Word: castros
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...capital's crisis mood was further fueled by an unexpected development in Havana: Fidel Castro, it was learned, was going to hold a Friday press conference, and he wanted U.S. journalists there. While there was no indication of what the Cuban leader would say, no one in the Administration expected words of conciliation, and Castro did not disappoint them. For 80 min., he met with eight U.S. correspondents, including TIME's Walter Isaacson, in a reception room outside his office...
...Crimson Football Statistics Tackling Leaders Tackles Assists Total Chuck Durst 15 1 16 John Castro 12 0 12 Jay Foley 11 0 11 Matt Sabetti 11 0 11 Steve Hollman 10 1 11 Bob Woolway 7 2 9 Jim DeBello 6 2 8 Scott McLeod 7 0 7 Peter Coppinger...
...minor diplomatic issue involving Cuba was resolved last week when Havana released four Americans from its prisons. For four years Fidel Castro had said that they would be freed if the U.S. released four Puerto Rican nationalists who were in prison for trying to assassinate President Truman and House leaders in the 1950s. Carter granted them clemency two weeks ago. Nonetheless, State Department officials denied that any deal had been made with Havana...
...course Cuba is a fortress, and of course it is reinforced by the Soviets. It has been so for decades. There is legitimate, longstanding concern over the island's use as a training ground for Soviet-Cuban adventures in the Third World, including the Caribbean. But Castro's reprehensible conduct as a global mischief-maker bedeviled American foreign policy long before the ratification of SALT II or the re-election of Frank Church was an issue. Cuba's predatory military probably will continue to be a problem for a long time to come - until the U.S. recovers...
...Luis Castro, the Socialist Party candidate, and U.S. Labor Party candidate Lawrence E. Sherman are also on today's preliminary ballot...