Word: commonwealth
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...Humphrey was in San Juan, along with Senator William Fulbright, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. They were bidding goodbye to an old friend and welcoming a new one as the next Governor of Puerto Rico. Stepping down at last was Luis Muñoz Marin, 66, the island commonwealth's leader for the past 16 years. Into the Governor's La Fortaleza palace went Roberto Sánchez Vilella, 51, Muñoz' able Secretary of State (Vice Governor) and hand-picked successor who has worked faithfully for el maestro since 1948. "There is no substitute...
...more than 50 major U.S. companies are spread over the island. He brought in the hotelmen who turned Puerto Rico into the Caribbean's richest tourist market, with 500,000 visitors spending $100 million last year. In 1952, Muñoz won U.S. approval for a unique "commonwealth" status, combining many advantages of statehood (U.S. protection and citizenship) with those of a possession (no federal taxes). All of this has combined to give Puerto Rico an annual per-capita income of $830, highest in Latin America...
...current bestsellers are Spanish-styled cribs made of walnut and boys' slacks cut along Italian lines. The impact of foreign travel-2,800,000 Americans went abroad last year-is reflected in the fact that Macy's now sells more British goods than any store outside the Commonwealth...
Belden Daniels, one of the directors of the Commonwealth Service Corps, spoke to the chairman of the PBH committees and asked their help in establishing "a network of PBH's all over the Commonwealth...
Alan R. Liebgett '66 was sworn in by Governor Peabody '42 Tuesday as one of the first fifteen volunteers in the Commonwealth Service Corps...