Word: statehooder
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...fact remains that Oklahoma! is as anachronistic as the surrey with the fringe on top. More than any other theater form, the musical mirrors the social milieu in which it is born. This show's ostensible locale and time span are Indian territory, now Oklahoma, just before statehood. But its real dateline is U.S.A., 1943. It exudes robust confidence, the abiding force of the individual will, and a subliminal, but immutable, determination to defeat the Nazis and the Japanese...
More broadly, the left-wing terrorist groups oppose any movement of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico toward statehood. If he is re-elected next year, Governor Carlos Romero Barceló has promised to hold a plebiscite in 1981 to let Puerto Ricans choose between statehood, independence and the status quo. A second cause for protesters is the Navy's determination to keep using Vieques for maneuvers...
...course, the special-interest dominated Congress, which, among other things, offered statehood to Norway and prohibited the importation into the United States of prunes, shredded wheat, ice skates, bow ties and corduroy, was the last straw for conventional American government. An angry mob forced the "Horrible Hundredth" Congress out of the country, and Walter Cronkite routed John-John Kennedy in the first video-election to become the first Anchorman of the United States...
Such words raised concern on the U.S. mainland and in the island commonwealth, where the independence movement has won few votes and terrorism none. Puerto Rican Governor Carlos Romero Barceloó an ardent proponent of statehood, had opposed the release of the prisoners and pointedly left San Juan for a visit to the mainland to avoid the whole fuss over their return. Their release coincides with the campaign that will culminate in Puerto Rico's first presidential primaries, to be held in February and March of 1980. With straight faces, White House aides deny any link between the release...
...reelected, Governor Romero has promised to hold a plebiscite in 1981 to let Puerto Ricans choose between the present commonwealth, statehood and independence. And despite the emotional uproar over the nationalists' release, the pro-independence forces have never won more than 19% in an election-their last tally, in 1976, was less than 7%. As for his Administration's feelings about Puerto Rican statehood-pro-statehood forces won 48% of the vote in the last election -Carter told the congressional caucus dinner last week: -"I would support whatever decision is made by the people of Puerto Rico...