Cuba The Doctrine and They Have Bothered America Before
Henry S. Commager outlines Cuban history as an ongoing American concern from Jefferson to the Spanish War. The piece links Cuba's unrest to evolving U S foreign policy and national interests, noting humanitarian, liberal, naval, and economic motivations shaping interventionist attitudes.
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Commager
Associated Press
Cuba
United States
Jefferson
Spain
Britain
France
Daniel Webster
Polk
Pierce
Ostend
America
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Pacific
Panama Canal
Caribbean
New World
Junta Oper
Castro Says Bay of Pigs Prisoners Freedom Priced at 62 Million
Fidel Castro indicated the Bay of Pigs prisoners could be freed if the rescue committee supplies at least 62 million worth of items including medicine and medical equipment. Donovan reported continued negotiation efforts in Miami while Cuban authorities reassessed needs and orders for American origin drugs. The 1961 rebels remain imprisoned as the revolutionary court sentenced them for treason and stripped Cuban nationality.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Bay of Pigs
Castro
James B. Donovan
New York
Miami
Fla
Donovan
Hoy
University of Havana
Revolutionary Court
North Carolina State Fair Opens With Officials Greeting Crowds
The 95th North Carolina State Fair kicks off in Raleigh for a six day run with Governor Terry Sanford and Agriculture Commissioner L Y Ballentine welcoming attendees. Organizers expect nearly one million visitors if weather cooperates.
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N. C
Terry Sanford
L. Y. Ballentine
Congress Closes Longest Session Since 1951
Congress ends its record 11 year session after approving a 5 billion dollar public works bill and a 2.4 billion dollar future authorization. The 88th Congress will open January 9, 1963. Domestic bills faced near unanimous Republican opposition and Southern Democrat coalitions. Foreign affairs saw Kennedy victories on trade and defense financing.
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Congress
Kennedy
House
Senate
India Warned By Red China Over Himalayan Border
Communist China warned of a new military buildup along the disputed frontier with India and said any Indian action against its forces would be repelled with counterattacks. The note to India’s Peiping embassy and a Peiping radio release marked a shift in strategy along the Himalayan border. India also reported shooting along the Pakistani frontier on Saturday.
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Peiping
Peiping Radio
Kennedy Levels Blasts At Two GOP Senators
In Louisville Kennedy assailed Senators Homer Capehart and Thruston Morton urging stronger Democratic majorities. He accused Capehart of rash talk on Cuba and chided Morton as a conservative opposed to administration proposals. Kennedy cited Latin America reform and backed Birch Bayh Jr. in Indianapolis while praising Lt. Gov. Wilson Wyatt in Louisville.
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Louisville
Congress
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Thruston B. Morton
Morton
Capehart
Indiana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Latin America
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Birch E. Bayh Jr
Wilson W. Wyatt
Gromyko urges West to guard Berlin wall area
At the United Nations Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko called for a Western guarded zone along the Berlin wall to curb demonstrators and ease Berlin tensions. He denied plans for East Berlin status changes and hinted Khrushchev might visit the United States this year.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin Wall
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West Germany
Gromyko
East Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
Khrushchev
United States
Pope John XXIII Reaches Out to Protestant Orthodox Leaders
In a historic Vatican audience Pope John XXIII sat with 39 non Catholic observers from Protestant and Orthodox churches on the Vatican Palace podium floor. He vowed to push for Christian unity while greeting delegates in an intimate circle and sharing warm exchanges.
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John XXIII
John
Vatican Ecumenical Council
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Pope John
High Point Candidates Win YDC Posts at State Convention
Archie Myatt Jr and Norman Callahan, both High Point YDC leaders, swept state Young Democrats Club posts with few opponents. Callahan secured treasurer, while Reid won presidency by acclamation. Guilford County and county delegations backed the tickets in caucus.
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High Point
Young Democrats Club
Archie Myatt Jr
YDC
Myatt
Norman
Calla
Han
High Point College
Callahan
Carol Fleming
Randleman
Joyce Latham
Raleigh
Guilford County
Young Democrats
Reid
Fleming
West Coast Storm Causes Severe Death Toll Across Three States
The worst coastal storm in memory moved from the Pacific Northwest to western Canada, killing at least 45 people across California Oregon and Washington with multi million dollar damage. Oregon Governor Hatfield declared a state of emergency and sought federal disaster aid from President Kennedy.
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Ore
Canada
California
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
National Guard
Hatfield
Kennedy
Court studies move against Gov Barnett
The Fifth Circuit weighs a new angle in Barnett defiance of federal desegregation orders. Barnett’s attorney says he will comply only insofar as physically able, leaving decision to him. The court seeks briefs on the Justice Department injunction to protect James Meredith’s presence at the University of Mississippi and will not rush contempt rulings against Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr.
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Mississippi
Ross Barnett
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
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Charles Clark
Justice Department
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Paul B. Johnson Jr
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