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Mexico begins laying bets on El Tapado
Mexico City reports betting is under way on El Tapado the hooded candidate to be revealed by the PRI before the 1970 presidential election. Names floated include Luis Echevarria Alfonso Corona del Rosal and Gil Preciado with Velazquez noting nobody knows the tapado yet. The PRI faces infighting while the country watches a political mine shaft.
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Tapado
of the Interior
Luis Echevarria
Mexico City
Alfonso Corona del Rosal
Juan Gil
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Echeverria
Fidel Velazquez
Mexican Labor Confederation