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...mainland and in the island commonwealth, where the independence movement has won few votes and terrorism none. Puerto Rican Governor Carlos Romero Barceloó an ardent proponent of statehood, had opposed the release of the prisoners and pointedly left San Juan for a visit to the mainland to avoid the whole fuss over their return. Their release coincides with the campaign that will culminate in Puerto Rico's first presidential primaries, to be held in February and March of 1980. With straight faces, White House aides deny any link between the release of the prisoners and the island...
...revolution. Jaime Cardinal Sin, the country's spiritual leader as Archbishop of Manila, has clearly indicated his fears for the future if democracy is not restored. "The greatest punishment that God could give any country is civil war." he said recently. "That's what I want to avoid-civil...
With auto sales sagging and 85,900 workers already laid off, the union was in no mood for a walkout. GM, benefiting from the successful introduction of its small, front-wheel-drive cars, .was also eager to avoid a shutdown...
Joining the gridders in New York, the men's soccer team will also face Columbia, the defending Ivy League champion (sic). Coach George Ford's booters are coming off a disappointing year and will seek to avoid the abysmal start that chilled last year's title hopes...
...AVOID red meat, you won't find any refuge in eating fish. At the top of the food chain, fish can accumulate chemicals at up to 300 times the level in surrounding waters. If you eat fish regularly, chances are you've swallowed more than your share of the chemical PCB. Non-biodegradable, carcinogenic and shown to cause stillbirth, numbness in limbs and bone deformities, PCBs have been found in over 90 per cent of all Americans. Leaking from unprotected industrial dumps, gushing from factory pipelines and pouring out of the tank trucks of illegal dumpers, PCBs have permeated more...