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...part of an ongoing effort to raise Harvard consciousness about Puerto Rican affairs, three of the commonwealth's leading politicians will visit the University this month to present their visions of the island's future...

Author: By Bartle Bull, | Title: Puerto Rican Politicians To Debate Isle's Status | 3/10/1990 | See Source »

...when Republican allies have criticized his approach, Soto has lashed back claiming that the real reason party members are discouraging him from running is his Puerto Rican background...

Author: By David G. Zermeno, | Title: Frank Challenger Draws Criticism for Remarks | 3/6/1990 | See Source »

Prospective bidders include GTE, BellSouth and the Spanish national telephone company. But Puerto Rican labor leaders said they oppose the deal because a new owner might lay off workers. Deja vu? In 1978 the commonwealth proposed selling the phone company but canceled its plans when prospective buyers refused to guarantee job security...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIVATIZATION: Opportunity Rings | 3/5/1990 | See Source »

...meantime, several of the other '70s freaks fall in love with their Victorian counterparts. Barnaby Wild (Greg Schaffer), a.k.a. Harley, falls for the empty-headed but incredibly well-endowed Jane. And Areola Derby, the Puerto-Rican roller derby queen (Sherwin Parikh) begins a frollicking, rolling romance with the Andatramp manservant, Hugh Loser (Bart St. Clair...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Pudding Heights | 2/21/1990 | See Source »

Parikh's Arrola Derby is hilarious. The Puerto Rican accent is very funny, and he moves away from the totally spacey persona he played in last year's Whiskey Business to take a fairly central role in this year's show. His roller-skating duet with St. Clair--"I Got Hugh, Babe"--was fantastic, although I was a bit concerned that one or both of the actors would end up sprawled in the orchestra...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein, | Title: Pudding Heights | 2/21/1990 | See Source »

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