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The article reports on the appointment of the National Advisory Committee on Inter-American Affairs by the U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower in 1959. The appointment is attributed to the worsening relations of the country with Cuba and Panama. Cuban Ministry of State rolls a pamphlet containing atrocity pictures which proved that the country was responsible for Havana bombing and strafing. In response, Cuban Minister Ra Roa delivers a white paper charging economic aggression.

The article reports that Time Inc. has published the new magazine "Life En Espanol" in the U.S. "Life En Espanol" is the first foreign language publication to be launched by Time Inc. The magazine is edited and translated in New York City and is printed in Chicago, Illinois. The magazine features Latin American writers and journalists including Leonor Villanueva, Alberto Cellario and Walter Montenegro.

The article features the U.S. general store Sears, Roebuck & Co. It was run by Robert Elkington Wood, who took advantage of the rising U.S. birth rate by investing 300 million U.S. dollars in 92 new Sears stores in the U.S. and Latin America in 1952. Clothing manufacturer Julius Rosenwald helped the general store fill orders and became its biggest supplier. Under the guidance of General Robert Wood, Sears achieved mass-merchandising success.

The article focuses on U.S. Presidential Envoy Adlai Stevenson for Latin America. It mentions that being a presidential envoy for Latin America, Stevenson was responsible for bringing peace within the region. However, it states that Stevenson suffered the greatest humiliation of his career after an attack against Communist forces of Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, at the Bay of Pigs in April 1961.

The article focuses on the policy implemented by U.S. President Richard Nixon to improve its partnership with Latin America. It states that Nixon's policy demands for a balanced partnership instead of an alliance dominated by Americans. It says that the recommendations were based from Nelson Rockefeller's findings which show that Latin Americans are disappointed by the U.S.' domineering policies. It adds that the policy was presented before the Inter-American Press Association in Washington.

The article discusses the accomplishments of W.R. Grace & Co. in the U.S. It states that chief executive officer (CEO) Peter Grace's studies on chemistry paid off as it successfully established the company as one of the largest chemical companies in the U.S. In addition to its acquisition of several companies, Grace is reportedly spending 17 million dollars annually on research to determine where it will expand next.

The article presents a case study on the investment of the U.S. in the political fate of Chile in the early 1960s. It says that Eduardo Frei, leader of the Christian Democratic Party in Chile, became the recipient of American political counsel and financial help. However, Marxist Salvador Allende's Socialist Party continued to grow that it became a case for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It reveals that Soviet propaganda blames the CIA for the Chilean coup and the death of Allende.

The article offers information on U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson, who conducted visits to Europe and Latin America. Among the countries he visited include Berlin, Germany and Vienna, Austria. Acheson reported on his meeting with Austrian chancellor Leopold Figl, who presented him with a performance of the Children's Ballet of the Vienna Opera.

The article offers information on the Alliance for Progress program. It states that the program is initiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy, which aims at establishing economic cooperation between the North and South Americas. It states that for the last six months, 99 loans totaling to 973 million dollars in cash and credits have been granted into Latin America. Furthermore, it offers details on several development loan funding by the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank.

The article discusses the impact of the U.S. Monroe Doctrine on Soviet Union's aggression on Latin American nations. Soviet Union's Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev stressed that attack on Cuba would result to retaliation against the U.S. and that the Monroe Doctrine is no longer valid. However, 17 Latin American countries allied with the U.S. making the Doctrine a multilateral concern.