The Miami Herald from Miami, Florida • 81

U-A THE MIAMI HERALD Saturday April 14 1971 Two New Mexican Laws Curb Rights Violations Ihmsm a U' A -V 4 Mr i Jfr -f Xs- broke the PRI's pow'er monopoly Beginning with the Flouse elections July 1 parties by law can obtain official registration and field their own candidates provided they have a certified membership of 60000 in each of the 32 electoral districts Chamber of Deputies has been enlarged from 237 to 400 seats with 100 seats to be apportioned to minority groups through proportional representation The PRI currently holds 195 of the 237 seats in the Chamber and all but one of 64 in the Senate which is renewed every six years An official who asked not to be identified but who Is close to Lopez Portillo said the purpose of the two laws is to provide a legal outlet for dissidents in Mexico and take the wind out of the sails of elements who would otherwise be prone to violence A COMMUNIST Party official Eduardo Montes said positive changes have been made in political climate as well and that the government now respects the rights of opposition parties Fie added that the real test will come in the congressional elections July 1 Fie said that if any of the handful of tiny leftist parties achieve any significant victories that would be evidence of improvement A spokesman for the Popular Socialist Partv said he agrees with this view The membership of both parties is not accurately known 1 he Communist Party was illegal in Mexico for decades The amnesty law has permitted the release of 559 persons from prison or had their criminal records wiped clean since Congress enacted it last Sept 28 according to gov- like murder and bank robbery" said Ibarra de Piedra said she disagrees adding that her National Committee's records show that about 300 political prisoners were passed over by the amnesty bill and are still in jail THE POLITICAL reform bill passed by Congress almost at the same time as the amnesty law ernment records SPOKESMAN Rigoberto Galindo of the Department of Government the ministry in charge of Mexican internal security claims that all persons listed as political prisoners have been freed "There are still some who consid-' er themselves political prisoners but they are charged with things not covered under the amnesty law Jose Lopez improves on rights St Vincent Volcano Erupts Villages Ordered Evacuated Xt W'A 7 I advised to store drinking w'ater for the emergency Radio St Vincent said seismic specialists and volcano experts were expected to fly in from the United States and Trinidad Residents near the volcano said they could not see the sky because of the ash and they reported the sulphur fumes were choking There were no serious injuries however The last eruption of the volcano in 1971 produced a small crater lake on Mt Soufriere RJ'W' I i 4 I i JtX ji 3 1 it it-- fu 1 i By GORDON MOTT AuecliUd Pri MEXICO CITY An amnesty law and electoral rtforni enacted by President Jose Lope Portillo's administration have sharply reduced human rghts violations in Mexico according to humn rights watchdogs "1 he last report 1 got of missing persons was in September when two boss were kidnaped in said Rosario Ibarra de Piedra 5" head of a group called the National Committee for the Defense of Prisoners Fugitives FIxiles and Disappeared Persons just because things have gotten better no excuse to forget the she said Ibarra de Piedra whose son Jesus disappeared in a shoot-out with police five years ago has been a leading critic of alleged human rights violations in Mexico Rebels Hi I Rx Artillery And Rockets Snmoa's Mon Si ill Buttling for lisle I i From Hrald Wirt Srvitt MANAGUA Nicaragua National guard jets fired rockets into rebel positions in the northern city of Fsteli on Friday w'hile ground troops fought house-to-house and pounded rebels wdth artillery reports said In Managua Sandimsta National Liberation Front guerrillas attacked a police station in a poor neighborhood late Thursday but were driven off a guard spokesman said Put during overnight fighting Thursday the guard said 10 civilians had been killed and an undetermined number wounded in nearly a dozen neighborhoods where the leftist rebels threw up roadblocks of rocks and burning tires THE GUARD placed all police on alert following the attacks and the national radio called on all troops to "defend the honor of the national guard and be prepared to repel any The Managua attacks w'ere seen as a diversion by guerrillas to relieve pressure of the attacks in Esteli 90 miles to the north where fighting to topple President Anastasio Sonioza has been continuing for nearly a week Government roadblocks kept many journalists from thp emba'-' tied city but telephone reports from Esteli indicated the guard was moving in on all sides trying to force out the estimated 100 guerrillas w'ho have controlled the utv The opposition newspaper la Prensa reported that guardsmen were conducting house-to-house searches JETS SCREAMED overhead firing rockets into guerrilla positions residents reported Col Aquiles Aranda Escobar the spokesman for the 10000-man national guard said the in Esteli had been 70 per cent successful He said his forces suffered some casualties but would not sa how many Aranda Escobar said the Sundi-mstas in Esteli had organized KINGSTOWN St Vincent (UPI) Mt Sgufrlere volcano erupted with a thunderous rumble Friday sending a huge column of ash into the air and forcing evacuation of residents within a 10-mile radius The 4000-foot volcano which killed 2000 persons in an eruption in 1902 erupted at 5 am Premier Milton Cato declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of all villages surrounding the volcano 30 miles north of Kingstown Cato set up an emergency relief committee with himself as chairman and established evacuation centers at police stations and other public centers In Elizabeth City NC the Coast Guard said the local Cl 30 aircraft and pilots were put on alert about 2:30 pm to assist in any evacuation of residents from the island The government of the British associated state some 100 miles west of Barbados ordered a mobilization of doctors nurses and police vehicles Residents of the island were IMPORTANT ilifllii SATURDAY SUNDAY 11 to 6 ORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS We have received over 500 paintings from our European sources in Italy and Austria Greynolds is overstocked and must close these paintings out immediately! 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