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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...only song whose words he knew-Tennessee Waltz. After about the sixth chorus, his voice had splintered to a teeth-chattering accompaniment, and Buie began to lose hope. He dozed a while. Then, two hours after he went overboard, he saw lights. It was the escort vessel Leslie L. B. Knox, sailing a random course between exercises. Buie yelled. A sharp-eared sailor on watch heard him, sounded the emergency rescue alarm. Searchlights blazed. Knox's helm swung hard over to circle, and Rescue Swimmer Harold Martin, 19, dived over the side, swam 30 yds. to Buie and hauled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Luckiest Afloat | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

...Privately a stern critic from the start of Castro's helter-skelter reforms, Pazos had joined a loose alliance with three other moderates: Minister of Public Works Manuel Ray Rivero, 35, a civil engineer who had worked hard rebuilding Cuba's shattered transportation system; Treasury Minister Rufo López Fresquet, 48, and bearded Faustino Pérez. 39, Minister for the Recovery of Stolen Government Property and a survivor of Castro's original invasion on the yacht Gramma...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: The Triumvirate | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

...been meeting every Thursday with Castro for skull sessions warning that his monstrous agrarian reform was devouring the Cuban economy. A few weeks ago, Pazos, Ray and Perez found that they were being followed by Castro's secret police and guessed that the game was lost. Only López Fresquet survived the shakeup, and he had already asked to be allowed to resign next month. To replace Ray, Castro for the first time named an open Communist, Osmani Cienfuegos, brother of missing Army Chief Camilo Cienfuegos, who only a few weeks ago joined the Popular Socialist (Communist) Party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CUBA: The Triumvirate | 12/7/1959 | See Source »

...inadequate publicity" and "unfortunate timing." On these grounds, we were able to collect about 300 signatures of dissatisfied seniors before the issue was completely clouded by yesterday's letter claiming that it is a personal petition. Patrick Liles Albert F. Cullen, Jr. Michael Graney Paul G. Kirk, Jr. Kelvin L. Kean David M. Donaldson John B. Watkins Michael Donahue

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MARSHAL PETITIONS (CONTINUED) | 12/2/1959 | See Source »

They are Jerome C. Axelrod '63, of Wigglesworth Hall and Houston, Tex.; Robert L. Beal '63, of Matthews Hall and Chestnut Hill; Daniel Del Solar '63, of Mower Hall and Santa Monica, Cal.; Gary M. Grikscheit '63, of Straus Hall and Birmingham; William C. Hodge '63, of Wigglesworth Hall and Springfield, Ohio;; Alfred J. Kahn '63, of Wigglesworth Hall and Houston, Tex.; Stephen A. Keese '63, of Stoughton Hall and Chattanooga, Tenn.; Phillip L. Stotter '63, of Greenough Hall and South River, N.J.; David W. Walker '63, of Thayer Hall and Canaan, N.Y.; and Ronald H. Winston '63, of Matthews...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardlings Elect | 12/2/1959 | See Source »

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