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...organize themselves will succeed or, if they fail, what positions the inevitable factions will take. Two rival camps are slowly emerging, however. One camp is led by Heberto Castillo, an engineering professor at UNAM who organized the teacher faction which supported the students in 1968, and by Cervantes Cabeza de Vaca, one of the most charismatic student leaders. Castillo and other long experienced radicals spent two years in jail after the 1968 movement. While in Lecumberri prison (the same prison where Hyland is now staying) they greatly influenced student leaders such as Cabeza de Vaca who were also there...

Author: By Robert J. Hildreth, | Title: Mexico's Students: One Step in Front of The Tanks | 11/3/1971 | See Source »

Castillo and Cabeza de Vaca are currently campaigning throughout Mexico for a national student party. They argue that the demonstration of June 10 was a foolish waste of lives since President Echeverria had freed all student prisoners shortly before the protest, thus removing any reason to have the march in the first place. Generally they believe that Echeverria would like to create a more open democracy, but that powerful business interests connected with American firms will discourage the president from his good intentions unless a student party can push him the other...

Author: By Robert J. Hildreth, | Title: Mexico's Students: One Step in Front of The Tanks | 11/3/1971 | See Source »

...Cabeza de Vaca (CBS, 10-11 a.m.). World premiere of the last work of the late U.S. composer, George Antheil. Based on the travels of the 16th century Spanish explorer Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, the performance is by the CBS Symphony Orchestra and the Amor Artis chorus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema, Television, Theater, Books: Jun. 8, 1962 | 6/8/1962 | See Source »

...life Alfonso Cabeza de Vaca, 17th Marquis de Portago, thirsted for thrills. He found them in speed and sport. He was tempted by any activity tinged with danger, finally decided that the second-to-second uncertainty of auto racing brought him nearest to his heart's desire. When he wheeled his 3.8 liter fire-red Ferrari into the start of Italy's Mille Miglia last week, "Fons" de Portago was a happy man. Perhaps (although none can say) he died...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Thirst for Thrills | 5/20/1957 | See Source »

Last week Syntex announced that a group of its chemists headed by Dr. George Rosenkranz had at last accomplished the feat, starting with diosgenin from cabeza de negro. They transformed it by 18 chemical steps to "Reichstein's Compound D,* which had been found in minute quantities in the adrenal gland, but had never been synthesized. Only three more steps were needed to turn this compound into cortisone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Cortisone Jackpot? | 7/16/1951 | See Source »

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