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Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
Twenty Years

In this month of March was
the twentieth anniversary of the
death of an eminent Nicaraguan
citizen, Doctor Luis H. DeBayle,
a medical doctor and surgeon
of extraordinary intellectual re.
sources that made him excel in
the scientific circles of his gen.
Grafton.
He obtained, with exceptional
rating, the highest academic
title conferred by a famous
French college, and in the prao
tice of his profession he was
always a dedicated student, plac-
ing his intellect and his heart at
all times at the service of medi-
cine and of humanity,
In the vast field of general
culture, Doctor Luis H. DeBayle
achieved positive victories, dis
tinguishing for his spiritual sensi-
tiveness and his solid intellectual
roots. He was a dedicated writer
of prose and verse. Besides excel
ling in his medical profession,
Doctor DeBayle was a man of
Hellenic culture, a great scholar.
For all those qualities, and be-
cause he was a. great friend, he
maintained close relationship
with outstanding personalities
Of his time, Nicaraguans as well
as Of other nationalities. He
was always close to Ruben Da-
rio, the Poet Immortal, to whom
he was united by bonds of in
innate friendship and Of mutual
admiration.
On the twentieth year Of his
death, Luis H. DeBayle is alive,
and will forever be, in the hearts
of those who knew of his noble
friendship and of his intellectual
and spiritual excellence.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
BOMB EXpL0DES AT DOOR
OF pER0NiST RESIDENCE

BUENOS AIRES (UP) A
powerful bomb exploded at the res
idence door of DR.. Alberto A.
Rocamora, a Peronist legislator.
The explosion, occurred in the
morning, alarmed the neighbor-
hood, and caused important
damages, but no casualties.
This was the third attempt of
this kind in the last ten days.
While the Peronist Command was
meeting the 14th of this month a
powerful bomb exploded in their
meeting room, hurting three and
causing heavy damages.
Last Friday another bomb ex-
ploded in the house of Carlos Bello-
chic, ex-editor, and actual editor
Of a Peronist weekly.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30

"the increase in repression and
violence in Cuba and said that in
the Dominican Republic "they
shout communist to anyone calling
Trujillo's tyranny by its right
name. :.
"The fate of the Cuban people
the report says is truly som
Der. That unfortunate island is 8
perfect example of the social ero.
sion that occurs when an admins.
tration smothers honest criticism
and healthy political opposition.
"IAPA will not modify its cam.
paing until Cubans recover the
exercise of their human natural
rights.
Referring to Venezuela, the re-
port says:
/"The best news we had since
our last meeting has been, of
course. the recovery of press free,
dom by the courageous Venezuelan
people. All free newspapermen
should feel proud of the fact that
newspaper and newspapermen in
Caracas played such an important
role in sending the Venezuelan
dictator, in a hurry, to that noisy
zoo of dictatOrs: the Dominican
Republic.
"The vigorous defense, made
by IAPA of Venezuelan journa-
lists and editors, gave results, the
report states, because Miguel An
gel Capriles, Editor of "La Este
ra" and "Ultimas Noticias' of Ca
racas cabled the organization than
king it, and requesting admission
to it.
Pointing out that the new Vene-
zuelan Government has been es.
tablished "among shadows of eco
nomic storm, the report declares
that it is erroneuos to believe that
prosperity is equal to liberty, be-
cause liberty is a human condi-
ton, not political system and, even
less, a racial attribute.
O'Rourke described as "encour-
aging" the tendency shown in
several recent elections held in
the Hemisphere, for instance, the
recent ones of the Federation of
Caribbean islands. because they
mean an advance for the system
of representative government.
The report also says lAPA's
membership has increased, having
now 594 members.
Among the Cuban editors attend
ing the meeting are Guillermo Mar
tinez MARQUEE, of Sci Pais", and
Sergio Carlo, of 'Prensa Libre',
both in Havana. TIE report des-
cribes measures approved by IAPA
regarding the difficult situation
in Cuba.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
Mexico Expropriaies Land
For Communal Farm Program

