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There's not much to do on a rainy, summer afternoon in San Juan, Puerto Rico...
...combination of heat, moisture and atmospheric instability, Gilbert grew in size and force as it moved westward across the Atlantic. On Saturday, Sept. 10, about 225 miles southeast of the Dominican Republic, it was officially designated a hurricane when its winds exceeded the required 74 m.p.h. It sideswiped Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti on Sunday before reaching a raging fury over Jamaica on Monday. In Kingston the sky darkened and turned slate blue, as winds tore into the unprotected tropical island. Streets became rivers; trees were abruptly upended; and four out of five rooftops were ripped off. Said...
...Cuomo prepared to leave, a reporter asked him if he supported statehood for Puerto Rico. "I don't know. I support Mike Dukakis. How does Mike Dukakis stand on statehood for Puerto Rico?" Cuomo asked...
Albuquerque's Bueno Food Products has built a new plant to produce its microwavable frozen green chili stew and blue tortillas for sale nationwide. Campbell Soup has bought Puerto Rico-based Casera foods, and is considering introducing its line of Caribbean-style juices, beans, sauces and soups into mainstream markets. Goya Foods has chosen five easily marketed products for non-Hispanic consumers: nectars, Cream of Coconut, Sazon, Adobo and beans...
...their credit, Livingston and Beardsley have stuck to their guns and striven to choose the art on artistic, not sociological, grounds. One may gripe about the presence or absence of this or that name. (Why, for example, was someone as distinguished and inventive as Puerto Rico's Rafael Ferrer left out?) But, in the main, the show is a real revelation...