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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1977
Page
7
A 1967 plebiscite favored commonwealth status over statehood while Puerto Rico remains a free associated state. The island, with a population over 3 million, has a non voting U.S. House delegate and elects no president but sends delegates to parties' nominating conventions.
Puerto Rico is a Free Associated State since 1952 with about 3 million people on 3435 square miles. The island lies 1000 miles southeast of Florida, one hour ahead of EST, with Spanish and English spoken. Governor Rafael Hernandez Colon, incoming Carlos Romero Barcelo of the New Progressive Party will be inaugurated Jan 2 1977.
President Ford proposed making Puerto Rico the 51st state triggering surprise reactions as Governor elect Carlos Romero Barcelo prepares for inauguration. Outgoing Gov. Rafael Hernandez Colón criticized the plan saying self determination must belong to Puerto Ricans. Separately in New York a one legged watchman defeated a holdup using a crutch and fired on the robbers, wounding two.
Former Sen. Marlow W. Cook head of the presidential task force on Puerto Rico says the Friday statehood announcement is phenomenal but warns of a long congressional struggle ahead. He notes Puerto Rico has a difficult path to statehood and that Congress will make the final decision.
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