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...Daily Worker ran a contest in which the person selling the most subscriptions would get a free trip to Puerto Rico, then the Red equivalent of TV's trip to Bermuda. Harvey Matusow badgered his friends to contribute to various causes (he offered a wide selection, since he was a member of 46 front organizations), and diverted the money he got into the Daily Worker contest. When he learned that he was still far behind in the competition, he dug up $100 out of his own pocket and faked a list of new subscribers. The party proudly announced that...
Your Jan. 10 article "Of People and Plenty" overlooks some important considerations...A serious look at Japan and Puerto Rico would, I think, restrain your optimism in dismissing Malthus and planned parenthood so quickly...However, it would be foolish to neglect the planning of our population...with the necessary facilities to meet the demands which it will make...We should not welcome an increase in population unless we have the schools and the recreational facilities to meet the legitimate needs of an increased population...
Even the kids on the sandlots remember when baseball was a summer sport. After six months of shagging flies, a ballplayer is entitled to relax. But last fall, when the N.Y. Giants' spectacular center fielder, Willie Mays, asked for permission to play winter ball in Puerto Rico, the Giants readily agreed. If the Most Valuable Player in the National League thought that he needed the practice, why argue? Besides, it was good publicity...
Willie, back in the States for a round of baseball dinners, admitted that he was "tired of playing ball." He would be going back to Puerto Rico for the winter-league playoffs, but he wished he did not have to. After that, said he, "no more winter baseball...
...cherry-like fruit of the acerola (Malpighia punicifolia), a common tree in Puerto Rico, is an enormously rich source of vitamin C, the A.M.A. reported. The juice assays up to 80 times as high as orange juice. Puerto Ricans are encouraged to plant the fast-growing acerola in their backyards, and exports of the juice are expected to help revitaminize the island's economy...