From mail.infocom.etecsa.cu!radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu Fri Mar 14 16:52:20 1997 Return-Path: mail.infocom.etecsa.cu!radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu Received: from dns2.infocom.etecsa.cu ([169.158.64.1]) by nyxfer.blythe.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id QAA11852 for ; Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:52:12 -0500 Received: by dns2.infocom.etecsa.cu (Smail3.1.28.1 #3) id m0w5et9-0002MmC; Fri, 14 Mar 97 16:51 EST Received: from manati.in.etecsa.cu by dns2.infocom.etecsa.cu with SMTP id XXXXXXXX-Xa04281; Fri, 14 Mar 97 16:51 EST Received: by manati.in.etecsa.cu (Smail3.1.28.1 #3) id m0w5esi-0001TiC; Fri, 14 Mar 97 16:51 EST Message-Id: Subject: RHC March 14, 1997 To: reg.cuba@conf.igc.apc.org Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 16:51:19 -0500 (EST) From: "Lic. Jorge L. Ruiz" Cc: nyt@blythe.org, cubaseccion@igc.ap.org, radiohc@mail.infocom.etecsa.cu (Lic. Jorge L. Ruiz) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL13] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Length: 8192 Status: RO CUBANEWS FROM RADIO HAVANA CUBA March 14th, 1997 The following items are taken from RADIO HAVANA CUBA's International Shortwave Service in English for Friday, March 14th, 1997. Today's stories: 1.- 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON PRESIDENTIAL PALACE MARKED IN HAVANA 2.- CUBAN LEADER MEETS VISITING TURKISH HEALTH MINISTER 3.- US NEW MIAMI POST RECOGNIZES HIGH QUALITY OF CUBA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. 4.- CUBA AND NIGER SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENTS. 5.- CUBAN MUSICIANS BEAT THE GUINNES RECORD OF THE LONGEST SON. 6.- SPANISH RADIO STATION COLLECTS TOYS FOR CUBAN CHILDREN. 7.- CHILEANS SUFFERING FROM NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES WILL BE TREATED IN CUBA. 8.- CUBAN CIGAR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ENTER ELITE FRENCH ASSOCIATION. 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATTACK ON PRESIDENTIAL PALACE MARKED IN HAVANA Havana, march 14 (RHC).- Before thousands of Cubans at Havana's Revolution Square, President Fidel Castro termed as courageous and audacious the 1957 student assault against dictator Fulgencio Batista's presidential palace. The Cuban leader was the keynote speaker Wednesday, March 13th, on the 40th anniversary of the failed attack organized by the Student Directorate, led by Jose Antonio Echeverria. Dictator Batista was forced to flee to the roof of the presidential palace, while the student revolutionaries reached the third floor of the building, fighting every step of the way. Echeverria and 24 other revolutionaries were killed in the action. After placing a floral reef at the placard dedicated to Echeverria, thousands marched to Revolution Square, led by Cuba's Federation of University Students. Cuban President Fidel Castro said that since Batista's military coup on March 10, 1952, the University of Havana became a solid bastion of revolutionary struggle. He said the attack on the presidential palace demonstrated that the Cuban people did not fear Batista's repressive army, despite all the sophisticated weapons and equipment provided by the United States. On the occasion of this solemn anniversary, President Castro reiterated Cuba's rejection of Washington's so-called democratic transition program for the island, calling it perverse, cynical and immoral. He said that Cubans already know what such a transition would mean, because Cuba has not only lived the savage capitalism predicated by Washington, but also because the modern transitions that have occurred in the world have proven to be transitions towards hell -in an implicit reference to the chaos and poverty reigning in many countries of the former Soviet Union. In reference to Helms-Burton, Cuban President Fidel Castro said that a year has passed, and we're still here. CUBAN LEADER MEETS VISITING TURKISH HEALTH MINISTER Havana, march 14 (RHC).