May 10, 1993 | Newsweek Author: SPENCER REISS with PETER KATEL in Miami | Page: 45 | Section: National Affairs There are many ways to get to Florida, but few rank with Jose Luis Palin’s trip from hell. In early March, he and four friends pushed off from a Cuban beach on a couple of…
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Loopholes In Cuba
After Fidel, a Deluge of Deals Magazine June 29, 1992 | Newsweek Author: SPENCER REISSPETER KATEL | Page: 42 | Section: BUSINESS U.S. BUSINESSES GET READY FOR A POST-CASTRO CUBA SPENCER REISS PETER KATEL It must be a comfort to some true believer somewhere that Havana is still the kind of place where Fidel Castro…
Cuba In The 1992 Summer Olypmics
THE BEST TEAM MONEY CAN’T BUY Magazine June 8, 1992 | Newsweek Author: PETER KATEL | Page: 62 | Section: SOCIETY OLYMPICS ’92 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN THE U.S., CUBA’S BASEBALL STARS MIGHT EARN MILLIONS. FOR NOW, THEY ONLY PURSUE OLYMPIC GOLD. PETER KATEL They’re having trouble selling their sugar. They’re running low on medicine and…
The Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba
‘The Only Dream Left Is to Get Out’ Magazine August 12, 1991 | Newsweek Author: SPENCER REISS and PETER KATEL | Page: 38 | Section: INTERNATIONAL 1180 Words THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES IN HAVANA SHOWCASE THE BANKRUPTCY OF FIDEL CASTRO’S CUBA You can bask for hours in the calm blue water off Playa Santa Maria,…
Flights Open from Havana to Miami
The Plane People of Miami Magazine May 20, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 41 | Section: INTERNATIONAL 800 Words SPENCER REISS IN MIAMI PETER KATEL IN HAVANA Castro’s new freedom flights-round trip The Miami Cubans in their Vanilla Ice T-shirts and Gucci loafers cheer and wave in the airport greeting area. The arriving passengers, dazed, wander…
Peter Katel in Cuba – “Havana traffic consists largely of bicycles”
One Man Is an Island -The Holdouts -Newsweek – September 9, 1991. page 39 September 9, 1991 | Newsweek | Peter Katel | Page 39 ONE MAN IS AN ISLAND PETER KATEL CASTRO HASN’T A FRIEND IN THE POST – SOVIET WORLD One of the most popular planks in Russian President Boris Yeltsin’s campaign platform…