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...which a judge later cut down to $46,500. To avoid paying off, Powell has since steered clear of New York, spent most of his time commuting between Capitol Hill, where he manages to appear for two or three days every week or so, and his villa in Puerto Rico. Interest on his evaded libel penalty has increased the amount owed to $52,000, and last week a jury, reviewing the whole history of the case, awarded Mrs. James an additional $210,000 for a total...
Watchers & Watcher-Watchers. The voting took place in union halls across the U.S.; ballots were hand-marked and handcounted. There were poll watchers and watchers who watched the poll watchers. As the counting continued, there were claims of foul from both sides. The 3,000 Steelworkers of Puerto Rico, for example, complained that the bundle they had expected to contain ballots brought only campaign propaganda mailed from Abel's office...
...they have to make dinner reservations a day in advance just to eat when they want in their own hotel. They pay stiff prices for almost everything, and the cab drivers hurt their feelings by speaking English when they try out their high school Spanish. But this is Puerto Rico, and this year the tourists, the mainlanders, statesiders, continentals, or just plain gringos are flying down as never before...
...were putting up a $300 deposit just for a reservation. The 160-room Flamboyan Hotel, which opened last week, is already booked through the season. And later this year, Philco, Gibson Refrigerator and the Disciples of Christ have scheduled conventions that will bring 18,000 visitors to Puerto Rico...
Coffee Loss. The strike's impact was also felt abroad. Puerto Rico suffered a $150 million trade loss, and Colombia and Brazil lost coffee exports. Reduced shipments of food to India complicated that country's battle with starvation. Volkswagen dealers began to run out of stock in Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta, and Volvo's sales to dealers fell 44% in January...