Castro Greed Against Enemies Boosts Castro’s War Effort
Editorial argues Britain’s sale of 400 buses and modernization of four Britannia airliners to Cuba aids Fidel Castro. It warns these goods furnish economic value and military mobility for Soviet-aligned Cuba, stressing shortages and the Castro regime’s reliance on international greed to sustain subversion across Latin America and beyond.
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Russia
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CORE opposed to minimum quotas in civil rights push
CORE officials say they are not seeking a fixed quota for Black workers in California utilities and banks. They urge open doors to apprenticeship and training for all job categories. Critics warn quotas unfairly limit other workers and ignore qualifications, delaying real equal opportunity.
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Congress OF Racial Equality
California
San Francisco
CORE
Haughty or Fearful Senator Smathers and Baker questioned
A Senate ethics debate centers on Florida Senator George Smathers and Bobby Baker, former secretary to the Senate’s Democratic majority. Questions linger over a $1,500 investment yielding $1,000 yearly for seven years and whether any laws were broken amid a widening, low-profile inquiry. Senator Jordan defends secrecy while critics demand accountability beyond internal inquiry.
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George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Robert G. Baker
Senate
Florida
Baker
Sen. Smathers
Bobby Baker
United States
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Town Meeting Editor Debates Romford Act and Individual Rights
A reader argues against blanket bans on property sales based on race, stressing individual rights under the Constitution and the need to avoid discriminatory policies. He cites gun rights, urges proper permit procedures, and condemns mob influence in civic debates.
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United States
Johnson Pressures France Over Red China Move
In talks with Italy's President Segni, President Johnson warned Paris's plan to recognize Red China may trigger a wider NATO response. Bohlen's Paris briefing suggested French recognition could come around January 31, with Segni hopeful to restrain Italy's stance. The piece notes allied trade shifts and Cold War economic rivalries shaping policy.
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Johnson
Antonio Segni
Italy
China
de Gaulle
United States
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Segai
U.S
Chip Bohlen
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Korea
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Segal
Christian Democratic Party
Gronchi
Moscow
Segni
Fremier
Rome
Christian Democrats
Japan
Mitsuis
Itsubisus
Ceima
France
Seafaring Code of Peace and Shared Fate
A friend argues the sea’s code unites people beyond flags and passports. He cites a Greek liner disaster where rescues crossed national lines, saying only in danger do sailors act as one. He warns land and sea share storms, urging cooperation and perhaps a modern ark.
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Canaries
Western allies face warning on long term credits to communists
Marquis Childs notes that Washington warns against extending long term credits to Soviet bloc nations as Western Europe seeks new markets. Khrushchev aims to secure credits for a vast fertilizer plant program while Britain, Germany, and France weigh political concessions and the impact on U.S. trade, including Cuba deals and German-Soviet ventures.
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Europe
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Cuba
Ludwig Erhard
Texas
Ruhr Indus Realists
Strictly Business chinery with little to pay except promises
A French trade mission has laid groundwork for expanded sales on an IOU basis, with Japan moving toward similar arrangements. The move will provoke political and economic repercussions and spur calls for Tokyo to align with Peiping. The piece argues for hard realism over tense pactomania and cites Harold Nicholson on coalitions unraveling once the common danger is removed.
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Peiping
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Southeast Asia
Khrushchev
Johnson
Harold Nicholson
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