MEXICO CITY CUP)- The De.
partment of Agriculture announc-
ed that President Ruiz Confines
has signed a decree expropriating
from private interests u.s. 600
acres of land soon to be irrigated
by waters from the new Humaya
Dam in the State of Sinaloa.
The land will enter into the
Federal Ejido System, Mexico's
version of the communal farm. The
decree stated that the action was
taken to insure against specula-
ton of the land to the detriment
of the farmworkers of the area.
1t added that Federal irrigation
projects had as their objective the
Increase of agricultural products,
but that more important" their
purposes are to improve the lives
of the agricultural workers,
Present owners of the land will
be paid off in regular condemna-
ton proceedings, the Department
said.
Secretary of Agriculture Gil.
berto Flores Munoz said this is
sthe first time the Mexican Gov
eminent takes a step of this nature
to guarantee the interests of the
people in the execution of q pro.
ject of such social and economic
magnitude"
Official figures released by the
Government show that Mexican
farmers have received 107, 100, 900
acres of land from the Venustia-
no Carranza Administration up to
August 81 of last year.
The current Administration
alone has granted 1883, 1874 acres
under the Agrarian Reform Pro.
gram.
The Humaya Dam is scheduled
10 supply water for a hydro-elec-
trical unit that will deliver $4,000
kilowatts or electricity and irrigate
ATS 900 acres in the rich valley
near Culiacan, Sinaloa.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
Latin American France
and Trade News Reports

ternational Sugar Conference to
be held at Geneva, Switzerland,
next September, it was announced
here.
The decision Immediately gave
rise to speculation that this coun-
try will again become a member
of the world agreement. The .Ge-
neva parley will study the possibi.
lily of extending the 1858 accord
which expires next Dec. 81.
Erick Roll, President of the In
ternational Sugar Council who
came here to discuss Brazils pos.
sible adherence to the new pact,
said he hopes that the delegation
sent to Geneva will the authority
to commit the government to the
agreement.
However, Comes Maranhao, Pre-.
sident of the Brazilian Institute
of Sugar and Alcohol, said Bra.
zil's attendance at the G enev q
meeting does not mean that it
has decided to rejoin the inter
national accord.
"The question must be carefully
studied by the Institute and by the
Foreign Ministry's Economic De-
partment," he said.
Brazil was a member of the first
agreement signed in 1857 and also
signed the 1853 pact. But it later
withdrew in a dispute over ex-
port quotas.
This country demanded that it
be authorized to export 400, 900
tons per year while the London
Conference fixed the Brazilian
quota at only l75,0OO tons. Brazil
exceeded the Us, 0O0-ton limit in
1853 and in 1855 exported, more
than 500 1000 tons.
In 1855 exports dropped 10 vir-
tually nothing but last year Bra
iii returned to the international
market in force by exporting $685.
600 tons which brought the eoun-
try $6O 1000 1000.
Brazil's withdrawal from the
agreement, along with Peru, Indo-
nesia and Formosa, has weakened
the International Sugar Council.
Roll said he believed it would be
ITO Brazil's advantages" 10 rsioin
the agreement.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
GETS MONETARY FUND CREDIT

This sum of $10,O00,O 900 consti-
tutes the non used balance of a
credit of $35, 000, 600 which the
Fund granted to Chile two years
ago. The US. Treasury and some
other American Banks contributed
$40, OO0, 900.
Luis Mackenna, General Comp
troller of the Central Bank of
Chile is working to have the other
institutions participating in the
agreement to equally extend the
period of such participation. 1t is
taken for granted that Mackenzie
will obtain the consent OF the
Treasury and the other participant
ing Banks next week and that an
official announcement Will be
made.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30

WASHINGTON. (UP). - The
international Monetary Fund
agreed to grant Chile a permanent
credit of $40, 600 900 to help the
country counteract the impact
caused by the reduction in exports.
The action was taken by the
Board of Directors after listening
to a detailed report of Chile's fl
nancial conditions, submitted by a
commission of the Organization
which recently visited Chile.
It was reported that officials of
the International Monetary Fund
were impressed by the measures
taken by the Chilean government
to combat the initiation, but ex-
pressed concern for the continued
low in the copper prices, which
last year caused Chile a loss OF ten
million dollars.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
Two Army Posts Attacked by
Rebels in. Manzani||o
in First Action Within Civ
Shipments for Batistu Govt.
Temporarily Halted by Washington

