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Summerlin was also the recipient of the Maria Moors Cabot award given by
Columbia University to journalist for the advancement of understanding for the people of Latin America and the Caribbean. While stationed in Havana, Cuba Summerlin became well acquainted with Fidel Castro and Ernest Hemingway.
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Summerlin was the person responsible for informing
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