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...borders, armaments, trade, fishing disputes, balance of payments and human rights. By lavishing attention of leaders who are not all noted for their devotion to individual liberties, Carter stirred complaints that he was sacrificing his human rights campaign to get the treaty accepted. Mexican President José López Portillo refused to attend the ceremonies, in fact, at least partly because he objected to being seen with some of the Latino "gorillas" who were on hand. But Carter, if smiling, dealt quite sternly with some of the autocratic leaders whom he flatly accused of violating human rights. "Magnifico hombre...
Responsible Parenthood. More difficult to deal with is Mexico's population explosion; the annual increase is 3.2%. Half of the nation's people are under 20 years of age, and at least 40% of the older youths in this group can find no work. López Portillo will have to find a way to help the disaffected; few people have forgotten the 1968 student riots, including the notorious noche triste (the night of sorrow), when an estimated 200 people died. Three years ago, the government established a birth control program that emphasized "responsible parenthood"; the birth rate...
...greatest challenge for López Portillo is to find a solution for the gnawing problem that is really at the basis of all the nation's troubles. Whatever the reasons-proximity to the U.S., corruption at high levels, resentment, frustration-Mexicans have never been able to realize a true national identity. Some sociologists theorize that Mexicans suffer a national inferiority complex. Cynics among them describe Mexico as a nation of losers, who endure the worst of outrages by telling sad little jokes about their leaders...
...campaign, López Portillo coined the catch phrase la solution somos todos (the solution is all of us). He might have been reflecting on a passage from his own book, Quetzalcoatl...
...Clark Kent turning into Superman, but one evening early this week mild-mannered Cyrus Vance suddenly changes from a charming, relaxed dinner partner to a tough diplomat on the run. The new Secretary of State excuses himself from a White House gala honoring Mexican President José López Portillo, dashes into a waiting Ford sedan, strips off his black bow tie and-in the pre-midnight dark -speeds south to Andrews Air Force Base. Within minutes, he is airborne in a specially outfitted Boeing...