Word: castros
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Chile's Christian Democrat Eduardo Frei and Castro-loving Marxist Salvador Allende were the best of friends until two years ago-when they both ran for the presidency. After a bitter campaign, Frei rolled up the biggest electoral plurality in his country's history (56%). Since then, the two have been the best of enemies. Last month Allende managed to win election as head of the Chilean Senate. Quietly, he organized a strong Senate opposition of Communists, socialists and middle-roading Radicals, all of whom had managed to stall most of Frei's legislative requests. Last week...
...amendment was approved by Congress. Nonetheless, Administration bridge building will be more seriously crimped in future by yet another amendment attached to the bill extending the Food-for-Peace program. It prohibits the shipment of bargain U.S. food to any nation that sells strategic materials to Cuba. Yugoslavia sends Castro goods ranging from truck tires to machinery. And, in fact, the U.S. is no longer in a position to dispense vast agricultural surpluses around the world. The Department of Agriculture estimates that wheat supplies on hand next July-before the new crop is harvested-will be no more than...
...last 21 months of the Eisenhower Administration, there were too many crises to permit any bold initiatives in Washington's dealings with either allies or foes. Soviet pressure on Berlin was a constant threat. Relations with Castro's Cuba continued to deteriorate. Laos tottered, the Congo fell apart, and Gary Powers' spy plane crashed on Soviet soil. With the U-2 fell whatever hopes Herter still held for the Paris summit conference. When he left office, one aide recalls, he was "an unhappy...
...think Fidel Castro has any more importance than he had in the beginning. As more clearly he showed that he was serious in his Communist ties, he began to lose importance...
...think this is basically more important than the influence of Castro. In other words, I think the problem is more serious than as just a by-product of Castro...