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...Pancho Villa...
Whatever else he was, Pancho Villa was a born leader. In the revolution of 1910, the black-tempered peasant led the first uprising against President Porfirio Díaz, later joined that other hard-riding bandido, Emiliano Zapata, against the government of the opportunist Venustiano Carranza. Along the way, Villa's cavalry of bearded, wild-eyed "Dorados" (Golden Ones) shot up and looted villages, left the bodies of priests strung on barbed wire; they later defied the U.S. by killing 19 in a raid on a New Mexico border town, eluding a punitive force led by General John...
Through the years, memories of the bloody episodes have faded, and most Mexicans have romanticized Pancho's legend to make him out as an amiable ruffian who fought for the poor and humiliated the Yanquis. Former Dorados who organized as lobbying associations have pointed to his more glorious exploits. Last summer the Government named a dam in Durango after him. So it was only logical for someone to raise the question of why Pancho's name was not in gold letters in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies, next to those of Zapata and the other official patriots. When...
...most of Pancho's enemies are dead. Besides, as Socialist Leader Vicente Lombardo Toledano pointed out, "A revolution has never been made with flowers." So by large majorities in both the lower house and the Mexican Senate, Villa last week was finally elevated to the pantheon...
...SPORTS SPECTACULAR (CBS, 2:30-4 p.m.). A repeat of professional tennis, with Pancho Gonzales and Ken Rosewall showing the amateurs how to play the game, National Football League highlights from last year, plus a live broadcast of the Hollywood Gold Cup horse race from Hollywood Park, Calif...