Fidel Castro and Cuban Troop Deployments Across Nations
Editorial notes Fidel Castro protests at the UN and compares Cuba's claim of few advisers to U S estimates of about 40 000 Cuban personnel abroad. It cites 20 000 in Angola and up to 15 000 in Ethiopia with contingents in Congo Mozambique Guinea Guinea Bissau Zambia Southern Yemen Libya Iraq Grenada and Nicaragua. The piece frames the force as a potential global reserve rivaling a large expeditionary effort.
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Strongman Park
South Korea
Fidel Castro
United Nations
Cuba
Washington
Angola
Ethiopia
Congo
Mozambique
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Zambia
Yemen
Libya
Iraq
Grenada
Nicaragua
Iowa Republicans know Reagan but many rivals remain unknown
An NBC News AP poll of 726 Iowa Republicans shows Ronald Reagan widely recognized and liked while four major opponents are unknown to 31 to 62 percent. John Connally is best known after Reagan but carries the highest negative rating. George Bush and Bob Dole also remain largely unfamiliar. Charleston banks claim $1.7 million in gold found on a jet in 1975.
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NBC News
Associated Press
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Senate
Howard H. Baker
John Connally
George Bush
Robert Dole
Charleston, S.C
Charleston Air Force Base
U.S
Swiss Bank Corp
Union Bank of Switzerland
National Airway
Zurich
Switzerland
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Lewis Weeks
Frankfurt
West Germany
Fed miscount of money supply exposes credibility risk
AP analysis notes the Fed erred by 3.7 billion in October money supply estimates and faces reputational damage. It argues the burden falls on investors and policymakers who relied on the figures, while noting the public and markets may reassess inflation battles and rate moves amid revised data and methodological debates.
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John Cunniff
New York
Fed
Federal Reserve System
On this date in history October 31 1979 highlights
The column lists notable events on October 31 across centuries. Luther nailed his 95 theses in 1517 at Wittenberg Castle Church, Dutch left New York in 1674, Britain and France bombed Egypt in 1956, Johnson ended bombing in 1968, the 1973 US military alert ended, Ford and Carter polled evenly in 1976, Nixon's 1969 and 196? notes on Latin America, Nixon's 5 years ago alert after surgery, and peace talks progress a year ago in the Mideast with US opposing Israel policy.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther
Castle Church
Wittenberg
Germany
New York City
New Amsterdam
Britain
France
Egypt
Lyndon Johnson
North Vietnam
United States
Mideast
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Washington
Israel
Divisions Mark Three Mile Island Commission Debates
Secret transcripts from the President's Commission on the Three Mile Island accident reveal a panel split into four factions. Members like Carolyn Lewis, Russell Peterson, and Theodore B. Taylor clash over the future safety and policy role of commercial nuclear power amid wider public doubt and national debate.
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Washington
NEA
Three Mile Island
Commission
Carter
Pennsylvania
Carolyn Lewis
Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
Lewis
Russell Peterson
Delaware
National Audubon Society
Theodore B. Taylor
Princeton University
Nuclear Commission Split Over Health Risks and Industry Promise
In Washington the nuclear commission displayed a split between industry supporters led by Thomas Pigford and three swing voters who worried about health dangers. Two member observers Absent from decisive votes left the panel without a clear stance, while Trunk failed to participate, undermining Carter's citizen governance experiment.
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Thomas Pigford
Department of Nuclear Engineering
University of California At Berkeley
Commission
Patrick E. Haggerty
Texas Instruments, Inc
Lloyd McBride
United Steelworkers of America
John G. Kemeny
Dartmouth College
Arizona
Bruce E. Babbitt
Paul A Marks
Columbia University
Washington
Harry C. McPherson Jr
Piesa Cora B. Marrett
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Ve Grunk
Middletown
Accide
Trunk
Carter
Merray-Go-Round: Brzezinski's Cuba clash spurs Cold War push
Washington faces a top secret turf battle as Brzezinski advocates a three phase plan to rally anti Soviet sentiment, expand propaganda and coast to military aid abroad while Clinton era cautions mix with Somalian and Moroccan previews, drawing pushback from Vance and CIA. The report highlights consultations with ambassadors and possible tech sharing with China as a pressure tactic against the Kremlin. Side Glances notes.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Cyrus Vance
Brzezinski
Cuba
White House
Kremlin
United States
Carter
CIA
Voice of America
U.S
State Vance
Somalia
Morocco
State Department
Soviet Union
Vance
Ron McRae
Castro
Latin America
Dun & Bradstreet
Senate
Senate Select Committee
D&b
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