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Word: cova (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...felt strong enough to take on the church. Denounced as "Falangists," insulted and jailed, forced to obtain "work permits" to say Mass, Cuba's foreign-born clergy -500 priests and 2,000 nuns-started pulling up stakes. One group of 300 nuns sailed away on the Spanish liner Cova-donga; another 28 found space on the ferry to West Palm Beach; others scrambled for seats on the airliners shuttling back and forth between Havana and Miami...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cuba: Outward Bound | 5/19/1961 | See Source »

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