Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-31
Brazil Inducts
.Kubitschek as
New President
RIO DE JANEIRo. Jan, 81 (RD,

Rio LIE JANE1hO, Jan, 81 UT
Elected by the votes Of Dicta-
tor Getulio Gargas' followers ano
the Communists, Juscelino Ku-
bitschek becomes Brazi's Presi-
dent today to head a largely
conservative cabinet.
Delegates from 60 nations ano
members of the new congress
were in Rio for the Inauguration
Iof the 53-year-old surgeon ano
former governor of Minas Gerais
State. born in the backwoods oil
Brazil and the grandson of a
Czech immigrant.
Vice President Richard M
Nixon headed a 17-membeI
United States delegation to the
inaugural ceremonies in the cap
ital of Latin Americas largest
and most populous country. For
Imer President Vincent Auriol
came from France.
Rio took on a carnival air in
the midst of a l00-degree sum-
mer heat wave. The holiday at
moSphere was in marked con-
trast to the tension three months
ago. when military leaders over
threw an interim government
suspected Of trying to block
Kubitschek's inauguration be-
cause of the support his ticket
had attracted from the follow
ers Of the late dictator and the
Reds.
Military Men Stay
A conservative himself, DR.
Kubitschek bulwarked his gov
eminent by continuing in Office
the three service chiefs who
staged the countercoup that in
sured his Inauguration. They
are Gen. Enrique Texeira Lott,
the war minister; Gen. Vasco
AlveS Seco.. air minister, and
Admiral Antonio Alpes camara,
Navy.
To cope with the vest eco
nomic problems facing Brazil,
the new president also named
to his ll-member cabinet four
men from his own Social DEM
ocrat Party, one each from the
Conservative Republican and
Liberal Social Progress Parties,
and only two from the Labor
Party Of his running mate and
General Vargas political heir
Vice President Joao Goulart.
In addition to the three mill
tary leaders. Foreign Minister
Jose Carlos Macedo Soares was
continued in office and provi-
isional President Nereu Ramos,
installed by the November II
coup, was named justice min
lister.
In a preiraugural news con-
ference, Or. Kubitschek empha-
sized the urgent necessity for
his government to expand
transport. electric power and
production to meet Brazil'S de-
pendence or imports and con-
.sequent shortage Of foreign ex-
change.
DR.. Kubitschek returned only
last week from a swing through
the United States and Western
Europe in search of foreign in
vestment capital.
Nixon Big Attraction
OF the foreign visitors to the
Inauguration. Mr.. Nixon at
tracted widespread attention for
his frequent departures from
tIic lOI IldilIlcS.
Arriving at the United States
Embassy. the Vice President
stopped to chat with two young
children outside. Il have two OF
my own" he told them via an
interpreter.
At the Itamarati Palace, to
present his credentials to the
foreign minister. Mr.. Nixon
stopped again to compliment a
major on his palace guard:
They remind us OF our Ma
rines, and they are the best" he
declared.
Leaving the palace, Mr.. Nixon
obligingiy gave autographs and
exchanged personal remarks
with office workers who crowded
around him. The Brazilians. he
said. ARE wonderful people"
Mr.. Nixon will make an even
more marked departure from
protocol when he visits the
headquarters Of the Brazilian
Confederation of Industrial
Workers tomorrow. He also will
have private meeting with
Vice President Goulart.