US Blasts Cuba China Trade Pact as Castro Looms
The State Department condemned a Cuban Chinese barter pact that would ship one million tons of Cuban sugar to China annually for five years in exchange for a $60 million credit. Officials warned the agreement would undermine free institutions in Cuba and disrupt sugar markets. The note cites prior Soviet credits to Cuba and flags enhanced alignment with the Communist bloc.
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Washington
State Department
Joseph Keap
Chin
Cuba
Sailors Granted Asylum from Cuban Ship Rio Escondido
A Cuban owned vessel the SS Rio Escondido sailed from Houston with six crew members requesting asylum. Three of the asylum seekers are Cuban nationals, one is Argentinian, one is Spanish. The Cubans were granted political asylum. the ship owner Garcia Lines plans to sail to Cuba for end of service. Remaining crew will transfer to other ships or stay in the United States.
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Houston
United States
David Strubb
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Strubb
Garcia Lines of
Cuba
Liberidn
iCuba
Steuble
Lumumba Pursued on Talk Tour Across Congo Border Regions
Lumumba delivers fiery speeches in Congo promising a genuine independent government. His exact whereabouts remain unknown after escaping army guards near Leopoldville. Belgian radio reports Congo soldiers attempted to arrest him at Port Franqui, Kasai, rescued by UN troops, escorted to Luluabourg. Most sightings place him in the Mikwit Port Franqui Luluabourg triangle near Leopoldville and Kasai.
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Leopoldville
Congo
Patrice
Lumumba
Brussels
Lumumba Ay
Franqui
Kasai
U.N. Ghanian
Luluabourg
Unis
Mikwit-Pords Franqui-Luluabourg
Wife Sate Captain on Stricken Ship
The Liberian freighter Francisco Morazon ran aground off South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan amid a snow storm. Anastasia Trivizas 29 of Cordoba Greece two months pregnant was taken from the ship by Coast Guard and flown to a hospital, while her husband Eduardo 26 and 12 crew members remained aboard for 46 hours. A marine engineer and autotechnical investigator were flown to the vessel as rescue efforts continued.
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Traverse City
Mich
Lake Michigan
Anastasia Trivizas
Cordu
Greece
Francisco Morazon
Coast Guard
Mackinaw
Eduardo
South Mane Itow Island
Upper Lake Michigan
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Rotterdam
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Long Beach Blvd
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Cherry Ave
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Artesia
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Everybody's Discount
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