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THE ViEQUES T MESF-153 Esperanza Beach Vieques Island, Puerto Rico 00765

WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE ISLA NENA

Airport Extension Really Happening

ibhoncuingceremony foInwseclion ofState Highway 200,alhfarend, thNavy Base. (L r,) PadreEariquCmczNavy Official J. A. Rictmrdson, Mayor Manuela Santhtgo, Poas directorJ’ A. Buitmgo, and Rev. Carlos Prez. foto A.P

Soundsilly, but the fuss hbout which end of way, etc. none of this had anything to do with

the donkey ;he tail was pinned to, the confission of the reil issue, which is that the airport runway is

ome reporters about why the P.R. Govt. would finally being extended so that larger cargo and

pay $1.2 million to bt,ild a mile of road behind the passenger planes can land in Vieques.

atoned borders ofthe Naval Ammunilion Facilily, Airstrip extension has been a sore point inVieques for at least 30 years but past performancethe pohc.t.-e.s..ted end run employed by the made it seem an iml3ossible dream. The mos

dignilaries tt awid the pickel line at the new recent improvement, to the tune of...barricade, who has jtrisdiction over a State lligh- (Cont. p. 5) >>>

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Navy League pres. Ted Weiss hands $1000 scholar-shipchecktoSeaCadetEns. Jesfs Ayalaas IvonneMeyerand Cadet Cmdr. Larry Jackson look on. Ayala has beena cadet for nine years and has seen duty in Orlando andNorfolk. Heiscurrently studying electronics and aviationat InterAmerican University in P.R.

,.The study grant came from the Lewis E. KingsleyFoundation in answer to a proposal presented by theViqnes Navy ,Lgue. TVT

Navy Base Now Open to Land CrabbersSee p. 13 or call 865-4488]4429 for permit info.

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Gubernatorial candidate Victoria "Melo" Mufloz (PPD)with Vieques mayoral hopeful Henry Gonz/dez during awhisde stop appearance at La Copa de Oro in Esperanza

Two New Watering Holes

John Fuert has announced the opening of El Tropez6nOriental facing the Esplanade in Esperanza. The tropical &oriental restaurant has a full bar, dining area and a take-outsection.

The place will open daily at 11 AM and offers customersflee off-the-road parking.

On the other side of the island the elegant La Fuente baropenson September from 6PM- AMatLas Bahias Resortin Bravos de Boston.

Manager Christine Tardanico tells us the dining roomwon’t be inaugurated until October 10 butrooms areavailablenow. Bar phoue is 741-8246, hotel is 741-1128.

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Gronp that tcak the1964 Vieques "sement" case Io Watshington meels with Governor Lnis Mnfioz Marht at LaFotlaleza. Included am Father Kringle, J anna Guerra, Mary Simons, Mamelo Riw:ra, Mayor Anmnio Rivera, MantelN’letladt Ju|ia Gonz’ilez and Flor Hiram Cruz FoIo Fernlmdo Colorado

Roundup of Recent Vieques Hislorytlcpt]’ully estal)lishing a baseforfuture

.vocioectmotrffc consideralions or at least a way to utkesome ana’e c(certain politicizedlocal campaign issues.)

tn our last issue we printeda copy o[the 1961 letterin which PR Governor Muhoz Marf talked US PresidentKennedy out qf a Dcn,ve Deparlmettl plafl to evacuate theentire iviffan popululion and thereby kt’ the &land ofVieques one solid military &tse.

The Wimlnor Resn’l Pr0ectIn 1962 the W)lnr Coqration, fimdel by the

Bdlish blanch of the Wtrlworth family, made a move Iocoaverl the Vilnes soalh coast into a major Ionrism devel-opment to compete wi Rkefellerre in P.R. and 0eVirgin Islands. mcompany,under the managementofTomO’Connor, gol conffol of La Csa del FrcC% precluded ElConvento Howl in SanJnandaanotmc plans fora luxnhotel, an 18-hole golf corpse, a marina and villa ses here.But after snding some $6(),() on fe&sibilily studies,permi enkuge tim civilian r lrip (ol Navy pmtnywere deni. Aording to acompany soarce Oerewoold lnogaaraneofair space corridors even f they buill their own

"m project was abruplly scmppl,EasemenlIn 1963 a gronp ofSteside stndents visiting Naval

installations in Puerto Rico learned f a plan for Ihe mililae-over of the entire south coxsl of Virtues. They ld Ihemayor.

Mayor Antonio ’l’io Tofio" Rivera scmmned fouley want Io expropriate anolher 4,300 cto’das (caerh

4(V3 sq. meters .99 acre) and leave ns only 3,000 lessthan a tenth of the island.

Feleral spokesmen said the arez reqnired mightas little as 14( crdas just a sip conner the lwobscs md tile oleati ve word ws "sement righls" not"expropriation."

Either way Vieqnes would Io I Hua, Esr-nnza, Sun Bay and tim oer Cibian Iach.

eprolestganmdprdin 19( all the wayto Whington, D.C. where enough waves were made to hallthe imnding "’elmement".

CulehraIn fllo days the Navy coathlcd Imbing anent

gunne exerci in th Vieqne and Culeb.(Cont. on p. 4) >>>

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>>> HISTORY (Cont. from p. 3)

"Tio Tofio’s" 1964 Protest Map

Area eproprialed in I0

(26,0 cuerdas)Proposed expropriPJion(4,300 corda$ approx.)

