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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...China, which has been staging a major propaganda drive across Latin America (TIME, July 27). Last month Cuban Delegate Manuel Bisbe made the first open gesture by abstaining from backing the block-Red China bloc. Now Brazil's U.N. delegate, Augusto Frederico Schmidt, blusters that "popular outcry in our countries is becoming so strong on the Red China issue that we may soon have to give in and change our position...
Despite a 38,000-man army and wide popular support, Prime Minister Fidel Castro has not been able to stamp out a diehard local underground, backed by Castro-hating Cubans in Florida and the Dominican Republic. Giving it another try last week, Castro elevated his leftist, anti-U.S. brother Raúl, 28, to the newly created Cabinet post of Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces. Castro arms agents shopped the European markets for rifles, PT boats and Hawker Hunter jets...
Although many feel that the Band should march on, play the music for which it is so popular, then march off, the Band continues to present half-time shows, forming objects and words. The drillmaster is the man who must each week dream up formations to please the crowd. All presentations are approved by the athletic department in advance, but the Band always tries to include as much on the risque side as possible...
...total of 547 students, its lowest in the past eight years, puts it ahead of Mathematics 1a, the third most popular course. Fourth and fifth are English 126a, a course on Shakespeare, and Social Sciences...
Economics I has retained its title as the University's most popular elective course for the sixth consecutive year, edging out second-place Humanities 5 by an enrollment margin...