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Vieques Issue Resolved For Most in Puerto Rico...
Vieques protests, like that in Boston last weekend (News, May 8),.represent the thoughts of a noisy but microscopic minority of just 4 percent of Puerto Rico residents. The majority accept the hard-fought arrangement negotiated by Governor Rosell and President Clinton for the eventual exit of the Navy in 3 years...
...Friday, several protests took place across the country. Fifteen protesters were arrested in front of an U.S. Navy recruiting office in Philadelphia. Also, eight students rushed the field during a Yankees game in New York carrying Puerto Rican flags. Perl-Matanzo said the students were from Dartmouth...
Sanchez, who is a Puerto Rican native, visited Vieques during winter break, and has been actively involved with Perl-Matanzo in the campaign to end U.S. testing there. She attended the protest on Friday and said she plans to camp out at the JFK building this Wednesday night...
...January, President Clinton agreed to allow Puerto Ricans to have a referendum on the issue. The U.S. has agreed to leave by May 1, 2003 if voters reject the U.S. Navy's presence. No date for the referendum has been...