>>> tracted protests. Led by Mayor "Monchito" Feliciano,

supported by P.R. independence leaders and counselled by a

battery ofcivil rights lawyers, the movementgainedmomen-

tum and in the 70’s the Navy closed down the Culebra f’wing

ranges.The Fishermen’s War

It soon became obvious that Vieques was now receivingthe regular Vieques shelling plus what used to be the Calebra

shelling.Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo fried suit against the

Navy fr ecological damages.The Vieques Fishermen’s Association did likewise.

Two teams of ecologists were contracted to assess the

ecological impact of Naval oprations.Fishermen placed small craft in the path of the maneuver

flee and offered well publicized resistance slingshotsagainst warships.

Federal agents arrested 21 protesters (including two

Viequenses) for trespassing on a Camp Garcia beach. Mostcopped out or plea bargained but a few stood firm to face

Vieques teacher Ismael Guadalupe served a six-monthsentenceandvowed tocontinuethe struggle. Angel Crist6bol

Rodfiguez ofCiales was sent to a Federal pen in Tallahassee

good neighbor and offers certain assistance. Nowheredoes it

stipulate a given number of jobs to be created.Vieques Economic Development Corporation

The first tangible product of the MOU was a Defense

Department grant to create the Vieques Economic Develop-ment Corporation (VEDCO). This v,on-profit corporationworked withPentagon consultants operating underPresidentReagan’s Office ofEconomic Adjustment (OEA).

The immediate strategy was to pressure the Top Tendefense contractors to establish plants in Vieques. Wedtech,

General Dynamics, Sperry, Grumman,United Technologies,Newport News Shipbuilders and others were drafted and

indeed a number of plants and projects were ina,gumted.A Puerto Rican admiral (now retired Diego Herondezl

look comtx: andatRosieRoads, thepress focussedonViequeand there was talk of 500 jobs being created, maybe 1000.OEA announced commitments for $38 million to suppodevelopmentactivities. In December 1985, the San Juan Starreported Vieques on route to "zero unemployment". Inadditional to the already created 366jobs, there wouldbe300more at a jewelry industrial park, another 100 in the Carib-

beanKingCrab projectandmore in a shark factory anda hugetomato farm to supply MacDonald’s.

Major success story.

wherehe-,vas founddeadin hiscelloneday. Theverdict was The came the lay-offs. King Crab settledin other islands

suicide but witnesses claimed the cadaver ahowed evidence under foreign flags. The jewelry promoter moved to the

Dominican Republic. The shark man disappeared. Theof severe beating.

The press was sympathetic to the protesters.A new strategy was devised.The Vieques Fishermen’s Association, led by Carlos

Zenon, was convinced to transfer title to its boats and equip-ment to the Commonwealth government and to bare its

lawsuit included as part of the governor’s.A New Deal at the Fort

Now it was Romero Barcel6, the Statehood governor, andtheNavy Department-- face to face at the negotiating table.

At a much publicized meeting at the Vieques Fort in 1983,

Ronerosigned adocument with acting Navy secretary JamesGoodrich. Tguted by Romeroas"The Treaty at the Fort", (ElAcuerdo del Fortfn) but titled by the Navy as simply the

Memorandum ofUnderstanding or MOU, the document has

ecn misunderstood and misquoted ever since.

[We print it here starting p.8 in its entirety, to cover

eaders’ questions.--Ed.]Basically the MOU meant the Commonwealth would

drop all pending litigation against the Navy and the Navy,recognizing the potentially adverse effect of its activities on

local social and economic development, promises to be a

tomatoes never materialized. And since then seven factories

have folded. One has ah’eady been converted into a school.In 1990 the Pentagon stopped funding VEDCO. After a

million dollars spent on operating expenses and consultingfees, unemployment was worse than before. The annual$170,000 grant would now go to Fomento for a local Eco-nomic Adjustment Office in Vieques.

To date we have received no achievement reports from

Fomento.Vieques Task Force

The Vieques Task Force is now the main developmentagency. Its executive committee includes the Admiral, the

Mayor, CODEFIN, Fomento and the Defense Dept. Their

reports are not widely publicized.Eco-Tourism

Meanwhile real estate is moving as visitors snap up choice

sites for second homes. Guesthouses, bars, restaurants and

rental homes are happening in almost every neighborhood.And, even as the word manufacturing seems to be disap-

pearing from the future hopes lexicon, the word

ECO-TOURISM is resounding.

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>>> Airport (Conl. from i. I)

;2.8 million, added automobile and small arcraft

m.king and a new taxiway. They made it wider.

nstead of longer. But now they’re goinglo strelch

it to a total of 3,8(1 ft.

That’s still a quaFtel H3ilc shorter than wus

need al,mt four years ago when lhe wordlthatofId have an arpo Iov

Sothebig ethncrswoat becom gSt "lomts,

in. but, accordi g to Ports Auflaonty ehrec tot

Buitrago, the srip will I large enough to h

flights from American Eagle.Buitrago alo told us he expects to take deliv-

e of a new t2rry next month. He added that the

new vessel, presently getting ts ftmsh ng touche,

in Alabama, won’t like the alunainum boat lhal

have proved inadequate for lhe Vmqt c run.

