Fidel Castro five years in Cuba fuels mixed Western views
Five years of Fidel Castro at Cuba’s helm, aided by Khrushchev, have kept the regime in power despite predictions of collapse. Moscow’s substantial arms and aid, Cuba’s sugar windfall, and shifting loyalties illustrate a complex alliance, while critics note mismanagement and shifting political aims.
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Fidel Castro
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Cuba
Castro
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Raoul Castro
Fidel
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Russia
U.S. News & World Report
Latin America
Mikkos Hetvanyi
Prague
Barbados
Chou Enlai
Nikita
Edwin M. Martin
inter-American Affairs
Peking
Moscow
American Society of Newspaper Editors
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Troubles And Storms Over Foreign Aid Policy
The piece argues the United States faces rising opposition to foreign aid spending. It cites waste, shifting loyalties, and the Marshall Plan's perceived completion as prompts to curb aid. It notes a push to boost private investment abroad and reduce reliance on government programs.
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Congress
Soviet Bloc
Strictly Personal by Sydney J. Harris
The column presents personal reflections and observations by Sydney J. Harris on contemporary society, daily life, and human behavior with a concise, opinionated voice. It offers pointed insights into manners, media, and public affairs reflective of midcentury journalism.
New Rider on Lincoln and Civil War Reflections
A columnist argues against viewing the Civil War as a just solution. He contends slavery doomed globally, warns that force failed to change minds, and suggests Lincoln erred by seeking unity at any cost. He asserts the South sought independence over equality, leaving a lasting national wound.
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Lincoln
South
North
Union
Legal questions on inherited property ownership and survivorship
A reader asks if a sole survivor among many siblings gains full ownership and sale rights if all others die. Answer depends on whether property was held as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as tenants in common. joint tenancy gives sole ownership to the survivor. tenancy in common requires buyout or all co owners to convey. The piece also notes the United States leads as a chemical exporter with foreign sales near two billion dollars annually.
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Washington
United States
Otepka Case and Security Debates at State Department
Otto Otepka, a longtime State Department security official, faced years of investigations and shifting policies under Eisenhower and Kennedy. The article recounts his clashes over subversive versus unsupportable designations and his eventual firing after engaging with the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee.
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Washington, D. C
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Paton Davies
John Stewart Service
Harlan Cleveland
William Arthur Wieland
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State Department
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Robert Kennedy
Justice Department
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Rusk
Johnson
Eisenhower
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Office of Security
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International Organization
USA
Hitler
Mussolini
Kennedy
Caribbean
Wieland
Batista
Castro
Cuba
National War College
Senate Internal Security
Senate
Sounding device saves seven in Skopje quake rescue
An eight French specialist team used a listening device with a metal tube to detect faint signals through 26 feet of debris, aiding rescues after a Yugoslav earthquake that left over 900 dead. The report emphasizes science for humanity and cites Biblical verses and a note on movable type printing from 1041–1049 in China.
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Skopje
Yugoslavia
France
United Press International
China
Britannica
Letting off steam leads to tragedy in Turkish mine
A miner venting anger at a faulty lamp triggered an underground fire in Turkey that killed nine workers and injured 38. The piece reflects on venting emotions and urges constructive, disciplined responses and prayer for self control.
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Turkey
Paul
Revolution of Rising Expectations Failing to Deliver
The piece argues that chasing great expectations breeds trouble and urges a shift to individual action Do what you can with what you've got It cites failures from Bolivia China Cuba Russia and Africa and notes limited gains for African American progress while warning against relying on future handouts
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Charles Dickens
Adlai Stevenson
Russia
China
Yugoslavia
Albania
Khrushchev
Mao Tse-tung
Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
Africa
Moscow
Turnover in Pennsylvania Capitol Hill Shifts to GOP
In a year of Republican control, Pennsylvania moves faster than 1955 Democratic handover. The party leverages old-line GOP staffers and patronage, unlike 1955 when Democrats had few ready-to-hand substitutes. Concerns persist about reviving retread officials reviving a grooved system and the long term health of such recalls.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hill
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