W. Pearson. president of the University of Miami. announced receipt of a $7.500 Federal grant to initiate a national defense education language development program. and a $75.000 Federal grant to aid Cuban scholars. Miami television station WTVJ began a daily news program in January in the Spanish language to keep the Cuban refugees abreast of the latest developments and ran a highly successful TV marathon to raise money for the Cuban Refugee Childrens Fund. In February of 1961. the Dade County Bar Association established an eightman committee to assist the Cuban refugees. The citizens who have devoted many hours of their time to this project are Jonathan Ammerman. Juan Carreras.
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