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...with so meager a trousseau; the island was virtually devoid of natural resources and could barely feed itself. Only after World War II did Puerto Rico move from wretched poverty to the highest living standard in Latin America. It also achieved considerable autonomy under a unique political status called commonwealth by mainlanders and Estado Libre Asociado (Free Associated State) by islanders...
...Governor wants the people to stay with the commonwealth option as the best means of maintaining their identity while pursuing development. The present arrangement, overwhelmingly approved by the voters in every election since it was adopted in 1952, will probably be changed somewhat this year. A joint commission headed by Muñoz and former Kentucky Senator Marlow Cook and strongly sup ported by the Hernandez government, has proposed a new compact, which is now be ing discussed in Congress. The island would be explicitly recognized as a sovereign entity voluntarily choosing union with the U.S. Puerto Ricans would remain...
...sighs and says: "Independence is very close to my heart. It is a romantic idea and deep down, emotionally, most Puerto Ricans feel sympathy for it. But it is impractical for as long as we can see. It just would not work." Adds Alex Maldonado, editor of the pro-Commonwealth El Mundo: "It is very difficult to be in the arts today without identifying your self with independence...
...people who were there can tell you how it happened, but at 14:02 the puck appeared behind Brian Petrovek, and jubilation reigned on Commonwealth Ave. once again...
Last year the Minutemen had troubles with their playing site, Boston University's Nickerson Field. Such difficulties included player objections to competing on artificial turf, the parking for the games was a couple of blocks away on Commonwealth Avenue, and the stands in poor conditions on one side of the field...