observers
Havana based observers say Fidel Castro is steadily consolidating power with limited room for subversion. They note removals at high levels but not enough to threaten the regime and see no organized resistance. The economy is weak with scarce consumer goods while the armed forces show little dissent.
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Cuba
Isaac M. Flores Jiavana
Havana
Castro
Sierra Maestra
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