Cuban Freedom Fighters Behind Havana Raid Unfolds
Boston Traveler report by John Raymond details a three part series on U S Freedom Fighters led by Alexander I Rorke Jr a 36 year old New Yorker heading a Florida based group of over 200 American members. The piece chronicles clandestine arms caches in Miami a Caribbean key hideout a dangerous Florida Strait crossing and plans for anti Castro raids. The group aims to arm Cuban guerrillas and impose a blockade around Cuba as they seek Fidel Castro's overthrow.
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Havana
Cuba
Associated Press
Boston Traveler
Traveler
John Raymond
Boston (Ap
Florida
Cuban
Fidel Castro
Miami
Caribbean
Florida Strait
Alexander I. Rorke, Jr
U.S. Freedom Fighters
Borkell
Marvard
Boston College
Bahamas
Castro
Rorke
Violynn III
Americ
Red-held Island
la Guardia Field
New York
Jan Dorfman
Boston
Sid Hershman
Hershman
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Katanga Information Service
Freedom Technicians
Ivy Lee
West Palm Beach
U.S
Freedom Fighters
Alexander I. Rorke Jr
United States silent on Cuban refugee arsenals report
Government agencies deny commenting on an AP report alleging Cuban exile arsenals in Miami. FBI and Customs refuse to discuss, Justice says it would investigate violations of the Neutrality Act if directed, while State deflects responsibility to other agencies.
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Washington
U.S
Miami
John Raymond
Boston Traveler
Raymond
Associated Press
FBI
Customs Bureau
State Department
Justice Department
United States
Miami and Islands Hide Hidden Arms Caches
John Raymond reports on a Miami area linked to U S Freedom Fighters with hand grenades, 20 mm cannon shells, bazookas and bombs found in homes and backyards. The piece notes Cuban exile groups in Miami, six jet fighters in Guatemala, and intensified U S patrols to curb raids on Cuba. Rorke and associates plan more attacks as anti Castro sentiment grows.
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al Capone
Miami
Bahama Keys
Rorke
Guatemala
Enrique Peralta Azordia
U.S. Freedom Fighters
Rorke’s Raiders
Cuba
U.S
Bahamas
Florida Straits
Freedom Fighters
Jan Dorfman
Sid Hershman
Nassau
Exuma Sound
Jury Considers Conspiracy Ties In Stolen Note Trial
A trial in Baltimore recessed as defense witness for Thomas F. Johnson, former staffer, cites alleged influence peddling by J. Kenneth Edlin of Miami linked to a 1959 stolen $100000 treasury note. Prison terms loom for Cranow Hoffa assoc while Robison and Edlin face charges and receiverships cloud Maryland outfits.
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Thomas F. Johnson
New York
Jules Marcus
Benjamin H. Cranow
First Continental Savings and Loan Association
Chevy Chase
J. Kenneth Edlin
Miami
Johnson
Frank W. Boykin
Alabama
Edlin
William L. Robinson
Cranow
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Maryland
First Continental
Mar
Labor force shift in white collar workers 1910 to 1960
The Labor Department notes white collar workers made up 22 percent of the total labor force in 1910, rising to 42 percent by 1960, indicating a substantial shift in employment composition over fifty years.
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Labor Department
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