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Ya fue dicho
Having previously stated the many faults of preparation the magazine allows itself a chance to say 'I told you so'.
XXV: Proyecto de resolución
The legislature formally requests the executive branch to explain what it is doing to prevent stadium violence, and specifically if the limiting of police officers exacerbates the situation.
XXIV: Proyecto de Ley
Although the government began its intervention of AFA in 1956, this petition from Agustín Rodríguez Araya is to ask for a continuance in the matter.
XXI: Proyecto de declaración
What is interesting about this petition is that legislators attempted to use the power of government, and intervention in AFA, to include provincial cities like Córdoba, Tucumán, Mendoza, La Plata, and Rosario in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana.
XLIV: Proyecto de resolución
The death of Mario Linker, although not the first in Argentine fútbol, was widely reported in the press. As a consequence, politicians became involved to demonstrate their ability to quell violence at the stadiums (but more likely this was just…
X: Proyecto de ley
Another example of how politicians sought government assistance for clubs, in this case allowing Huracán to not pay their debts to the federal government (with no reason provided other than the civic and sports services the club offers to the…
Viendo jugar a los checos
Author look at the conditioning of European players and the parity that currently exists in world soccer He concludes that if Argentina is to maintain a supposed preeminence in world soccer, it needs to add European discipline, training, and…
VI Campeonato del Mundo: Informe del consejo tecnico
More committees will meet to assess how to improve the national sport.
VI Campeonato del Mundo
More details on the AFA investigation, with coaching reports to be assessed by club and AFA officials.
Veinte preguntas al Presidente electo
The twenty questions seek to understand Frondizi's governing philosophy
Various speeches
Valuable transcripts of Frondizi's speeches to various bodies in the United States
Various measures to transfer land from the federal government to clubs
Dante Tortonese is the key legislator to propose land donations from the state to various fútbol teams (their clubs).
Various articles on the 1958 elections
The articles provide a nice summary of the two major candidates, the role of the military government in honoring its commitment to free elections, and a chart of how the electoral votes are distributed by provinces (Buenos Aires city and province…
Various activities
Events include a cinema screening, bochas, and buffet for players
Various
Argentines were keenly aware of how modern and industrialized countries viewed them, and Frondizi's visit to the US–the first by an Argentine President–was major news. Notice how some of the coverage depicts Frondizi (and thus Argentina) as a humble…
Various
A look at the coverage of Frondizi's election