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My own earliest memories are of exiles : my three brothers and I were taken often to the United States `` to visit relatives '' while my father stayed on to fight the dictator Machado. | stayed on | {
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My own earliest memories are of exiles : my three brothers and I were taken often to the United States `` to visit relatives '' while my father stayed on to fight the dictator Machado. | fight | {
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When it was my turn, I, too, printed the truth as I knew it about Batista, and rejoiced to see his regime topple. | was | {
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When it was my turn, I, too, printed the truth as I knew it about Batista, and rejoiced to see his regime topple. | see | {
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None of us was aware that the biggest fight was still ahead. | was | {
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None of us was aware that the biggest fight was still ahead. | was | {
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I was full of hope as Fidel Castro came into Havana. | was | {
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I was full of hope as Fidel Castro came into Havana. | came | {
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Within a week, however, I began to suspect that something was wrong. | began | {
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Within a week, however, I began to suspect that something was wrong. | was | {
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For Castro was bringing Cuba not freedom, but hatred. | bringing | {
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He spent long hours before the TV spitting out promises of revenge. | spent | {
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He spent long hours before the TV spitting out promises of revenge. | spitting out | {
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He showed us how he dealt with his enemies : he executed them before TV cameras. | showed | {
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He showed us how he dealt with his enemies : he executed them before TV cameras. | dealt | {
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He showed us how he dealt with his enemies : he executed them before TV cameras. | executed | {
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On home sets children were watching the death throes of men who were shot before the paredon, the firing wall. | watching | {
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On home sets children were watching the death throes of men who were shot before the paredon, the firing wall. | shot | {
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He seemed bent on coupling them with vengeance. | seemed | {
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He seemed bent on coupling them with vengeance. | coupling | {
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New schools were rising, but with this went a harsh proclamation : any academic degree earned during Batista 's regime was invalid. | rising | {
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New schools were rising, but with this went a harsh proclamation : any academic degree earned during Batista 's regime was invalid. | went | {
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New schools were rising, but with this went a harsh proclamation : any academic degree earned during Batista 's regime was invalid. | earned | {
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New schools were rising, but with this went a harsh proclamation : any academic degree earned during Batista 's regime was invalid. | was | {
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He had promised cheaper housing : arbitrarily he cut all rents in half, whether the landlord was a millionaire speculator or a widow whose only income was the rental of a spare room. | promised | {
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Under another law, hundreds of farms were seized. | seized | {
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Farm workers had their wages cut almost in half. | cut | {
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Of this, only 50 cents a day was paid in cash, the rest in script usable only in `` People 's Stores ''. | paid | {
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A suspicion was growing that Fidel Castro was a Communist. | growing | {
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In my mind, I began to review : his use of hate to gain support ; his People 's Courts ; his division of society into two classes, one the hero, the other the villain. | began | {
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But most disturbing of all were the advisers he called to sit with him in the Palace ; many came from Communist countries. | were | {
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What should I do about it, I asked myself? | do | {
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I had watched Castro handling his enemies before the paredon. | watched | {
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There was no doubt in my mind that if I crossed him, mobs would appear outside our windows shouting `` Paredon! | was | {
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What should I do? | do | {
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I was proud of the new buildings which housed Diario now : the rotogravures, gleaming behind glass doors ; the thump and whir of our new presses. | was | {
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I was proud of the new buildings which housed Diario now : the rotogravures, gleaming behind glass doors ; the thump and whir of our new presses. | gleaming | {
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Then one day, early in January, 1960, I sat down at my desk, and suddenly I was aware of the crucifix. | sat down | {
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Then one day, early in January, 1960, I sat down at my desk, and suddenly I was aware of the crucifix. | was | {
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It was a simple ivory crucifix which my mother had given me. | was | {
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It was a simple ivory crucifix which my mother had given me. | given | {
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I had mounted it on velvet and hung it over my desk to remind me always to use the power of the paper in a Christian manner. | mounted | {
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I had mounted it on velvet and hung it over my desk to remind me always to use the power of the paper in a Christian manner. | hung | {
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I had mounted it on velvet and hung it over my desk to remind me always to use the power of the paper in a Christian manner. | remind | {
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I had mounted it on velvet and hung it over my desk to remind me always to use the power of the paper in a Christian manner. | use | {
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Now it seemed almost as if Jesus were looking down at me with sadness in His eyes, saying : | seemed | {
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Now it seemed almost as if Jesus were looking down at me with sadness in His eyes, saying : | looking | {
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Now it seemed almost as if Jesus were looking down at me with sadness in His eyes, saying : | saying | {
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`` You will lose the paper. | lose | {
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You may lose your life. | lose | {
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But do you have any choice ''? | have | {
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I knew in that moment that I did not have any choice. | knew | {
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I knew in that moment that I did not have any choice. | have | {
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From that day on I began to write editorials about the things I did not think correct in Fidel Castro 's regime. | began | {
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From that day on I began to write editorials about the things I did not think correct in Fidel Castro 's regime. | write | {
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From that day on I began to write editorials about the things I did not think correct in Fidel Castro 's regime. | think | {
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`` The food is wonderful and it is a lot of fun to be here ''! | is | {
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`` The food is wonderful and it is a lot of fun to be here ''! | is | {
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`` The food is wonderful and it is a lot of fun to be here ''! | be | {
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So wrote a ten year old student in a letter to his parents from North Country School, Lake Placid, New York. | wrote | {
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Because the food is selected with thought for its nutritional value, care for its origin, and prepared in a manner that retains the most nutrients, the food does taste good. | selected | {
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Because the food is selected with thought for its nutritional value, care for its origin, and prepared in a manner that retains the most nutrients, the food does taste good. | prepared | {
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Because the food is selected with thought for its nutritional value, care for its origin, and prepared in a manner that retains the most nutrients, the food does taste good. | taste | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | served | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | allows | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | assimilate | {
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"make similar",
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | eat | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | are | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | laid | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | releases | {
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When served in a psychological atmosphere that allows young bodies to assimilate the greatest good from what they eat because they are free from tension, a foundation is laid for a high level of health that releases the children from physical handicaps to participate with enjoyment in the work assignments, the athletic... | participate | {
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Situated in a region of some of the loveliest mountain scenery in the country, the school buildings are located amid open fields and farm lands. | Situated | {
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Situated in a region of some of the loveliest mountain scenery in the country, the school buildings are located amid open fields and farm lands. | are | {
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These contemporary structures, beautifully adapted to a school in the country, are home to 60 children, ages eight to fourteen, grades four through eight. | adapted | {
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These contemporary structures, beautifully adapted to a school in the country, are home to 60 children, ages eight to fourteen, grades four through eight. | are | {
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From fourteen states and three foreign countries they come to spend the months from mid-September to June. | come | {
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From fourteen states and three foreign countries they come to spend the months from mid-September to June. | spend | {
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The Director, Walter E. Clark, believes that a school with children living full time in its care must take full responsibility for their welfare. | believes | {
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"believe%2:31:00::"
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