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Police yesterday arrested Pedro Albizu Campos '16 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, because of his alleged leadership of the abortive native uprising and the attempt to assassinate President Truman...
...expert had tirelessly trained the Sunday punch to battle fitness. Lieut. General Curtis Emerson LeMay, commanding general of the Strategic Air Command, was leaning on no hope that the world might get better or the U.S.S.R. more reason able. His 16 air bases, strung across the nation from Puerto Rico to California-and his outposts in England, Japan and Okinawa-bristled with readiness. His officers wore their sidearms at desks, at meals and in the air; his "A.P.s" (air police-Air Force for M.P.s) cradled loaded carbines ready for sabotage or parachute attack. Even ground crewmen worked at their...
...self-rule. The Organic Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1917, made Puerto Ricans U.S. citizens, granted them a bill of rights. Three years ago, Congress gave Puerto Ricans the right to elect their own governor and other key officials; that left only the auditor (who handles Puerto Rico's accounts) and the Supreme Court judges to be appointed by the President...
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...
...Puerto Rico is providing a notable example of enlightened control from a governing power ... As evidence of 'American imperialism,' Puerto Rico will stand examination by our harshest critics...