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As tight a little tyranny as ever flourished in the Caribbean is beige-colored Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina's in the Dominican Republic. Behind the superb 16th Century bastions of Santo Domingo, where once Christopher Columbus was jailed, there are now few political prisoners because they are all dead...
Once with 1,500 men Morgan attacked a Federal garrison of 2,500, got clean away with 1,800 prisoners, some much-needed socks and boots. For this exploit he was made a brigadier-general. Morgan's first wife, an invalid, died in the third month of the war. His...
4) Adopted a cautious resolution favoring "a sound American dollar" and recommending "careful study by our government of the dangers of inflation." Urging a stronger stand, onetime National Commander Henry Leonidas Stevens Jr. cried:
The Eastern Shore of Maryland bore the full brunt of the storm. The waves washed clean through Ocean City to the inner bay. Cars were buried in sand. At Salisbury all able-bodied men were drafted to dig a ditch to divert the Wicomico River and save the town. At...
Rufus Boyd Jr.. executive vice president. Last year A. P. I. members decided they wanted a president who would be more than a shirt front. They elected Amos Leonidas Beaty and decided to depart from tradition, pay him a salary (reported at $50,000). Many members were against the...