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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1962
Page
3
Fidel Castro declared a 24 hour state of peace as 1113 invasion captives were exchanged for food and medicine. Relatives toasted the freed prisoners and Castro met the dockside crew as the African Pilot unloaded the $11 million down payment.
A U S tour group led by Young Living toured Havana with Castro guiding from a large apartment complex to Ernest Hemingway's home and old streets. Prisoners were moved by air to the United States while families in Havana awaited news as ships and trucks delivered captives and cargo.
Miami AP report quotes Tulio Diaz 22 describing meals for Bay of Pigs prisoners as unfit. He recalls breakfast of poor coffee and bread, followed by macaroni or a flour sauce, a grain called fatherland or death tasting like dirt, and squash. Diaz says his future plans are simple.
An official said that for Christmas they would work as fast as possible, aiming to accelerate progress and finish tasks sooner. He emphasized urgency and efficiency in the holiday period.
A handwritten collage includes a 1962 Triangle Publications punch recipe yielding 20 four ounce servings at 12 calories each and a series of Santa letters from children in Decatur Alabama. Kids request toys such as a nurse kit bicycle Barbie dolls and a playset.
Debbie Thomas eight year old in first grade at West Decatur School requests a Thumbelina doll movie projector Chinese checkers roller skates barbie items and a Barbie bed for sister Sophie Brown age three and a half asks for Thumbelina doll play dough mirror and brush set. They will leave cake and coffee by the fireplace dated December 22, 1962.
A joint note from Kelley, David, and siblings asks for toys and treats from Santa. They describe ages, mention Renee, mommy and daddy, cookies left for Santa, and express good behavior from Hartseller Alabama.
A fragmented note lists requests for Thomas Jean and Mary Lynne Farris including a gun and holsters a bike a cowboy suit a flag and Christmas toys for Ruthie and Elaine McDaniel Fudge with brown sugar hints at curdling prevention by stirring while Ruthie McDaniel a Westlawn Elementary student also mentions family members and a Chatty Baby doll house doll bed for Christmas.
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