Word: jamaica
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Cuba had diplomatic relations with only two of the 23 members of the Organization of American States. One was Mexico, the only country that did not go along with the economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on Castro, at U.S. urging, by the OAS in 1964. The other was Jamaica, which did not join the OAS until 1969. But the OAS policy of isolation has been broken not only by Peru but also by Chile, where the Marxist government re-established relations with Havana in November 1970. Panama and Ecuador are expected to follow before very long...
...share of the new tourists, but traveling abroad is becoming the more fashionable vacation. The InterAmerican Travel Agents Society estimates that 16% of all U.S. travelers going abroad this year will be blacks, up from 5% in 1965. Canada and countries where blacks are established government leaders, such as Jamaica and Trinidad, are already favorite black vacation destinations. This year more U.S. blacks than ever will visit African countries. An increasing number of black travelers are also jetting to such varied places as Japan, Hong Kong, Spain, France and Great Britain. South Africa and Rhodesia, split by racial turmoil...
...North America-Carribean Zone playoffs, the field had narrowed to Mexico, Guatamala, Jamaica and the United States. With two games left, against Mexico and Jamaica, the U.S. could do no worse to win one and tie one to avoid elimination...
...Americans managed to hold a heavily favored Mexican team to a 2-2 deadlock, and beat Jamaica in St. Louis, 2-1, thus guaranteeing them one of the two places allotted to their zone...
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