Christmas in Cuba under rationed hope and exile hunger
Exiled Cuban fighters describe Christmas away from home with tears wiped by self discipline. The regime distributes limited toys and food through a 120 store network with strict eligibility, rationed goods, and elite access. Many families face empty tables and scarce meat while state stores try to readjust with new categories and quotas.
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Washington, D.C
Internal Trade Ministry
Roberto Interian
Cuba
Castro
Diet and weight loss can help control gout
Gout results from uric acid buildup. probenecid helps remove it, but diet matters. Limit high purine foods such as organ meats and certain red meats during flares, eat sparingly otherwise, and pursue gradual weight loss. A cure is not known. the aim is to control attacks and reduce severity with medications and diet.
State reports record 1954 traffic deaths in Nevada
State Highway Patrol officials announced that 1954 traffic fatalities totaled 146, a new record for the state. Separate note says five years ago M. M. Bud Bishop was appointed chief deputy coroner, succeeding Joe Julian who had resigned.
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M. M
Bud) Bishop
Joe Julian
Compromise on UN unpaid assessments inches forward
The United Nations faces a drawn out payment dispute over peacekeeping funding. A token Soviet payment and US restraint on voting challenges aim to keep the UN functioning for months while broader reforms are debated. Analysts warn broader changes require Charter consent and real consensus.
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United States
General Assembly
United Nations
Johnson Nears Electoral Victory Amid Calls for Reforms
The 486 Democratic electors have cast their votes for Lyndon B. Johnson, though Congress must confirm the tally. The piece recalls the Dixiecrat threat and notes Southern states once backed unpledged electors. It argues for direct presidential election to avoid future disputes.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Mississippi memorial center in Negro section sparks fear
The Meridian project to honor Schwerner Chaney and Goodman with a community center plans a 10 foot wall to defend against casual gunfire and arson. CORE fundraiser official says the memory serves as a stark reminder of Mississippi's troubled past and ongoing danger.
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Michael Schwerner
James Chaney
Andrew Goodman
Meridian
Mississippi
Christian Science Monitor
Financial legal aid centers could curb poverty in U S
A national push under the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act seeks to establish neighborhood centers offering financial counseling and low cost loans, plus full-time legal aid for the poor. Officials cite widespread need for guidance on credit, budgeting, consumer fraud, and formal appeals.
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Washington
Anti-Poverty Office
U. S
Sandy Kravitz
Office of Economic Opportunity
Wall Street Journal
District of Columbia
Cardoza
Flooded Homeowner Stays Put for Cats as Waters Rise
In Hydesville California Mrs Omar Larue explains she delayed evacuation to keep her cats safe despite civil defense urging. Meanwhile in Johnson City Luci Baines Johnson denounces Movie Star Magazine stories as trash about an engagement affair.
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United Press International
Hydesville
Calif
Omar Larue
Civil Defense
Johnson City
Luci Baines Johnson
Movie Star Magazine
Paul Betz
U S Stance On Viet Nam and Civil Rights Tension
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warns against pulling out of South Vietnam amid internal strife and Communist threats, stressing that unchecked aggression risks general war and national independence matters for worldwide peace. In Savannah a pair of hitchhikers confess to killing a textile executive, claiming the ride was free. In Atlanta Lester Maddox vows to resist integration after closing his restaurant.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
South Viet Nam
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