Florida Growers VS. The Myth of The Everglades

Not So Sweet in Sugar Land Magazine October 14, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 49 | Section: BUSINESS 582 Words MARC LEVENSON PETER KATEL FLORIDA GROWERS VS. THE MYTH OF THE EVERGLADES Alligators, airboats, endless acres of saw grass swaying gently in the breeze: these are the images of Florida’s Everglades. The reality is very different.…

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…

The William Kennedy Smith Rape Saga

WHAT HAPPENED IN PALM BEACH? LARRY MARTZ PETER KATEL TEDDY KENNEDY’S BACHELOR PARTY WINDS UP WITH HIS NEPHEW ACCUSED OF RAPE It would be sad enough if Teddy Kennedy’s demons had blighted only his own life. Now they are eating his young the third generation of Kennedys, already scarred with their own tragedies of drink,…

Peter Katel in “The Gulf Crew” – Persian Gulf Conflict

NEWSWEEK’s Troops in the Persian Gulf Magazine March 11, 1991 | Newsweek Page: 4 | Section: BYLINES 801 Words In order to cover the full story of the Persian Gulf conflict, NEWSWEEK deployed a large–and experienced–team to the region; eight correspondents were in the area at various times. The “Gulf Crew,” as they came to…