Rebels Report Major Battle With Castro Forces Is Near
Rebels say a major fight with Castro forces rages near Bahia de Cochinos and Las Villas. They report defections, air unit defections, and large militia desertions while claiming internal resistance gains across eastern and central Cuba. Rumors persist of territory falls and government instability amid Soviet bloc diplomacy. The invasion spans Ori ente and Bay of Cochinos with heavy fighting and civilian displacement.
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Rebel Volunteers Gather in Miami as Invasion Efforts Surge
In Miami, insurgent army applicants swarmed recruiting offices and many Cubans aged 16 to 50 sought placement, with 400+ signed and more in the queue. Catholics at Gesu Church prayed for fighters, while tensions rose as some women allegedly spat at churchgoers.
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March Demonstration Protests at U.N. Over Cuba
Nearly 1,000 Castro supporters rallied outside the United Nations and U S Mission in New York, denouncing U S intervention in Cuba and its yellow press. The marchers, led by a group calling itself the 1961 Labor and Peoples Committee for May Day, drew about 150 officers to maintain order as barricades went up and some 500 people gathered at the U S Mission in the afternoon.
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