Buitmgo has en criticized severely for

Vieqnes fey operations, btl on the big ishmd he

has had a successful rim: expanding international

airpoflsincreasing cruise hip visits m San Juan

and lnost ecently putting Puerto (ico off the

world map wid his handling of the Columbus tall

ships regatta.Wbat aboul the million dollar mile ihind the

Navy gate’Builrago shrugged, "You know we had a deal

v land for thesince 1988 to get s. me Nay

extension. It couldn’t be stretched back

July, 1992

NowNevy

Picket /

Line

Junkies 40 Yachties 0

The yachting comnumity has repeatedly fallen viclim m

p feting rads, mostly by drag. !idd,,c^, charter wifll a group

toward lhe town, so we’d have to go forward lltto In a recent citse, a sat treat scppe,,,-

Navy territory. But the road cul righl across the of 30 Imhaa tourists, found his dinghy missing from the

buikling site. (See graphic) Basically Admiral Esperanza dtk. The guy knows his way around, so he

*r to the neaesl jtmky for informaliom "You

Ilonorcd comrnlmaenls made by lonne, offered $40

IIS O’Collnor alld Mortally ltld We were spol Olcm easy.

q’ev avcusland we hrove.vo’his$1g(R o ltnrd rioter. Thermal,news, ’ need we’ll et tt back. ing de motor more sily marketable.

The inflatabled ngl y was worth alut $3.5.

PORTELA N,3PERMARKL *,3,esk plrwiliinktwicebefl,’r::’:n:cgg - s Nc ’eith Or z gases of la I’RI<A ,, ,,, offan o tf-town zilb(zt cn wave a Dm

and C mmn R vera of Moate :tg. of twen ies and solve a crtme toute.tg?tsnhe key word ws Lykes/Dehcmsa thing a trained undercover agenl comtl (

Con lode para el electlsta, plomgrq.P([ ’4,000 co o,. t

EvetNg for the eloclumbeK.or ppp[er l

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seashells or to pick red and black camdndula seeds forstringing on necklaces.To see Minerva at seventeen, blessed with an aerody-namic figure, well proportioned, tiny waist, wide hips withthe erect breasts of an untonched virgin,thighs and legs, her skin, her eyes black like a nstars, was to ’ntemplate an ebony Venus. Sunafternoons Yuk, invited her daughter for walksLegend Fom’n to chat wi "ae guard force One of those "afternoonMinerva approac,,.d the bars where there was awhite with blue eyes and a well trimmed beard. HeFrench fugitive eaught hiding in the bush by the Guarby Civil. The Frenchman fixed his gaze on Minervaand smileda tender smile. ,The little Indian smiled also but nspeak the other s langwtt,e ’r,._ ,_ etthercould[Nana Ortiz de Castatlo staring and smiling "z peasea memselves by

The two hearts were pierced by Cupid’s arrow andburning love was born ofsilence. One unhaheard they were shipping out the Fort/n prisoners forFelipe del M,o castle where they would face the firisquad. Crazy with pain Minerva ran down the beachtowthe pier, sheshot past Dead Man’s Beach likeIn the middle of the 19th century a Spanish gentleman leaped over the reefs ofLa Glorieta and when she arrived at

tamed Salvador Castelar arrived on the shore of Vieques the port the prisoners were already being lightered out to thewith the bntifal Taina Indian whom he ca/led Ynkumi. The sailing ship which would bear them to the otherlovely Ta/na was pregnant and el gallego, (as they called anative of Galicia), cared for her tenderly. They arNved on a

iuerl Rico. Our little Indian shrieked piercirFrenchman looked to the cry ofpain When he.schnerfromCeiba, Elgallegowasanelegantg tJeman, he waved e white v,ro:,.. " ’w Minervawhite ha:.:el eyes, fashionably bearded wi e,n, ?,-,,, m nna arewell and the Ipouch was full ofSoanish ,.,"

th black hair. His ]oveu net hands m rane w,. ndan.,ms ado ne already had firnished byes. :gnat tlaat destroyed theira house high up Funky Bottom Hill. It was known he Came When the ship’s silhouette could hardly been seen in the

to this is/and to get away from his father, an ’affluent Spaniard dstance, Minerva returned running but ha/ted half way upwho cotfld not ccept his romance with Yukun/, a faro y Nalgas Trigue,qas Frill. There she remainenraon sLbUelqoUivl-Tpon disembarking el Ga Icgo took the high in an implorin d armsuse. ,s mght fell her parents came t

ainaandledher tohernewresidenceby find her, but to their bitter surprise they found her Irunsthe Playa de Muertos route formed into an ebony statue. As though hit by L

The gallego soon made friends with his ne" ’hbors f fell to their knees at the feet of the statue and criedbarrio Carl6n and g tomoccaslona/ly mvted them home for a drink relief for the sad fate of their only beloved daughter. Fromof withe. He gained the respect and affection of the commu- that instant, they full in to a state of melanchol dmty whose wives felt the same way towards Yukumfcouplewas deaplyreligiousandattended theCathdlicciaarTchc grief in a matter of months. The good neighbors of Camourned their deaths and buried them withevery Sunday. The parish priest Jos6 Granados said mass. It the Municipal Cemetery.was a delight , see the young couple all dressed up on their It is told that on a stormy night when the mightyway to church. Yukumf dressed in the Spanish style with reached the height of twelve feel the constantcomb and mantilla and walked beside el al poandlngsplinteredthelidleebonystatueundits]graeefulagilityinspiteofhercond,:_ g lego with

nun. swept by the sea to the other shore where hTime marched on and the gallego handled fishnets as Frenchman had land er/skdlfully as the best Idea fisherm.en. He sold fish and

on hiS route to death. Perhaps theirsouls nave round each other at SOme point of infinite space,|shellfish in Playa de Muertos and there was never a ack of The final sobbings of Minerva were recorded by the sea-[daily bread and seafood. One rainy night Yukumi fel shells. On moonlit nights one mayhear the sad weepin/paros and immed ately the midw labor