- Cuban President Fidel Castro received in Havana the health minister of Turkey, Yildirim Aktuna, currently on an official visit to the island. Turkey has expressed interest in cooperating with Cuba in the island's pharmaceutical industry, the production of vaccines, family medicine, the construction of medical equipment and in biotechnology and genetic engineering. US NEW MIAMI POST RECOGNIZES HIGH QUALITY OF CUBA'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. Havana, March 14th(RHC)-- The US newspaper, the New Miami Post has published an interview with renowned Cuban orthopedist, Rodrigo Alvarez Cambra. The Miami-based newspaper says Cuba has 65 thousand physicians, 10 times more than before the triumph of the Revolution. Dr Cambra spoke with the New Miami Post after attending an international conference in San Francisco, California. The paper highlights the high quality treatment at Havana's Frank Pais Orthopedical Hospital which is run by Dr Cambra. The distinguished Cuban physician told the US newspaper that treatment for foreign patients is inexpensive because "We don't want to profit from patient's diseases or swindle anyone. We just want to charge what is necessary to keep the hospital functioning". CUBA AND NIGER SIGN COOPERATION AGREEMENTS. Havana, March 14th(RHC)-- The 1st Niger-Cuba Joint Intergovernmental Commission came to an end Thursday with three cooperation protocols. Cooperation agreements include the exemption of visas, cooperation between the two nations' foreign ministries and economic cooperation. The bilateral joint intergovernmental commission was headed by Niger's Foreign Minister Ibrahim Asanne Mayaki and deputy Cuban foreign minister Jorge Bolanos. Business possibilities in the sugar,light and pharmaceutical industries were also at issue. Cuban authorities have officially invited Niger's Health and Trade Ministers as well as businesspeople to visit Cuba. CUBAN MUSICIANS BEAT THE GUINNES RECORD OF THE LONGEST SON . Havana, March 14th(RHC)-- At the stroke of 12 A.M Thursday, Cuban salsa bands entered the Guinnes Book of Records with the longest son rhythm ever performed. For one hundred hours one hundred musical groups took to the stage of the Benny More Hall at the La Tropical brewery in Havana to beat a 30 hour record set in the Spanish city of Barcelona. Cuban world high jump champion, Javier Sotomayor, and British diplomat, Robert Edward, among other international celebrities on the jury,, now have the responsibility of registering the record. The competition was sponsored by the Cosmopolitan Caribbean Music record company. SPANISH RADIO STATION COLLECTS TOYS FOR CUBAN CHILDREN. Madrid, March 14th(RHC)-- Spain's M-80 radio station has shipped a hundred thousand toys to Cuba's children. Radio announcers of a popular Spanish humor show known as "Gomaespuma" will travel to Cuba next March 20th to officially present the donation. The gift is the result of a solidarity with Cuba drive conducted by M-80 radio in Madrid. The United Nations Children's Fund and the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples -ICAP- covered transportation costs. The toys will be given to Physically and mentally disabled children. In addition, Spain's M-80 radio announcers will broadcast live from Cuba to Spain with Cuban celebrities. CHILEANS SUFFERING FROM NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES WILL BE TREATED IN CUBA. Havana, March 14th(RHC)-- Cuba's internationally renown Neurological Restoration Center and Chile's Technological Medicine Association have agreed to treat Chilean patients in Cuba. Under the agreement signed in Santiago de Chile, patients suffering from neurological diseases will be sent to Cuba after being evaluated by local experts. Cuba's International Neurological Restoration Center has developed new techniques for the surgical treatment of Parkinson disease and therapies for the treatment of nervous disorders. CUBAN CIGAR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES ENTER ELITE FRENCH ASSOCIATION. Havana, March 14th(RHC)-- Three Cuban cigar executives have been declared members of the French Jean Nicot association. The French Cigar Association advocates for the defense of the cigar. The director of the Partagas Cigar Factory, Ernesto Lopez, the director of Tobacco Enterprises, Osvaldo Encarnacion, and the president of the Council of the Group Habanos S.A are the new members of the prestigious professional association. For the complete RADIO HAVANA CUBA NEWSCAST and other features, please write for our daily broadcast schedule. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Postal Address: Radio Havana Cuba, P.O.Box 6240 Havana, Cuba Telephone: (53) (7) 791053 Fax: (53) (7) 795007