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The West End News
Frederiksted, Saint Croix County, Virgin Islands
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The Peace Corps begins its campaign in Puerto Rico with initial applicant examinations in San Juan, featuring six candidates including Esperanza A. Rivera and several men with varied backgrounds. Rep. Edith Green is scheduled to visit on June 1 to discuss using the University of Puerto Rico for training, amid rumors of a site near Utuado.
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The Peace Corps has started its campaign in Puerto Rico.
On the recruiting front, first examinations for applicants were held in San Juan the other day. Five young men and a pretty young brunette showed up. The girl, Esperanza A. Rivera of Caguas commented, 'I've always wanted to help people and I think this is the best way to do it.'
The men ranged in age from 28 - Ramon River Suarez of San German and Charles A. Morrow of Bayamon to 18-year old Nicholas Ramos of Caparra Terrace. Rafael V. Toro, 27, of Hato Rey, wants to be a math teacher in Brazil for the corps and Johnny Velazquez, 23, of Las Piedras, would like to do social work.
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On the training front, Rep. Edith Green (D.-Ore.), chairman of a special U. S. House committee on education, is due here June 1 to discuss possible use of the University of Puerto Rico. And the rumor persists that a site near Utuado, north of the rugged Cordillera Central, will be used as a corps training site.
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Puerto Rico
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The Other Day; June 1
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The Peace Corps has started its campaign in Puerto Rico. First examinations for applicants were held in San Juan the other day, with five young men and Esperanza A. Rivera of Caguas attending. The men are Ramon River Suarez of San German, Charles A. Morrow of Bayamon, Nicholas Ramos of Caparra Terrace, Rafael V. Toro of Hato Rey who wants to teach math in Brazil, and Johnny Velazquez of Las Piedras who wants to do social work. On the training front, Rep. Edith Green is due on June 1 to discuss using the University of Puerto Rico, and there is a rumor of a training site near Utuado north of the Cordillera Central.