HAVANA, March %. (UP). -
Delayed reports from Manzanillo
say that a strong group Of rebels
attacked two army posts on the
main road between Manzanillo and
Bayamo early on Wednesday, but
that no important battle was
fought.
For the first time the combat
was witnessed by newsmen and
photographers of the press, five
of which, three Americans, accom-
panied the expedition. The witness
SEES say that rebel forces, of about
200 men, arrived in trucks in the
outskirts of Manzanillo, entered
the city and prepared an ambush,
but the strong group Of that port
didn't fall in the trap. 1t is surpris-
ing, however, this is the first time
a rebel force penetrated a city in
a military action.
While the mass of the rebel
forces prepared the ambush in the
interior of Manzanillo, other small
Ter guerrillas in charge to confuse
the government forces attacked
two small posts of the rural guard.
However, achievements were sent
to these from Yara instead of
Manzanillo, and the rebels were
forced to withdraw from the city
at dawn. The rebels said to have
had four wounded and one mis-
sing, and to have caused some
casualties to the army during the
40 minutes of fight, but that they
were not able to determine the
number of these casualties on ac-
count of darkness.
Meanwhile, rebel sympathizers
in Havana distributed leaflets
warning the people that the threat
of flight until ousting the Govern
ment" from the rebel leader of
the 26 of July Movement, Fidel
Castro, will begin to operate the
LIST. of April. The leaflets, thrown
from speeding automobiles and
left on the seats of the urban bu-
SEES, ask for the popular "coopera-
ton in the so called final phase
of the IS months of revolutionary
war;,
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
DR.. EISENHOWER TO
GOOD WILL TOUR
IN CENTRAL AMERICA

WASHINGTON, March 20. -
(UP). DIR. Milton S. Eisenho.
wer, the Presidents brother, will
make a goodwill visit to six Cen
trail American nations in June, it
was announced today.
White House Press Secretary
James C. Hagerty said DR.. Eisen-
hover would make the trip as a
personal representative Of the
President.
1t will be the third such trip
he has made to Latin American
nations as the President repre-
sentative.
Hagerty said, "the president is
announcing today that his brother,
DR.. Milton S. Eisenhower, is plan
ming to make a goodwill visit in
June as personal representative OF
the President to Guatemala, Fl
Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua,
Costa RIGA, and Panama.
Hagerty said exact dates AND
details would be announced later
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
Dulles Promises
His Attention 10
Economic Crisis
Colombia
TWO EX-PRESlDENTS IN
MISSION TO THE U. S. A.

WASHINGTON, March 20. CUP
- John Foster Dulles, Secretary
of State, promised to give personal
attention to the economic pro-
blems of Colombia, which have
been affected by the low price
of coffee and decrease in market
demand.
The Secretary of State promised
to Jose Gutierrez Gomez, Colon
bias Ambassador, that he will
take up personally the matter with
the mission coming to Washing
ton at the beginning of April to
talk about Colombia's situation.
The ambassador visited Dulles
to inform him about the mission
of his government which will come
to Washington presided by For
eign Minister, Carlos SAM de San
tamaria, to talk to him and some
government officials and
American Banks officials, too,
Two ex-Presidents of Colombia are
among the members of the mis-
sion; Mariana Ospina Perez and
Alfonso Lopez.
Gutierrez Gomez said that the
Secretary of State promised him
to attend to this matter and that
he showed to be very much con-
cerned about the economic pro-
blems of Colombia.
Dulles's date of meeting with
the Colombia mission will be an
nounced later.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
IAPA Praises Venezuela And
Condemns Dominican Republic
and Cuba's Press Repression

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica. Mar,
20. -(UP),- John T. O'Rourke,
President of the Inter American
Press Association QAPA) praised
Venezuelans for recovering their
press freedom, in a report submit
ted to the rs directors of the
organization, assembled here in
one of their regular meetings.
At the same time, he deplored
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
Brazil May Join Again The
International Sugar Pact

RIO DE JANEIRO. -(UP).-
Brazil, which withdrew from the
1858 World Sugar Pact, has decid-
I'd 70 send a delegation to the In.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30

DR.. Eisenhower made the first
such goodwill trip in 1858 when
he, went to 10 South American ma
lions. Last year he paid a. similar
goodwill visit to Mexico.
LEAVE APPROVED
SANTIAGO Chile (UP)- The
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
voted three to two in favor Of al
lowing President Carlos Ibanez del
Campo to accept an invitation
from President Eisenhower to visit
the United States the end of next
month.
The full Senate Is expected to
approve the Presidents trip but
there is strong opposition to 1t in
the Chamber of Deputies.
US. SHIP SAILS AFTER
PUERTO RICO FAILURE
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. (UP).
The Waterman Steamship Corpo-
ration's new trailer ship Bienville
sailed for New Orleans after a
fruitless three-week wait here for
~stevedores to allow her cargo OF
trailer vans to be unloaded.
Repeated efforts by The Compa'
ny and Insular Government of.
ficials including GOV. Luis knkoz
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30

