Paradise in Miami for Cuban refugees amid shortages
The Miami story follows Florentina and other Cuban refugees who fled Castro’s regime. Exiles receive about 100 dollars monthly in federal aid plus government surplus food, while competing for scarce American jobs. Tensions rise as refugees differ from local welfare limits and seek stability for families of two to five.
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Miami
UPI
Fiorentina
Paradise
U.S
Florentina
Fidel Castro
Cuba
South America
Castro
New York
Miami Cuban Refugee Center Strains Under 60,000 Exiles
The Cuban Refugee Emergency Relief Center in downtown Miami processes 85 to 90 percent of new Cuban arrivals, with about 1,000 family units weekly and costs exceeding $2 million monthly. Director Marshall Wise notes 60,000 Cubans are in Miami and plans to relocate refugees to other cities to ease intake.
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Miami
Marshall Wise
de County
Wise
Edward’ P. Ahrens
Texas
Ahrens
United States
Robert King High
U S Could Use Money To Help Cuban Refugees
The United States spends billions abroad but ignores Cuban refugees mainly in Miami. Tension grows as refugees crowd welfare systems and compete for native jobs, risking a clash that could aid Soviet propaganda. Redirecting funds to relocate refugees nationwide could prevent trouble and aid work opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Miami
Mother Makes Baby Appeal to World Leaders
A 27-year-old British mother, Mrs. Janson of Saltdean, sent pictures of her baby to Premier Khrushchev and President Kennedy urging an end to atomic bomb tests and calling on every British mother to join.
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Saltdean
England
UPI
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Missing Deer Hunters Found Safe Near Springerville
A Phoenix man Ray Alberts 24 and his wife Noel 20 were found cold and hungry but safe in a cabin near Springerville after five days stranded by three feet of snow while deer hunting. They survived on onion stew until rescue by air and ground parties.
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Phoenix
UPI
Springerville
Ray Alberts
Noel
Alberts
Vacation travel record forecast for 1961 by AAA
AAA executive says 850,000 Americans will travel abroad in 1961. European trips up 5 percent from last year and Far East travel up 22 percent. Reporter notes vacation travel in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Cleveland, Ohio
UPI
American Automobile Association
AAA
Russell E. Singer
Washington, D.C
Far East
Mindszenty Remains Sealed at U S Legation Five Years On
Vienna dispatch notes eight Hungarian secret police outside the U S legation in Budapest watching Cardinal Mindszenty who entered the legation in 1956 seeking asylum. He has stayed inside, effectively a prisoner within the walls of freedom, as Cold War tensions and political sensitivities keep his case unresolved.
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Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
U.S
Budapest
Vienna
UPI
Legation
Mindszenty
U.S. State Department
Janos Kadar
George Orwell
Kadar
Heaven
Hell
United States
State Department
Vatican
Liberty Square
Mine Inspector Backs Law To Inspect Smelters
State Mine Inspector Roy V. Hersey urged a legislative change to extend departmental authority to inspect mills and smelters beyond mines. He noted a drop in silicosis in mines but warned workers in mills face risk without inspection. He called the current jurisdiction inadequate and frustrating. The issue remains unresolved.
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Phoenix
UPI
Roy V. Hersey
Department of the State
Hersey
House Labor
Unhappy Outcomes After Stomach Surgery and Hydrocephalus
The document discusses patient dissatisfaction after stomach removal for ulcers, noting weight loss, dumping syndrome, and limited recovery chances. It also covers hydrocephalus in children, describing brain fluid buildup, mixed surgical results, and cautions against repeated operations when prognosis is poor.
Russia Has Large Widow Population and Polyglot Society
A Population Reference Bureau study finds Russia likely has the world's largest share of widows and a highly polyglot population with over 100 nationalities. It notes generations since war and revolution left scars, widows are common, and urban migration shifted toward the Urals and Siberia.
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Washington
UPI
Russia
PV Mavawse
Population Reference Bureau
Bureau
United States
America
Urals
Siberia
Boy Scouts Use Wig Wag Signals On 2 Day Hike
Troop 441 conducted a two day hike in the Bartlett Dam area using wig wag signals for communications. Chuck Walker led the best campsite effort while Scoutmaster Walter Winius and assistants Dr. EB Powell Will Swisher Shelton Skiff Jim Parsons and Dr. R E Gooch accompanied the group.
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Bartlett Dam
Chuck Walker
Walter Winius
EB. Powell
Will Swisher
Shelton Skiff
Jim Parsons
R. E. Gooch
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U. S
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West Berlin
Commie
Walter C. Alvarez
Mayo Clinic
Lion
Azerbaidzhani
Scottsdale Vacuum
S. Scottsdale Rd
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Ocean Front
Joseph L. Klatt Inc. Real Estate Brokerage
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