Word: ricans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...weeks ago came the worst outbreak of Puerto Rican Nationalist activities in decades. On Saturday, 111 prisoners escaped, many of them political; it was the largest jail break in Puerto Rican history. On Monday, an armed insurrection broke out in cities and towns all over the island, and by nightfall many towns were in rebel hands. But when the government reinforced its troops with tanks and planes on Tuesday, the revolt faded quickly, and by Tuesday night there was relative peace...
...Wednesday came the abortive attempt on the life of President Truman, in which one assailant and one White House guard were killed. This incident had immediate repercussions in Washington and San Juan. On the mainland, a grand jury was set on the track of Puerto Rican revolutionists who might be considered dangerous. Meanwhile, Puerto Rican police and troops rounded up Nationalist leaders, including Albizu Campos, whose home had already been under police siege for several days, and threw into prison all the Nationalists and Communists they could find...
...wife sent a letter to the secretary in 1941, explaining her husband's activities and mentioning the "hopeless tragedy of his countrymen's life." Speaking of the violence in Puerto Rico, she said "the burying yards and jails have been filled with Puerto Rican patriots and unjust indictments are daily occurrences...
Last week President Truman signed a bill removing even this last limitation on Puerto Rican autonomy: auditor and judges will henceforth be elected by Puerto Ricans. The new bill also authorized Puerto Rico to enact its own constitution. In a referendum, Puerto Ricans will be asked whether they want to accept this proposal; if they vote yes, they will then elect a constitutional assembly. Puerto Rico will remain a U.S. territory; in fact, it could not survive without the protection of U.S. tariffs and U.S. subsidies...
...reported . . . there is a surplus of jobless Puerto Ricans in New York. So we proceed to fly several thousand more from Puerto Rico to Michigan, to harvest the sugar-beet crop for sugar which might better have been made from Puerto Rican cane in the first place...