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Cubans Seek Asylum After Poison Laden Plane Intercept
Fourteen Cuban refugees landing in Homestead, after piloting a stolen AN-2 crop duster loaded with parathion, are escorted by jets to Miami for processing. They and the aircraft are seized as doctors treat illness from fumes and authorities assess asylum claims.
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Homestead
Fla
Florida Straits
South
Florida
Cardenas
Cuba
Miami
Freedom House
U. S
Poison Control Center
Antonov Corp
Russia
Air Defense Command