Caribbean nations watchful as Castro stirs fears near Guantanamo
The piece notes Fidel Castro’s spying incursions on Guantanamo, Cuba’s armed posture, and Moscow warnings. It highlights political tensions in the Caribbean with a Dominican Republic transition to July 1, Guyana’s leadership under Forbes Burnham and Cheddi Jagan, and the risk of increased American involvement. It asserts Washington’s vigilance to prevent a Bay of Pigs repeat and a prepared stance amid regional unrest.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Caribbean
United States
Castro
Guantanamo
Moscow
Havana
Dominican Republic
Hector Garcia - Godoy
China
Puerto Rico
South America
Nhew
Guyana
Forbes Burnham
Cheddi Jagan
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Washington
Early Warning Reflections on 1965 Prosperity and Unrest
A year after William McChesney Martin Jr issued an early warning signal, observers note troubling similarities between 1965 prosperity and the roaring twenties. The Dow Jones hovered around 844 after briefly passing 1000, private-sector discomfort grew, consumer debt rose from 81.7 to 87 billion, and inflation remains a potential danger despite past rate actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Civil rights groups split over black nationalism divided movement
The more militant groups SNICK and CORE face decline as they resist joining broad collaboration with white leaders. Moderates warn their push for a separate black power structure risks futility and loss of funding, while most major organizations rely on white support to push for jobs, schooling, and housing.
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SNICK
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
White House
Urban League
NAACP
Stokey Carmichael
Snick and
Atlanta
The Poor Man's Philosopher on Wives and Finances
The column extols selecting a wife for financial prudence over looks. It urges choosing a partner who is an accountant or attorney and highlights the husband's burden of taxes and insurance. It jokes that a kitchen helper is the husband, not the wife, and jokes about affordable appliances while stressing the fiscal over the physical in marriage.
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Omaha
Neb
Mary Margaret McBride
J. Edgar Hoover
A Time Payment Contract Versus A Credit Union Loan
Hal Boyle lampoons consumer finance and marriage insurance chatter, weighing time payment plans and company credit union loans. He laughs at insurance spiels, stresses budget prudence, and notes moderates in civil rights debates while skirting practical advice with wry commentary on marriage and wealth.
Oiling Maryland roads begins in Frederick county
Fifty years ago items report thousands of gallons of oil applied to protect state roads with two oil trucks under Resident Engineer C A Tenney. In Europe, Canadian troops push back German gains near Ypres Menin railway after fierce attacks, with brave counterattacks noted by the British war office.
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Maryland
Frederick County
C. A. Tenney
Tenney
Ypres
Hooge
Ypres - Menin Railway
British
War Office
Baltimore firm bids on Hagerstown Frederick highway project
Twenty years ago J Langefelder and Sons of Baltimore led the low bids at 657,497.60 for surfacing 8,611 miles of the Hagerstown Frederick dual highway from Myersville to Route 40 west of Frederick. No contract awarded yet as bids opened at noon at the State Roads Commission office in Baltimore. An Army Service Force mobile caravan will tour Frederick from Thursday to next Tuesday for public viewing near the Frederick Armory. A Brunswick food drive under Myer Kaplan collected over 5,000 cans to aid famine relief in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Armory
Brunswick
Europe
Myer Kaplan
A Way of Life in 1966 From Joe Eisenhauer Notebook
Joe Eisenhauer notes the era of 1966 as a time of rising costs and poverty. He cites medical debts housing and heating costs rising car expenses and college bills, urging action before bankruptcy. He warns about political gossip shaping elections and echoes a moral message on kindness and social harmony.
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Catholic Digest
American Bar Association
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Ath
Bruce Bioss
FL. Presa Crore
Giate Dept
Hal Boyle
News-Post
Joe Eisenhauer
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