arnvom to help her the seashells, the pretty/itde seashells with whichthrough the crisis It was her first, but it was a good birth and used to play.forth a beautiful girl. Dear reader: if you ever go to the beach andmythology buff and baptized his shell,’pick it up and hold it to your ear to see if it is truedaughter’Mir.erva after thegoddess ofwisdom Thelooked like a newborn you can hear M nerva’-prec ous choco ate doll, she was the living "Uuuuu au ament, it Sounds ike.uunuu....Uunuuu Ifyou hear it, you will bepcture of her mother, her parents loved her dearly and communication with Minerva from the out beyond.spoiled her with miming and caresses.With the passing of the years Minerva became a schoolgirl, she was enrolled in the unisex school of Natita Penedo.There she learned reading, writing, arithmetic, sewing, em-broidery and knitting. After school hours the beautifulMinerva loosened betjet black hairand ran barefootbeach. From time to ,- alongthe

,e stopped to play with the

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Volume 59 THE VIEQUES TIMES July, 1992Open Letterhe Pentgm

Fhe tlonorabh++ Dick CheneySecrelm+y of DeflseWashington, I)C 20301-1July 21. I992

Dear

somelhi,ng--preferahly the weatem end.towm,d PIn+’rto Rio.a+. havere,rated out Io people bere that N+ vy per+a:,nnel here (inclutlin. thePuerlo Ricmm mnong them) have nothing to s y ab ut +here’ myare stationed, .rid that m mililary people it is their centra characlt+r+itic that they should not andcannr+t be moved. Demonstrations tadagltntim+ here are tmele+;s, Rut oneorter fro DickCPowelh+nFndayandthey’dbegonebyMonday. A dV eq era.andits fl.or, .n9 fau.na, can live ,gain! Thanking you Ibr your ime a dcmsmerahon, have Ihe pleasure Io rema SincereJulio Tortes, P.O. Bo;< 153+i, Vieque+, P.R. 00765

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING and compatible uses of the lands, wets the most.ficinnt leas’,m.gING THE ISLAND OF VIEQUES arrangements (cooperative, aglcy, etc.). The Navy Comraonwemm

REGARDwill evaluate extension of compatible opemuons to Navy lands on the

EREAS,themissionofthel)pamnent ofthe.Navylst..eo..nd_uct Prampt eastern cad of Vlequ. Such uses.will,be l.Unliatd by the natur of Navy

h’laF’SejmthmCss resultofitsulrdettandlng of worIdevetltsai’al/.nt deve opcflent of the Island through inclased aploymelat

WHEREAS,the DepartmmtoftheNavy ec.ognizthatheNavy activit!es, Depart-mint of Natural Rources) mdmaintaithe dnvelping fest ,til

WHEREAS. the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pue.a..o Rico is .de ofpr,o.fits from such Navy managed forest (10 USC 2665) but

Vieques and the preservation of its ecology.

ing framework for the beneficial ofVtequosy ts.resments, remain.ing lmding litigation and, if other me.a of solving diffenmces avail-

dpePt equipment and supplies to the local hospital, making Navy facilities

-ants start-up funds and financial assistanc from other fdra depaa-

distributed by mutually acceptable Commwealth oy.M.matc!porganization. TheNavy will rduce andultmatel’ wgaraw tt

fortheNavy to expend its funds to sulzottthdvalopmen.tof agriculture,

and civilian population has been ongoing for years. Recently, however, it ordnance within the Impact Area. It will continue its policy of neutralizing

has become apparent that the civilian n benefiting significant and removing all detectable ordnance during i[s semiannual Range Refur-

port of the local population Better and efficient of the Navy bishment periods more frequent basts, if necessary.

land for civilian pursuits is both essential and desirable. Accordingly, the The Navy will nt eend the of hve ...mbmg: shell.ng and,SrtschgNavy will maximize the cost leasing of its Naval Ammumttm Facility to additional Veques. The Navy will live oranane

property for Jan compa hie with the storage ofammunition. Such activi y in the Impact Area of the Inner Range. (See .ppendx.).could include cattle graz ng fores ry agriculture other ptrsuits These military practices will not interfere with civilian populatton actvmes

which will create provide employment and income for the maxtmum in Vieques.number of people. Leases will be made to organizations, cooperatives or

(Cont. p. 9) >>>agencies and not to individuals. The Navy will ctively consult with the

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iBARATILLO!

Ktchen CabinetsBathroom Vanities

II1K AccessoriesPriced to Sell!

GabinetesTocadores

Lavamanos, AccesoriosiA precio de ganga!

Cash & CarryMonday Friday 9 3Saturday 10 2lunes a viernes 9 3s6bados i0 -2

IOId Porlela Lumberyard)(A ntiguo AImacen Portela)

Volume 59 THE VIEQUES TIMES July, 1992>>> MOU (Cont. from p. 9) md will facilitate the resolutinn of environmental pmblemslctcerm.E) NOISE SpecificaJJy the Cmfinee will:hePanin agree that n/e from md tory ceratinns shotdd be kept to s) Identiproblems related to themenagnmem ofnatural reumrces mdminimum to avoid the creation of unnecessary disturbance to the civil/an l’nmed iecisc policielpcdace, b) Identify resetrch, including cereus ofe=dengnrud pein.To em that noise produced in the c/vflim community of c) Recommmd fma/boundaries for the Designated Conservation

cttn8 stauon the vecinltyofthe Destino/Ijm wards. nation d) Recommmd permlqib]e use forConatlonZone&e linked by microwave to the Ma/n Observation Pot (OP) the "De Committee will met every thn,’e moths or often[m_c. Aa and Hill ixovide time nohe leveh, acCcmpll.h reons litie.. The Is .ne.n to

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I. ALl high and marietta potontisl sita we surveyed for

watch anmd the i]and of Vinques. Whe military operalioes ale hed-ctdmral te*ourcet by March 1983.

