CUBA
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Was the 26th of July Movement, led by
Castro, Communist dominated? When and
how did the Communists get control?
At the time of its gaining power in
Cuba, Castro’s.26th of July Movement
had become a.symbol of the legitimate
aspiration of the Cuban people. Many
liberal and reform-minded Cubans sup
ported Castro and his movement. In
creasing Communist influence became
noticeable in 1959 and accelerated in
1960. By 1961 known Communists were
increasingly being placed in top govern
ment positions, and plans were set for
merging the movement with the Cuban Com
munist Party. On December 1, 1961,
Castro himself announced that he was a
Marxist-Leninist.
Why did the U. S. Government not
realize Castro was a Communist all along?
Although he has long been inclined to
ward the left, Castro did not openly es
pouse the Communist ideology - betraying
the followers of his revolution - until
after his regime was firmly installed in
Havana* Even in his early administra
tions there were numerous respected and
/ moderate leaders. The true nature of
v the regime, even this was recognized by
many Cubans, did not alter the fact that
Castro was entrenched in power.
Why did the U. S. wait so long before
taking action against Cuba?
Ever since the Cuban Government adop
ted an antagonistic policy toward the
U. S., our government has taken action
which it deemed appropriate to the
circumstances, beginning with restric
tions against imports of Cuban sugar
(its primary source of income) in 1960
and continuing though measures to block
exports by Cuba of weapons and propagan
da to ..other Latin American countries.
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Pilots Take Note; People Unaware
How Easy Job Is
What does the average small boy want
to be when he grows up* An astronaut,
perhaps. Or an aircraft pilot* The
idea of flight stirs his imagination -
ask any youngster. But don’t broach
the subject to one laddie in .California
who explained his dream in an essay for
his third-grade teacher* It was pub
lished without comment in The Shield,
a United Air Lines company magazine.
“I want to be an airline pilot be
cause it’s a fun job and easy to do,"
he wrote* "That’s why there are so
many pilots flying around today.
Pilots don’t need much school. They
just have to learn to read numbers so
they can read instruments. I guess
they should be able to read maps so
they can find their way if they get
lost.
"Pilots should be brave so they won't
be scared if its foggy and they can't
see, or if a wing or a motor falls off
they should stay calm so they'll know
what to do.
"The salary pilots make is another
thing I like. They make more money
than they can spend. This is because
most people think plane flying is dan
gerous except pilots don't because
they know how easy it is.
"There isn't much I don't like except
that girls like pilots and all the
stewardesses want to marry pilots so
they always chase them away so they
won't bother them.
•• i hope I don't get airsick because
I get carsick and if I get airsick I
couldn't be a pilot and then I'd have
to go to work*
Prosecutor: "Explain to the jury why
you shot your husband with a bow and
arrow."
Defendent: "I didn't want to wake the
children#’*
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