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Sugar, socialism, and looming ties in modern Cuba
The piece surveys Cuba twenty years into the socialist era, noting private land alongside state control, centralized planning, and sugar as the lifeblood. It cites a 60 percent export share to socialist nations, volatile world sugar prices, and hints at renewed U.S. trade interest through interviews with officials and reports of American visitors.
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Cuba
Caribbean
Havana
New York City
Boston Braves
Chile
Colombia
Fidelcastro
Sierra Maestra
Malecon
Ocean
Europe
United States
Lawrence Theriot
Commerce Department
Marcolo Fernandez Font
Aid
Congress
Meyer Lansky