Fidel Castro Survives Assassination Attempt

Posted on October 23, 2009 by lmharnisch
Oct. 23, 1959, Times Cover
Oct. 23, 1959: The courts refuse to halt the steel strike … And Shostakovich is coming.

Oct. 23, 1959, Page 2

Farah Dibah, on a shopping trip to Paris, refuses to confirm reports that she is engaged to marry the shah of Iran.

Oct. 23, 1959, Reds

Harper Poulson, an "unsuccessful writer but a fairly successful machinist," describes his disillusionment with the Communist Party.

Oct. 23, 1959, Sports
Paul Zimmerman writes about the problems Rome faces in preparing for the 1960 Olympics.

A Gallup Poll finds that most Republican county chairmen prefer Vice President Richard Nixon over New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater and U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge in the 1960 presidential race. 

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2 Responses to Fidel Castro Survives Assassination Attempt

  1. Paul M. Mock's avatar Paul M. Mock says:
    October 23, 2009 at 10:55 am

    William Bendix played Vegas??????????

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  2. Bruce's avatar Bruce says:
    October 23, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Check out the story on Page 2 by Herman Wouk, presumably the novelist.

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