Word: yanquisl
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Next morning, before U.S. Ambassador Robert Butler could apologize for his countrymen's disgraceful behavior, 200 University of Havana students massed in front of the embassy, fired stones through a window, tried to haul down the U.S. flag, yelled: "Out with the yanquisl" Shirt-sleeved students gave Butler an angry escort as he drove first to the Ministry of State, then to Marti's statue, where he planted a wreath of yellow dahlias (cost: $50, paid by the Navy) and read an apology in English: "[I wish to express my very profound regret at the unfortunate conduct...
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