Word: ended
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...help Fanfani nor to climb down one bit from his neutralist foreign policy, Nenni was ready at last to break his formal "unity of action" pact with the Reds. Over stormy protests from pro-Communist members of the party, the delegates voted by a 3-to-2 margin to end the "popular front" electoral alliance with the Communists. Cooperation with the Reds will continue in trade unions, local governments and cooperatives. At the moment, this amounted to not much of a break for Nenni, and none at all for Fanfani...
Just when independence would come, the King did not say. But the old paternalistic era of satisfying economic needs while denying blacks and whites any political voice was over. By the end of the year, the government promised, there would be "freely elected" town and rural councils in addition to those already existing in the big cities. By the end of 1960 new councils would be set up for the Congo's six provinces. Eventually, there would be a house of representatives and a senate to take over the duties now performed by the appointive Governor's Council...
Toward the end of 1958, the rebels began moving west. Ex-Dishwasher Camilo Cienfuegos marched a column into the hills of Camagŭey. In December the rebels launched a "battle for Santa Clara"-a city of 150,000 in Las Villas. A column led by Che Guevara quickly took the streets, the Batista army as quickly retreated to its fortress post, and in five days of shooting 60 died...
...Angeles he rated five to six columns daily from each of the four papers. When Detroit played Mikoyan's host, the News ran four front-page stories the same day, also turned over most of an inside page to detailed coverage of his stay. At week's end, the New York Times had yet to break the Mikoyan lease on Page...
...Annapolis-trained ex-commander, U.S.N., stood fast, ran a story reporting that the paper was being boycotted. Readers and retailers, although upset by the employment news, were realistic enough not to blame it on the Gazette, refused to go along with the realtors. By week's end, it was clear to all that Publisher Valentine had won his point: "Everyone in Antelope Valley is entitled to the news, whether good...