3. Site. demrmined to be figible for nominati to the

foaowmg weeks ..’vitie.am generally issued

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Sad News forEsperanza Friends

Two of Esperanza’s bestknown Statesider residenls have

Edvins Strautmnni;, 58.L.atvian born arlist, died of liver cancerafter a month’s illneqs at his Mmthailan

Considered an AbslraCt

prqiont, he exhibi t?equen0yNew York and Euro. According to

the New York Times’L.. His skill with

paint-lgicn am, applied Io

on tim fl(r,crlgdbmshwork o[enofmons, aost engulfing ale, whointimions of violence were ofn softened by am artist’s rich and complex

Hem in Viequ he concen-

mtl inly on lgsmr-sizl mono-

graphs qued offa hand

Walter WeblL Vieqne, NavyRange Operatkms Chiel; died of pneu-monia while undergoing treatmem farrspiratory prohlems at a VA hospil inSt.

First Sergnl Webb, a reti

nce units in Kor and Vieluamand lair almmis:rl e CommandPost here al Camp Garcia, After lir-

ing, he rm the air and naval gtmueryrange obgvafion pos at e Viequesimpt

Considered remaably gtxl-nattlr for carr sergut, heimpregsed even Ihe ofessionals withhis skhdiving cabiliti.

e VA diagnod his ulti-mata wstingdisas hmgcancer butWaist insisled to the Vis Time

that lhe real u was exit)sure to

"Agent Ormge" toxhs Viemmn.Sailoalong0eViuesctt

will miss die re&sing tones of radiocall sign "Whiskey, Whiskey..."

Walter Webh.

July, 1992

Maestro Manuel Pagfin coaches NitzaPrez Nieves at the potters wheel asher &aughtet Elba Am&’ica watches.Pag.4n, it cerumics professor at IIPR,recently conducted tt week of wheelclinics at TAINA Women’s PotteryWorkshop as pall of an ongoingprogntm broaden the s(xrpe of Iheproject. FAINA prontism to branchoat into an integrated community artscenter. Water color elasms arehe,duled for fall and funds are beingsought Ibr graphit: art% music, dance.theater and film activities.

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Volume 59 THE VIEQUES TIMES July, 1992

Breve Resumen de Hisloria Reciente

(Tratando de establecer gna base para consideracionessocio-econ6micas y para mejor entendimiento de losargumentos de ciertos candidatos poffticos)

En nuestra ultima edici6n publicamos la carta de 1961,en lacualeIGobernadorMufiozMarEn convencealPresidenteKennedy para que abandonara un plan de defensa paraevacuarlapoblacidn civil,yas{convertira Viequescompletoen una base militar.

El Proyecto WoolnorEn el 1962 la Woolnor Corporation, f’manciado por la

rama brifftnica de la familia Woolnor, intent6 convertir lacosta sur de Vieques en un proyecte turstico de gran escala,para competir con los proyectos de Rockefeller en PuertoRico e Islas Vfrgenes. La compafifa, dirigida por TomO’Connor, tom6 control de la Casa del Franc6s, compr6 elHotel El Convento en San Juan y anunci6 planes para unhotel de lujo, ur campo de golf de 18 hoyos, una marina yvillas en ventas. Pero despu6sdegastar alganos $600,000enestudiosdeviabilidad,lospermisesparaextenderel aeropuertocivil (en propiedad del Navy) fueron denegados. Segfinfuentes de la compafiia no habrfa garantfa de acceso a6reo, nisi se consmwese su propio aeropuerto.

El proyecto fue abandonado.EasementEn el 1964 un grupo de estudiantes del estado de Coin-

Agentes Federales arrestaron a 21 de los protestantes(incluyendo dos viequenses) por traspasar en una playa deCamp Garcfa. La mayorfa pidi6 clemencia, pero algunos semantuvieron l-trmes para enfrentar sentencia.

El maestro Viequense, Ismael Guadalupe cumpli6 anasentencia de seis meses y jur6 continuar la lucha. AngelCristobal Rodrguez, de Ciales, fue preso en una prisi6nfederal en Tallah,-tssee, donde fue encontrado muerto un diaen su celda. El vc,,dicto rue suicidio, pero testigos insistenque el cadaver evidenci6 sefias de una golpiza.

La prensa simpatiz6 con la protesta.Se divis6 una nueva estrategia.La Asociaci6n de Pescadores de Vieques, dirigida por

Carlos Zen6n, fue convencida a tranferir el fftulo de susembarcacignes y equipo a favor del ELA y a incrair sudemanda como parte de la del gobemador.

El Acuerdo del FortinAhora era Romero Barcel6, el Gobernador Pro-Estadidad

y e Deparmmento del Navy, ---cara a cara en la mesa denegociaciones.

