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Puerto Rico's Industrial Boom Redefines Island Life
Puerto Rico undergoes rapid change as factories rise amid jungles and new roads, housing, airports, and schools expand. Operation Bootstrap drives job growth and investment to reach $2 billion annual output by 1960, with more than 150 plants already producing across textiles, plastics, metals, foods, and electronics.
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