The U.S government has denied visas to 61 Cuban scholars who were scheduled to take part in the Latin American Studies Association convention next week in Las Vegas. Meanwhile the U.S has allowed three anti-Castro militants who were recently released from a Panamanian jail to enter the country. The three men were arrested after being caught attempting to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro during a visit to Panama. A column in today’s Daily News summarizes the U.S policy towards Cubans as this “Terrorists yes, scholars no.”