San Juan Boom Town Draws Tourists and Casinos
San Juan Puerto Rico sees a tourist surge with the Gold Coast beachfront, high rise hotels, and a lively night scene. Casinos draw winter visitors while Old San Juan preserves colonial fortresses and Spanish traditions amid U.S. cultural influence.
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Gold Coast
Ashford Avenue
Miami Beach
Collins Avenue
San Juan
U.S
Tourist Board
Old
la Fortaleza
el Morro
Spain
Commonwealth
Havana
Old San Juan
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Economic Development Board
Puerto Rican independence movement strains amid draft evasion push
The MPI and allied groups push independence as a rallying issue while urging draft resistance amid Puerto Rico’s Commonwealth status. Six MPI youths were jailed for draft refusal but released on a legal technicality, signaling a fragile revival effort.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
U.S
Manuel Maldonado Denis
University of
Maldonado Denis
Pro-Independence Movement
MPI
People’s Independent Party
PIP
Socialist — Marxist League
Ponce
Juan Antonio Corretjer
Socialist League
Commonwealth
Zipper Tips for Women Garments
Zippers may be inserted up side down or right way on all women garments except skirts. Zippers that slide open continually can be fixed with a hook and eye at the top to prevent opening.
Farmington Family Honors Oriskany Victims
AZTEC AP A Farmington family honors 43 men who died in the Oriskany fire near Viet Nam this week. Mrs Rocky Moschetti and her children laid flowers at a memorial pillar outside the San Juan County courthouse in Aztec. She donated a flag from her late husband to the city. he was a World War II veteran. Her son Charles A. Rakes is a fireman aboard the USS Tutuila in Vietnamese waters.
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AZTEC
Farmington
U.S
Oriskany
Viet Nam
San Juan Count Court House
Rocky Moschetti
Charles A. Rakes
Mancini Sees Rock and Roll Evolving Beyond Noise
Hollywood composer Henry Mancini, 42, rejects elders who dub rock as noisy. He cites deeper melodies in acts like the Beatles and Stones, notes his own Oscar wins for Breakfast at Tiffanys and Moon River, and recalls college concerts drawing standing ovations.
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Hollywood
Henry Mancini
Mancini
Cleveland
Heart
Israel Joins United Nations in May Nineteen Forty Nine
A May 1949 event marks Israel becoming a member of the United Nations. The accession expanded the body's Middle East representation and solidified Israel's international recognition after the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict.
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