Word: rican
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...court preparing to defend the sole survivor of last autumn's bombing expedition to the University, when he was asked to go over and be arrested. Six of his followers, including his personal secretary, the party secretary and two poets, were also arrested. While the Puerto Rican National Guard was held under arms in its armories, ready for any emergency, Nationalist headquarters throughout the island were raided. The police found one loaded Springfield, one bomb, 50 wooden guns, and a batch of "Army of Liberation" enlistment cards. Charged with sedition and conspiracy to overthrow the Federal Government, Albizu Campos...
...recent Puerto Rican political campaigns Nationalists made an earnest effort to win by murdering a number of opposition workers. Last autumn Nationalists rioted at Rio Piedras, with the result that four of them were killed by the police. Resentful indeed were their colleagues because of this massacre...
...Knockout." Thus did Challenger Sixto Escobar, swart, pint-sized Puerto Rican, haltingly predict to newshawks last week the outcome of his bout with Champion Lou Salica for the world's bantamweight crown. When the savage 15-round struggle was over, Escobar was proved two-thirds correct. By a steady body attack, he won the decision, reversed the result of their first meeting three months...
...spoils. Not long after Franklin Roosevelt stopped to fish at Cocos on his way to Hawaii last year, a British syndicate began the most business-like search of all. Trouble developed when the authorities of Costa Rica, which claims Cocos, got wind of their doings. Shortly 75 Costa Rican policemen arrived at the island, deported the treasure hunters bag and baggage for digging without government permission. This year, when President Roosevelt went ashore, the expedition was back again. The British were keeping an eye out for the treasure and a detachment of Costa Rican police were keeping...
...Manhattan's Harlem one afternoon last week a dusky little Puerto Rican of 16 wandered past the cutlery counter in a Kress 5-10-25? store on 125th Street . Into Lino Rivera's kinky, stocking-capped head popped the notion of stealing a penknife to match his pen & pencil set at home. Into the pocket of Lino Rivera's leather coat a moment later popped the 10? knife...