In this monthly series, we republisha few of the headlines from our Juneeditions of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago.
1966
New golf course set for Lakeside
The administration of the Chapala Country Club has pledges for most of the 700,000 pesos budgeted to acquire land for a new golf course five miles east of Chapala, in San Nicolas. An additional 200,000 pesos has been designated for construction of the new clubhouse. Work has already started on the first nine holes.
1976
Mexico to curb U.S. fishing options
A constitutional amendment that extends Mexico’s maritime zone from 12 to 200 miles will take effect in July, limiting the amount that U.S. tuna and shrimp industries can fish in the entire Gulf of California. Mexico will acquire 20 new Coast Guard ships and 31 patrol boats to oversee its new claims.
1986
Mexico World Cup disappoints GDL
Despite the Guadalajara metro area’s 10,000 foreign visitors, who spent 4 billion pesos, local businessmen are complaining that 1986 World Cup tourism was a major disappointment due to the high cost of game tickets. Also suffering low sales were towns of Sayula, Puerto Vallarta and Tlaquepaque. The Jalisco Chamber of Commerce blamed the poor economic situation of foreign visitors.
1996
Canada firm to fix GDL trash glitch
Three thousand tons of garbage from the Guadalajara metro area are dumped daily on the edge of the suburb of Tonala, contaminating the water table. Clifton Associates, a Canadian firm that has tackled important environmental problems in that country, plans to solve Guadalajara’s problem by recycling the trash and using organic waste as a fertilizer.
2006
Labor boss takes refuge in Canada
Embattled mining union boss Napoleon Gomez Urrutia, who is accused of mismanaging a US$55 million union trust fund, has jetted to Canada, where he is pleading his innocence. He has also castigated the Mexican government for meddling in union matters and become a cause celebre, meeting with left-leaning politicians and various organized labor groups.
2016
PGA Tour movesto Mexico
The Donald doesn’t do irony well, so it seems. Learning that the PGA is moving next year’s World Golf Championship from his Doral resort in Miami to Mexico, Trump railed against the world. “It is a sad day for Miami, the United States and the game of golf,” he told reporters.
“What’s going on with our country … The PGA Tour has put profit ahead of thousands of American jobs, millions of dollars in revenue for local communities and charities. This decision only further embodies the very reason I am running for president of the United States.”
Trump even managed yet another dig at this country: “I hope they have kidnapping insurance.”