Word: castros
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...former resident of Cuba for more than 13 years, I found your cover story on that country [Oct. 8] most interesting. How tragic to see a once beautiful tropical island crumble in the hands of an egomaniac like Fidel Castro...
...Cuban economy is in tatters, but certainly not "back where it started as a one-crop sugar producer." Cuba's economy before Castro was buoyant and quite diversified, although the sugar industry was the basic business, just as steel is in this country. Contrary to what you say, Castro is a very real threat. Nevertheless, your portrayal of Brother Raúl as the archetype of the bastard is quite accurate. NÉSTOR E. CRUZ GAVALDÁ Villanova University...
...also logical to presume that Castro decided a liberal emigration policy could reduce internal tension. Economically this has been one of Castro's worst years; he concentrated on a huge increase in sugar exports the season the bottom dropped out of the sugar market...
With a sharp decline in revenue from non-Communist trade, Cuba has become even more dependent on Russia's million-dollar-a-day dole and bonus of five million dollars annually for military expenditures. Castro, a hard-headed nationalist, doesn't want to remain perpetually dependent on Russian aid; thus he plows a good deal of the capital into the development of an infrastructure to lay the base for future production...
Reportedly, Castro felt that he could streamline his revolution by allowing the very young, the old, and the discontent to leave, eliminating a large segment of the population which consumes without producing. Theoretically the remaining devotees would be enthusiastic enough to suffer through the painful stages of development. Castro had nothing to lose and everything to gain...