71.   Cruz Leon, whom Cuban authorities describe as a U.S.-trained Salvadoran army veteran, told the tribunal Monday that his motivation had been financial, not political.

72.   Cuban authorities agreed to grant exit visas to their immediate families.

73.   Cuban authorities are seeking the death penalty for Cruz Leon and the other suspect, Otto Rodriguez Llerena.

74.   Cuban authorities earlier this month arrested Raul Ernesto Cruz Leon, who they said had confessed to planting bombs at five hotels and a restaurant in Havana.

75.   Cuban authorities have claimed the two detainees acted on behalf of American interests.

76.   Cuban authorities have claimed the two were acting on behalf of American interests.

77.   Cuban authorities have issued no statements on the slayings.

78.   Cuban authorities on Thursday denied reports in the Mexican press that he had visited the island nation.

79.   Cuban authorities say that crime picked up this year as more smugglers with fast speedboats began charging to take Cubans to Florida.

80.   Cuban authorities say the law encourages its citizens to make dangerous journeys, usually at sea, in the hope of reaching American soil.