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...considering who the new leader of the Democratic party ought to be, he no doubt had to contend with a whole slew of factions and interests within the party, each championing a candidate favorable to their interests. Perhaps surprisingly, one of the most powerful of those groups was the Cuban-American community...
There is only one reason the Cuban-American community cares about who the head of the Democratic party is. They have just one overriding political interest: the maintenance of the American economic embargo on Cuba and continued American hostility to the Castro regime...
...muddy sugar-cane fields near Belle Glade, Florida, dozens of police officers hunted for five convicted killers who tunnelled their way out of prison last night. One of the original six fugitives was captured quickly after the breakout, and told police that the six men, who are all Cuban, had planned to go their separate ways after their flight. The prisoners used spoons to dig a 60-ft. tunnel, 8 ft. under the ground, from the prison chapel to the other side of the surrounding wall over a three-week period...
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who guided the Kennedy Administration through the Cuban Missile Crisis and led the Johnson Administration deeper into Vietnam, died last night from heart disease in his Athens, Ga., home. Touted as one of Kennedy's team of "best and brightest," Rusk stayed in the post through the end of Johnson's tenure in 1969 -- despite criticism (even from one of his sons) over his advocacy of the flagging Vietnam war effort. For that, he never apologized: "Because of this nation's commitments, I had a duty to perform; to try to prevent North Vietnam...
...picturesque inlet where their bodies were found is known as Dead Man's Cove. Another man trying to walk across the border was killed when he stepped on a land mine. Cecilda was returned to a small camp called November, which the Americans have actually moved closer to the Cuban border so the refugees won't have as far to swim. The U.S. policy is to pursue escapees until they reach the water without firing at them...