Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 2, 1965: Refugees fleeing Cuba

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Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 2, 1965: Refugees fleeing Cuba





















Stormy weather struck today in the Florida Straits corridor for Cuban refugees trying to reach Key West, and Prime Minister Fidel Castro was reported to have stopped further departures because of the dangerous seas. Nearly 400 men, women and children arrived on the heels of a federal government pledge that the nation, not Florida alone, would help them find new homes. The Coast Guard cutter McCullough, sent to Key West from Boston for rescue duty, brought nearly 300 refugees, some of them picked up in dramatic rescues. Ten small boats, some in tow, brought more than 100 others. Winds of  …
Source: Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 2, 1965: Refugees fleeing Cuba