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...pure drama - and implausibility - neither of those victories came close to matching the upset engineered by a 23-year-old Puerto Rican named Charles Pasarell. Son of a wealthy Santurce businessman, "Charlito" Pasarell is the reigning U.S. indoor champion, the No.3-ranked player in the nation, and the possessor of a big serve that he boldly calls "the Bomb." Yet Pasarell's game is as erratic as it is flashy. "I've beaten just about everybody in the world," he admits, "but I've been beaten by just about everybody too." He was not even named...
...reform have aimed at desegregation as a primary goal. One recent proposal seeks to combat the exodus of whites from core cities by expanding school systems to include white suburbs. Proponents of such "metropolitan" school districts contend that larger systems would open better suburban schools to Negro and Puerto Rican students and would provide the numbers of whites needed to achieve integration...
...bell tower dominates Morningside Heights. During Fosdick's pastorate, the church ministered primarily to the intellectual community near Columbia. Under McCracken, Riverside has become involved in trying to solve the problems of a declining neighborhood. Membership-now at an alltime high of 3,500-includes Negro and Puerto Rican poor as well as university professors. The church's seven-man staff of ministers has helped sponsor integrated housing, runs a preschool program and adult-education classes. Its radio station, WRVR, airs some of the city's best jazz programs. Riverside spends 11% of its annual income supporting...
SUMMER has become a bad season for Chicago police. 1966 was no exception. The city was once again in the limelight as a center for violence and crime. A major Puerto Rican riot, a major Negro riot, open housing marches led by Martin Luther King, counter-demonstrations by George Lincoln Rockwell, and the Speck massacre: each crisis made the policeman's job more hectic and trying. But during the summer, the police faced another, less-noticed problem-the rise of the Mighty Blackstone Rangers, a well-organized, tightly - disciplined street gang, which, according to police statistics, is the toughest...
...safe a bet to lead the National League as the Pittsburgh Pirates are in 1967. And seldom has it been so socially acceptable to root for such an overwhelming favorite. The Buccaneers play the majors' most exciting brand of ball, typified by MVP Roberto Clemente. The flashy Puerto Rican makes every catch in right field look tough, consistently throws behind baserunners, even to first, changes bats if a pitcher gets two strikes on him, and wins a couple of games a year by slapping a ninth-inning home run to the opposite field...