News in Frederick, Maryland

Red tide of world politics shifts with Cuba link

Capitol Comment argues Castro’s Cuba redraws the map as Soviet fishing fleets near the U S coast raise security concerns. We note Cuban refueling options for Russian trawlers and a suggested Navy surveillance to counter a potential fifth column. Wreckage of a missing plane found near Clines Corners with four dead. Warsaw opens ruins to public amid castle reconstruction plans. A light humor note about thumbs and sandwiches ends this fragment. Ellipsometric technique expands across metallurgy and optics fields.