Word: mexicanization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...until he reached San Antonio did Humphrey begin to warm up. There he attracted 5,000 people, including many Mexican-Americans, to the Alamo, led them through his now familiar litany. "Most Americans," he said, "thought we should pass a civil rights bill. Most Americans, most Senators, most Congressmen thought that all citizenship should be first-class citizenship. But . . ." The crowd quickly responded ". . . not Senator Goldwater...
...should include a new title of praise for the Virgin, such as "Mediatrix" between man and God. Some Latin American prelates warned that current excesses of devotion to Mary were a scandal to those outside the church and tended to obscure Christ's unique mediation with God. Mexican Bishop Sergio Mendez Arceo dryly pointed out that if Mary were to be titled "Mother of the Church," which is the mother of men, she becomes everybody's grandmother. And Augustin Cardinal Bea, of the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, argued that any title implying a new Marian doctrine would...
...also gave ex-Motorcyclist Surtees 9 points toward the drivers' championship, moved him into third place behind Britain's Graham Hill and Scotland's defending champion Jimmy Clark, both of whom broke down at Monza. The point standings with three races to go (the U.S., Mexican, and South African Grand Prix): Hill 32, Clark 30, Surtees...
With its prosperity, the Mexican government has been able to accomplish many of the things other countries only talk about...
There is, however, the touchy issue of Mexican-U.S. disagreement over what to do about Communist Cuba. Mexico has defied the recent OAS vote requiring all hemisphere nations to break diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba. It stands virtually alone (Uruguay was the only other country holding off by last week). But in his speech to his fiercely proud and independent countrymen, López Mateos said that Mexico intended to maintain its contacts and handle Castro in its own fashion. The U.S. doesn't really like that much but with López' Mexico doing...