Westward shift in political power noted by Hawkins
Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins of California told Ebony Magazine in February that the growing West will soon outweigh the South. He said California will become more influential than the Deep South as Negro voter numbers rise, balancing GOP gains in the region. He is described as the first Black member elected from west of the Mississippi.
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Chicago
UPI
Augustus F. Hawkins
Dcalif
Ebony Magazine
Mississippi
California
Deep South
Russian forces still in Cuba, Clay predicts pullout soon
Gen Lucius Clay says substantial Soviet tank forces remain in Cuba but expects withdrawal soon. He predicts Cuba will stay quiet as economic pressures deepen Castro’s woes and notes Castro rejected an international inspection team, leaving U S reliance on its own intelligence.
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Boca Raton, Fla
Lucius Clay
Cuba
Continental Can Co
Clay
Fidel Castro
United States
Leaping Dancer Nureyev Back With Covent Garden Season
Rudolf Nureyev, 24, returns to the royal ballet at Covent Garden in a London season that could cement his status as a great dancer. His dramatic defection at Paris Le Bourget Airport in 1961 and subsequent reception in the West are noted, with Dame Margot Fonteyn inviting him to London.
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Congress
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Lyndon B. Johnson
House
John McCormack
London
UPT
Rudolf Nureyev
The
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Covent Garden
Paris
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Nureyev
Moscow
Kremlin
West
Margot Fonteyn
Britain
UK poised to recognize Yemen's revolutionary regime
In London sources say Britain considers granting diplomatic recognition to the Yemen revolutionary regime that toppled the Imam last September. The move follows renewed diplomatic activity as Britain weighs its stance on Yemen.
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Yemen
London
UPI
Christopher Gandy
Britain
Iman
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