Word: coruna
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...deadly wing shot and holder of his country's record for the largest tuna ever caught in Spanish waters, sportive Generalissimo Francisco Franco took to sea off the Galician coast near La Coruna in his harpoon-equipped yacht Azor, landed the ultimate prize in marine angling. The Jefe's catch: a 23-ton, 46-ft. sperm whale...
...consistent foreign policy is probably admirable, but in Franco's ease it is miserable. There is active opposition to Franco's government, and the General is using the imminency of increased U.S. friendship as a talking point to stay in power. When a U.S. Navy task force visited Coruna last summer, Franco parlayed the occasion up to a national holiday. He would probably do the same if we shipped him an ambassador. A U.S. Embassy in Spain would antagonize our Western Europe allies, who strongly dislike the Spanish dictator. And the implied endorsement would...