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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
December 19, 196219 de diciembre de 1962 · Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. · Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer

The Daily news of the Virgin Islands

SourceFuente: The Daily news of the Virgin Islands · Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I. · December 19, 196219 de diciembre de 1962
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025327/1962-12-19/ed-1/?sp=8

In contextEn contexto

Assassination, 1965 Intervention, and BalaguerMagnicidio, Intervención de 1965 y Balaguer · 1961–1978

Following Trujillo's assassination on May 30, 1961, US papers covered Juan Bosch's brief presidency, the 1965 constitutionalist civil war, LBJ's deployment of 20,000 US troops, and the Balaguer era.Tras el ajusticiamiento de Trujillo en 1961, la prensa estadounidense cubrió la presidencia de Juan Bosch, la guerra civil de 1965 y el desembarco de 20,000 soldados estadounidenses.

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SummaryResumen

*The Daily News of the Virgin Islands* reported that the Dominican Council of State faced repeated Communist-led labor strikes and civil disturbances ahead of national elections. To maintain stability, the transitional government granted selective labor concessions while deporting roughly 30 communist leaders and guarding against Cuban-backed guerrilla operations.

*The Daily News of the Virgin Islands* informó que el Consejo de Estado dominicano enfrentaba reiteradas huelgas laborales y disturbios civiles liderados por comunistas en vísperas de las elecciones nacionales. Para preservar la estabilidad, el gobierno de transición otorgó concesiones laborales selectivas mientras deportaba a una treintena de dirigentes comunistas y se prevenía frente a operaciones guerrilleras apoyadas por Cuba.

A note: the passage found for this article seems to run into the item beside it on the page, so read this summary as a first pass until the article itself is ready.Una nota: el pasaje encontrado para este artículo parece mezclarse con el texto vecino en la página, así que lea este resumen como una primera versión hasta que el artículo mismo esté listo.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

From the original pageDe la página original

The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

impossible by creating disorder.‘

Communist street riots broka

out in June, July and August.

But democratic counterforces!

drove out the Reds off the streets’

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bharassing, the regime with

strikes. Trujillo allowed ~the

Communists to organize labor

here as a threat to the U.S.—

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THE DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19; 1962

and they control 31 unions.

First, they tried to paralyze

the important sugar export in

dustry. Next, textile workers

threatened a walkout. In No

vember, the public employes

}threatened to tie up all election

preparations. More recently, the

electrical workers became res

tive.

Each time the Council of State

gave in to their demands, in or

der to buy time. Meanwhile,

however, some 30 key Commuui

ist .leaders were quietly shipped

abroad.

WATCHFUL AGAINST

GUERRILLAS

With Fidel Castro inciting

Dominicans to violence from

nearby Cuba, the Council has had

to keep a sharp watch against

armed outbreaks and guerrilla

flareups. A cache of Red arms

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How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Daily news of the Virgin Islands. (1962). Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V.I., 1962-12-19. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025327/1962-12-19/ed-1/?sp=8

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Daily news of the Virgin Islands, 1962-12-19.

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