En una ya famosa reuni6n en el Fortin de Vieques enoctubrede 1983,Romerofirm6tmdocumentoconelSecretarioInterin,,o, del Navy James Goodrich. Anunciado porRomerocomo El Acuerdo del Fortfn" pero titulado por la Marinasimplemente como The Memorandum of Understanding oMOU,el documentoha sido mal entendido y real citado hasta

rado, le informaron al alcalde que se habfan enterado en la [Lo publicamos aqMen las p6ginas8 10 en su totalidadbasede Viequesde an plan paxaexpropiar todalacosta sur de para satisfacerpreguntas de lectored.]Vieques. B,’lsicamente el MOU significaba: que el ELA retirarha

El alcalde, "Tin TorSo" Rivera peg6 un grito.--Ellos todo litigio contra la Marina, y que la Marina, reconociendoquieren expropiar otras 4,300 cuer"das y dejarnos solamente que sus actividades producen un efecto potencialmente3,eaos de una d6cima parta de la isla. adverso al desarrollo social y econ6mico local, promete ser

Port,qvoces federales dijeron que el firearequerida podria buen vecino y ofrece ciertas ayudas. En ninguna parteser tan poco como 1,400 cuerdas--solo una franja para estipula un n6mero de empleos.conectar las dos bases--y la palabra operativa stria "Ease- Vieques Economic Development Corp.meat Rights", no "expropiaci6n".Comoquicra, Viequesno soloperderia el proyecto ,.un’stico,sin6 lambi6n la Hueca, Esperanza, Sun Bay y todas la:; playas

del Caribe.La protesta se form6 y procedi6 hta Washington, D.C.

donde hizo impacto suficiente para paralizar tal "Easement".CulebraEn aqu61 entonces la marina conducia el bombardeo tanto

en Culebra como en Vieques.Culebra fue la escena de la pr6xima protesta mtsiva.

Dirigida pot el alcalde Monchin Fcliciano, apoyado potIideres lndependentistas y acesorados pot una bateria deabogados de Derechos Civfles, el movimiento se fortaleci6hasta quc el Navy abandon6 el campo de tiros en Culebra enIns afios 1970.

La Guerra de Los PescadoresEra obvio que Vieques ya recibfa los bomardeos regulares

le Vieques ms los que antes eran para Culebra. ElGobernador, Carlos Romero Barcel demand6 a la Marina)or dafios ecoldgicos a Vieques.

El primer producto tangible del MOU era un donativo delDepartamento de Defensa para crear la Vieques EconomicDevelopment Corp. (VEDCO). Esta corporaci6n con f’messin lucro trabaj6 con Consultores del Pentgono operandodentro de la Oficina de Ajuste Econ6mico (OEA) delPresidente Ronahl Reagan.

La estrategia inmediata era presionar a Ins mayorescontratistas de la defensa (Top Ten) presionarlos a establecerplantas, f’/ibricas en Vieques. Wedtech, General Dynamics,Sperry, Grumman, United Technology, NewportNew Ship-builders y otros fueron reclutados, y porcierto, un nfmcrodef,Sbricas y proyectos fueron inaugurados.

Un Almirante puerlorriquefio (Diego Hermtndez, ahoraretirado) as’umi6 el mando en Roosevelt Roads. La prensaenfoc6 a Vieques y se habl6 de la creaci6n de 500empleos talvez 1,000. OEA anunci6 compromisos montando a $38millones para actividades de desarrollo. En diciembre de1985 el San Juan Star report6 que Vieques se encontraba enla ruta ha+ia"Cero Desempleo". En adici6n a los ya creados366 empleos, habran 300 mis en un Parque Industrial de

La Asociaci6n de Pescadores de Vieques hizo 1o mismo. Joyeras, otros 100 en el Proyecto del Cangrejo Gigante delDos brigadas de peritos fueron contratados para estudiar Caribe y misen una ftbrica de Tiburones y unaenorme Finca

’.1 impacto ecol6gico de las actividades navales de la Marina de Tomates para suplir a McDonalds’s.en Vieques. La Historia de un Exito mayor...

Pescadores interrumpieron las maniobras, bloqueando el Entonces empezaron las cesantias. El Cangrejo Gigantepaso de la Marina en sus pequefias lanchas y ofrecieron una se fue para otras islas bajo banderas extranjeras. El propulsorresistencia muy bien publicada--las hoadas de David contra delza Joyerfa se traslad6 para la Repfiblica Dominicana. ElIns buques de guerras de Goliat. (Cont. p. 13) >>>

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Leyenda

por

Nana Ortiz de CastarloIPm.a mediados del siglo XIX arrib6 a ia playa de Vieques

m sefior espaflol de hombre Salvador Castelar acompafiadode su hermosa india afna a la cua161 llamaba YukumL Estabella tafna estaba embarazada, y el gallego, como le decian aeste espaflol por set natural de Galicia, ia mimaba con grantemura. Llegaron en un balandro que abordaron en la piayade Ceiba. El gallego era un sefior de porte elegante, blanco,ojos color hazel, barba muy bien acicalada y pelo negro.Trafa consigo una bols: repleta de monedas espaflolas y deantemano vino a esta isla huyendode su padre, un acauda adoespafiol que no aceptaba su relaci6n m.norosa con Yukumique era sirvienta de esta familia aili en Luqalllo. AIdesembarcar, el gallego tom6 de la mano a su amada tafna yatravesando por Playa de Muerto a condujo a su nuevaresidencia.

Muy profto el gallego hizo may buena amistad con losvecinos del barrio Cafi6n y de vez en cuando les invilaba a sucasa a tomarse un vinillo. Este sefior se gan6 el respeto ycarifio de esacomunidad y sus esposas hicieron otro tanto conYukumf. Esta pareja era muy rcligiosa y todos los domingosasisfan a la iglesia cat61ica a cumplir con este preceptodomlnical. Lamisaera oficiada porel pgrrocoJos6 Granados.Y}kumivestiaal estiloespafiol luciendo su mantilla y peinetarmentras caminaba al lado del gallego, moviendo su cuerpocon donaire y soltura a pesar de su estado de embarazo.

