TROOPS REPRESS DEMONSTRATIONS IN MEXICO
Unrest in Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora, finally reached an explosive point after two months of building up when Faustino Félix Serna was designated candidate of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional for the post of governor of the Mexican state.
Elections are scheduled for next July, but a candidate of the PRI is assured election under the virtual oneparty system in effect in Mexico.
Violence broke out May 14 when students, demonstrating against the decision were attacked by the police.
The disorders continued for three days. President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz declared martial law and ordered out the troops.
On May 18 some 500 infantrymen and 2,500 parachutists arrived from Mexico.
In face of the repressive measures and police raids in search of "agitators" many political figures, students and even newsmen in Sonora went into hiding.
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