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TW COLUMBIAN) 47 citizens to have a say aulMMyLNK li IV Venceuver Wwh By JAMES NELSON GOODSELL (The Chiiatiaa Sdeace Monitor New February when the Cuban people approved a new Constitution for the island replacing the document of 1M0 there have been a series of elections to name delegates to the Critics of Dr Castro's government argue that the change is little more than window dressing and that Cuba is still ruled with an iron flat tar Dr Castro and his immediate associates This criticism notwithstanding the Castro assumed the blame for the failure but he added that part of the problem was too much centralization of power and decision-making authority in Havana The Communist Party he and others said simply had too much of the reins of power in its hands It was National Assembly The elections which actually began Cuba took a long step recently I toward restructuring its goverament I On Dec a newly formed National I Assembly met in Havana for the first time one day after a structural I change split up the island's present Isix provinces into 15 new provincial units changes which took place In governing apparatus of the island this past is past week amount to a major reform of the Cuban political system -Moreover it needs to be noted that argued that the party could not possibly make provinces I the elections of the past year and i the future offer those contemplated in the in a dress rehearsal in the small province of Mantanzas in July 1974 are aimed at allowing the Cuban people rather than the Communist Party to carry out many of the tasks of running the government The Communist Party may well hover over the scene but the elec total process known as the power does give the Cuban dtisen something of a say in government This led to the planning for a new Constitution establishment of a National Assembly the system of elections and the breakup of the six provinces into smaller units The moves were part of Cuban 'rime Minister Fidel Castro's effort institutionalise the revolution he in 20 years ago Moreover they were part of an ef- a degree of freedom of choice unknown in Cuba in the 18 yean since-Dr Castro came to power The changes spring from the failure in 1970 of the much-publicised goal to produce 10 million tons of sugar Dr' Girl's: (sizes 6 to 14) PJs $1200 I Gowns $1000 Jr Teens Shorty PJs $1100 The new provincial setup is a major ative change While the administrative fort to bring Cuba's 96 million people into the poutf Open Sunday noon to 5 pm Open Mon thru Frl 9:30 am -9 CtUPAPDB western provinces of Pinar del Rio Habana and Matanzas remain roughly as before the three eastern provinces of Las Villas Camaguey and Oriente are carved out of part of the former Las Villas was named for Dr former comrade in arms Camilo Cienfuegos who mysteriously disappeared 17 years ago Gamma which is carved out of the former Oriente is named for the yacht that carried Dr Castro and his fellow revolutionaries to the island in 1956 to begin their successful rebellion against dictator Fulgendo Batista MATAMZAS PMAR DEL MO new provinces MUtHCMODC MU DC raws PINAR LAHABANA -OB-WQ-J MATANZAS SANTIAGO GUANTANAMO DC CUBA CAMAGUEY ORIENTE 's'm Former VHJS provinces -W Icut-price special and regular gifts that MAKE SENSE! 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