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Castro urges lifting Cuban embargo during surprise visit
Premier Fidel Castro greeted a group of 42 Minnesota businessmen with a standing ovation after an unscheduled appearance in Havana. He called the U.S. embargo a morality flawed measure of force and said its end would ease Washington Havana talks. Castro hinted at American sales of industrial tech and buying sugar, praising recent travel liberalization while naming Humprey Mondale and McGovern among well wishes.
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