La marcha inexorable del tiempo nunca se detiene y ya elgallego manejaba las redes de pescar con la destreza delmejor pescador de aquellos contornos. Se dedic6 a venderpescado y moluscos en Playa de Muertos yen su casa nuncafaltaba el pan de cada dfa y mariscos para cenar. Una nochelluviosa Yukumf sinti6 los dolores del parto y de inmediatolleg6 la comadrona para asistiria en ese trance. Apesarde serprimerisa, tuvo un buen parto y trajo al mundo uan hermosania.El gallego era un arnante de la mitologfa romana y bantizd

a su nifia con el nonbre de Minerva, diosa de la sabiduria. Lapequeiareci6n nacidaparecfa una preciosa mulecadechoco_late. Era el vivo retrato de la aurora de sus das. Sus padresla amaban con temura, la colmaban de mimos y caricias.Pasan losafios y Minervaesten edadescolar. La matriculasonen la escuela unisexual de Natita Penedo. Allfaprendi6 a leer,escribir, nociones de aritm6tica, calm-, bordar y tejer. FueracM horario escolar la hermosa Minerva, soltaba su cabelleraendrina y salia a correr descalza por la orilla de la playa. Devez en cuando se detenia ajugar con I, s caracolas o a recogercamndulas 0aa enhcbrarlas en collares.

Ya Minerva tiene 17 afios, luce una figura aerodinmica,bien proporcionada, cintura estrecha, caderas anchas, laemctilidad de sus senos de virgen intocada, el contorno de susmuslos y picmas, su tez y ojos negros como una noche sinestrellas, daban la sensacidn de estar contemplando unaVenus de 6bano. Los domingos pot la tarde Yukumi invitabaa su hija a pasear hasta llegarse al Fort/n Conde de Mirasolpara dialogar con la soldadesca en disciplinaria. Una de esas

tardes Minerva se acercd a la reja donde estaba un preso decolorblanco, ojos azules y barbabien cuidada. E,z un franc6sfugitivo que la Guardia Civil habfa sorprendido en lasinmediaciones dela islatratandode esconderseen Iaespesura.Este franc6s fij6 su mirada en Minerva y le obsequi6 unatiema s3nrisa. La indiecita le sonri6 tambi6n, pero no podiancomumcarsauno al otroporno entendersus distintos idiomas.Ambos se coml:)lacfan en mirm.se y sonreir.

El dardo punzante del amor habfa flechado a estos doscorazones y naci6 un amor ardiente lleno de silcncio. Un realalia le dijeron a Minervaque estaban embarcando a los presosdel Forffn y los conduci’an al Castillo San Felipe del Morropara set fusilados en el pareddn. Locade dolor, Minerva sali6corriendo pot la playa rumbo al muelle. Pas6como un bdlicopot Playa de Muertos, saltd los arrecifes de La Glorieta, ycuando iba llegando al embm.cadero ya los presos eranconducidos en una yoia para abordar el barco de velas en ellque habrian de hacer la travesia hasta ha otra orilla de la islade Puerto Rico. Nuestra india lanz6 un quejido desgarradoy el francds mird hacia donde venfa el grito de dolor. AI veta Minerva, sac6 un pafiuelo blanco el que ondeaba como unadids postrcro. La india movfa las manos para correspondera esa despedida final que destrozaba sus vidas.

Cuando la silaeta del barco apenas se vefa desde tierra,Minerva mgres6 corriendo y se detuvo a mitad dc lajalda deNalgas Trigue,as. Allf permaneci6 con los brzos en alto,como en actitud implorante. AI caer la noche, sus padresvinieron a buscarla, y parasorpresa yamargura laencontraronconvertida en una estatua de dbano. Como alcanzados pot unrayo cayeron de hinojos a los pies de la estatua y lloraron sinconsuelo la triste tragedia que la fatalidad depard a sa finicay amada hija. Desde ese mstante cayeron en un estado demelanconlla y meses despu6s muriemn de tristeza. Losbteros vecinos de E1Caldn lloraron sus muertes y les diemncnstlana sepultura en el Cementerio Municipal.

Cuentan queen una noche de resaca, el fuerte oleaje,alcanzd una altura de doce pies. El constante y furiosoembate de las olas convirti6 en afiiscos aquella estatua de6bano y sus pedzos fueron bm.ridos pot el mar basradeposirlos en la otra orilla pot donde desembarc6 usamadofranc6s en su rua hacia la muerte. Los tltimos sollozos deMinerva fueron recogidos por las caracolas. En noches deplenilunio se poede escuchar un triste sollozar que emitencaracolas, lindas conchas marinas con las que Minerva solfajuguetear.Amigo lector, si alguna vez vas a la playa y encuentras una

caracola, rec6gela y ll6vala a tu ofdo para vet si es verdad quepuedes escuchar el triste lamento de Minerva, que suenacomo un estribillo que dice asf:"Uuuuu.....Uuuuu.....Uuuuu...." Si 1o escuchas, estates encomunicaci6n con Minerva desde el mils alh’L

COLMADO PUEBLO NUEVOde Luis & Awilda Gonzlilezal cruzar el Puente Santa Maria741-2465 "/ 741-2724 u,_Carnes Vlandas Refrescos

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pmblcma de l.’ drogas. Sin embarga, no dc scr cxrafio]Cartas a{ d’itor ,indic quen los mismos gobiemos los que fijan el alto

prio de In oga al pmhibirla pfiblimen con gueas/dlaradns. Ams,Qui6n quique laagendaeondielosdemssl, prisamente, drogara ampliscapas de la/

