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...made it clear that Jamaica will remain in the orbit of the free world. "We are pro-American," he said staunchly. But he ducked questions about possible trade and diplomatic relations with Cuba, only 90 miles to the north. Perhaps he had in mind an old Jamaican proverb: "No cuss alligator' long mout' till you cross riber...
Nkrumah's conference of "freedom fighters" turned out to be another dreary, anachronistic round of anticolonial, anti-imperialist speeches preaching "freedom" on a continent already largely free from colonial rule. The Common Market of Europe was Nkrumah's new cuss word ("neo-colonialism"), and NATO was also dragged in for critical comment. Although his own country is impoverished, the dictator promised lots of money to potential allies. Nkrumah's party paper dubbed him Africahene (King of Africa) to top all his other self-bestowed titles, including Osagyefo (Redeemer) and Asomdwehene (King of Peace...
...called him, had humble beginnings. A farmer's son. he was born and raised in the dusty hamlet of Clyde, Texas. Despite his worldly success, his huge barbecue parties, his orchid-colored Cadillac, he retained many traits from his Bible belt upbringing. He never drank, never uttered a cuss word, frequently delivered sermons as a Church of Christ lay preacher. He had a rule that, except for married couples, males and females (including children) could not swim in his pool at the same time...
Belly & Head. The essentials of this system, plus a specially designed drill rig, got their first big test last fortnight when Cuss I, owned by Global Marine Exploration Co. and originally designed to drill oil wells in much shallower water, stationed herself off La Jolla, where the ocean is 3,140 ft. deep. Four outboard propellers driven by 200-h.p. engines churned the water fore and aft, but, according to plan, the ship did not move. Buoys moored 1,000 ft. away carried transponders to repeat sonar waves sent to them underwater. Pilot Ernie Cantu watched a sonarscope showing...
...Jolla the Cuss I drilled five holes, the deepest 1,035 ft. Cores of sand, mud and soft stone with a few fossils were brought up. In spite of the loss of two diamond-studded drill points, the tests were considered highly successful...