Johnny Ventura, a legend in the show business world of the D.R. and former congressman, was chosen candidate for vice mayor for the Partido Revolucionario Dominicano. Dr. José Francisco Peña Gómez announced the decision at midnight of yesterday after the contending pre-candidates, Julio Maríñez, Eligio Jáquez and Miguel Vargas could not reach an agreement on who would be the first vice mayor under the formula proposed by the leader of the PRD yesterday. Peña Gómez will travel today to New York to submit to his routine medical check up for his cancer of the pancreas at the Sloane Kettering Memorial Cancer Center. The leader of the PRD self-proclaimed himself mayor after not accepting the tight results of the PRD primary, and personally chose Ventura, who is considered a stronger candidate than the three contenders who are little known by the general population.