LA GIJERRA I)E LAS DROGAS

El stibilo Ilesplome de los bltNues socialis|as europeo ysovi6tico tiene dos rtant consuencits paramtmdl. En primer lugar,mel fin del ligro inminende un holustoreslli nacl. En gundofin de erm fa significa la prolifeci6n de gue ycanfliclas c) armamenlos cwincionales, es decir,nsislinms a gaerras ell

emnunienu) decaus r amum(ogl, con IO(1 Slt Cllehl de crfmen% es una de esms"guencalien"queniyfildmamente Imagavnhen p[i6n inuer al apmigtmmienm de la guerra fra.Vennas lr qu6.

lal primero que hW qle teller pesente es qlle a mayorcfid de rnas en tas calles mayor y m&s violenciar lacdmimlitlad. sinveionisll inmacionalsde la indusuiaamenlists eslremecerfanmana se demvo la cara Ilica ntlclelf Isll( eft el"equilibria del terror". Peru pmnlosobrealu ue les caus6 los rei’amm pifislas impulsadasr la Imrestffika. N2ton n,m saliaa descum: conslmir

canvencionatcs reciclanda el mnclaie de (ali yamleoherfa nuclear canverlida"- en chalarra clsi r arle demagi, y trxslndar sus sinirs ofaciones al escenario delos gueffasconvencionales. En estecamlde balalla SaddamItsin sirvi6 de villano dill panlelyaren el Goll P&sica

jtgadoms legates, enti6ndasc i:fl ichs. mililart ’yguardiasdeseguridad. De hecho, sal a la visla que doade finico se

el s:tor qucatafle a Ixlicfas priva&s y guadianes de clalquiertil. Y para d:’ un ejemplo de un militar gubemanteenfrascado en una red inmrnacional del lelal Irfica de armnsy ncdticos, s61a basra con fijarse en el verganzoso cso deManuel Aatania Noriega.Los gobiernos promulgan que libran tma guerra contra los

narc6manas, iwa et la malidad el efecla de violenlacampaa opt}sitora es p}t que la enfcnnedad que pmtendencurar. Pear mln, de pae de muchas golrnanles no exismuna volunlud geatfina de car a la lmmanidad dey pesadillas de los narc6ticos, porque significara,inevitablemenle, el cnlapso de la eCOllOnla y paderdcgeneradas de la guerm de his dmga;. Reimradamente losgohiemas niegan a pmpinar el ndo goll al narcatficaque significaria auditor yque frene el lavada o blqueo de dinera. Y para disimularque son c6mplices de un ftmesta conlrabandtl los gobiemaslanzan sendas campaas publicitaris predicanda sansoneles

sociedad para mantenerlas ma.r..g,inadad del =progreso YlmaRlndose entre sI coil los fllalesonbanlosrindustries namentos?

En,el c de er Rico, encandidatos a gobernados efecmada en Cayey. qed6demosado quff canteen bien el pandem6ninm en que has

el siguien diagn6stico de la criminalitkd en la lsla:billones mueve anmdmente In oma de los susciascontralas; ms de 8 muens violen en 1991; 10 railprs, ta mayo6a drogadicms, y del total el }% mbi6neskSn condemdos r el SIDA; la mired de Io drogadictosdesarrollaron la delndelciu dele los 15 arias.

Coma hemos vista, e un jercicio infitil y fmu’icidagucrm cona los drog, qtm nun se gana yen cuyalencanus batalls los cafdos stmlen r los mfehsdrogdictos y los civiles inen. Fall he qut,, de frenal siglo XXI, dsismos trar coma cfiminales a losenlrmas tsuarios de ciert:m drogas declarndoles la gaera.

rscalndolos, porque elias tmbi6n mermen la orlunkdde vivir, crer y set dignos.lqnna: lcnry Rmos Rabies, Bayam6n, PR

A QUIEN Iq.JEDA INTERESAR (Siluaci6n Aclual)Nllesira situaci6n econ6mica sigue Cslancada en fotnaa

alamllg, lld parcce title estmos atrapadosen un callej6n sindida. Mienas se seucha lantas pmmCvs radio yprensa de parm de los legisladorCs y repre.sentames que has

visilan, Vieques.ardeysesumergeenlamiseria. Cundo

comparacnican ladq 19,10a11950. Si cstaes pmgrcs,}, paraIlli es rclrt:eso y sl esla es [a ll}ar calidad de vida cttndo

hacia et progr o mmca Ilegaremos a 61. He observadocuidadomente la siltmci6n de Vieques. He obado elareola y hemos Iograda quese has premierella. He nomdo

los que has visitan parqtm paru elias Cs novedad.Si nuestra siluaci6n :on6mica no mejora pinata, la mjor

calidad de vida la disfrua los que has visian imrque, aqui

Ctmperativa de Costureras. He nomdo que de que Imrifas "de ls lanchas regreon al precio anterior losparmadar pfiblicosh vuel a rpir. Hay que volver arbrh" los lbricas pa 1o que fueroncrd,o acaso rue unreal estudio. e entiend queen tsptCs de Puerto Rico,igual queen el testa del mundo nna qte otra fbfica snoraciones, imro que mmbi6n vuelven a rabfir.

En elm de Virus, Rd pare que Io que cierra

coma: "dile na a los dmgas". lasm t;I "homl)re fuerte" de progreso y mejor calidad de vida. LHasta Cuanda.?Panamh. obtuvo rt:.conocini2a|os i{a" sus, htgttas t:n atacar el ..He dicho. Firmado Flavo Silva Casanova

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