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...temporarily out of control or perhaps an actor at the height of his powers. On one memorable occasion in Yugoslavia, he rolled in the dust of a rural roadside in an impromptu wrestling match with Georgy Malenkov. During his 1960 visit to the United Nations, he called ceremoniously on Fidel Castro at his hotel in Harlem, and conducted a flamboyant press conference from the balcony of the Soviet embassy on Park Avenue...
...decision may leave stranded thousands of Cubans who have had to give up their jobs and property to apply for a flight to the U.S. The Cuban government gave no reason for its decision, but there seemed no lack of possible causes. One theory had it that Premier Fidel Castro had got rid of all the opponents he wanted to see depart. Another was that the Soviet Union was displeased with the exodus because it gave Communism a black eye. Cuba might also have been concerned that the airlift was creating a "brain drain" of skilled and professional workers...
...that the Alliance has fallen far short of its own noble goals. "The Alliance raised high hopes that Washington was not prepared to fulfill," says the head of a Peruvian research organization. "Many Latins soon realized that the Alliance was just John Kennedy's crash reaction to Fidel Castro...
...must give the North American volleyball team a very polite welcome," said Premier Fidel Castro during a 55-minute speech. "They are representatives of the North American people, not their government. No one should compare their trip here with Yankee imperialism." Meanwhile the U.S. volleyball team, in Cuba for a series of warmup games for the 1972 Olympics, was getting a glimpse of life behind the Sugar Cane Curtain. One bit of information gleaned from the Cubans by Team Physician Dr. Robert Pike was the reason Castro's speeches are so long. "They told me that Castro realizes...
...Cubans were exuberant, to the particular discomfort of the Canadian team. Billeted next door to the Cubans, the Canadians complained that they were kept awake half the night by the sound of bongo drums. "Someone told us Fidel Castro put through a phone call of congratulations," explained one Canadian athlete, "and the Cubans went wild...