Marin to reach an agreement with
the AFL . CCIO United Dock Wor-
kers ended in failure. The steve
dores fear that use of the vessers
special lift on, lift off mechanical
gear will bring on unemployment.
The Bienville is the first OF a pro-
jected fleet of trailer ships which
we're planned for service between
the us. and Puerto Rico.
The Government admitted that
unemployment would result but
suggested that the company COM
pensate the men laid off for a
period of 18 months. Munoz pro-
missed that factory jobs would be
obtained for displaced stevedores
wherever possible.
In announcing the Bienville's
departure, Jose P. Castrill6, local
Waterman President, said the
trailer ships cargo will be reload
ed aboard a convention type Wat
erman vessel at New Orleans and
sent back here.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
MEXICO WARNS
FOREIGNERS

MEXICO, March %. = (UP).
The immigration Dept. agains
warned foreigners residing here
that they are obliged to respect
Mexico's neutrality, and specially
added, that Cuban citizens will be
more closely watched in the flu
ture.
The announcement was made on
account for rumors that followers
of rebel Cuban leader Fidel Castro
Ruiz, will sson leave for their coun-
try on April S, in small GREATS
loaded with arms and -ammunl
tons.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
MEXICAN ~PROTESTANTS
AGAINST A

MEXICO CITY. (UP). - Hum
berto Gonzalez. claiming 10 speak
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
HUNGER STRIKE IN
NEW YORK ALSO

NEW YORK. Mar. 20. (UP). -
Fourteen men and five women,
all followers Of Cuban rebel leader
Fidel Castro, are in a hunger
strike at the offices of the Orthodox
Committee of New York, as a
protest against the arrest by US.
authorities of SO revolutionar;es
who were on their way to Cuba
to join rebel forces.
On the other hand, the Cuban
Workers Revolutionary Directory
of New YORK, announced that
eleven of its members started last
night another hunger strike in
their New York headquarter, for
the same reason.
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30

Published danS except NOnaas Entsrsa 6 second class @attss u toe
Post O+acs OF Miami sprna, Fla. OF February 8 tsS
Diario las Américas., 1958-03-30
cubuns Continues

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. (UP). -
Wives of two leaders of the SO
Cuban rebels imprisoned here Wis
tied them today but did not say
ii they would ask the men to
break their two-day hunger strike.
The uniformed LatinS, most of
them from New York, have
vowed to starve if necessary in
protest of the United States
breaking up their plot to sail an
armed freighter to Cuba.
Mrs. Gloria Barron of New
York and Mrs. Pauline Del Condo
of Mexico City visited the county
Jail where their husbands are be-
ing kept after being captured
Thursday.
Mrs. Barron said her husband
told her "he does not want me to
pay bond. He says if you're three
miles offshore they're not sup
posed to put you under BALI.
Barron is the military leader of
the rebel band. Del Condo is be
lieved to be the one who made
the arrangements for the arms
and chartered the 70-foot freight
err,
1t was reported that U. S. UNI
dercover agents had been watch
ing the group since March Z. A
customs agent was heard to
say. "Those damn fools never
had a chance. We had a man
with them all the way.
A government agent on a
shrimp boat watched the rebels
Wednesday night as they ferried
the arms and ammunition to the
freighter off the Texas coast.
A Coast Guard cutter chal-
lenged the rebel ship at dawn
Thursday and when it wouldn't
stop, the cutter rammed it three
times and authorities scrambled
on board.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26
AIcaIde de NueVa York Asste a
Conferencias Sobre Nigracj0n
EIoqia labor de los eotoTieos en- la Urbe

informando que esta oficina man.
tiene relaciones con I'm total de
So diocesis catolicas en- Estados
Unidos, y a traves de estaS, SUI
ministra a sus sacerdotes informa-
clones y o~rientacion con respecto
a los migrantes puertorriquenos
que salem hacia ell Norte a vivir
y a trabajar por temporadas en-
las areas de las parroquias,
Inform6 que tienen una oficina
de orientacion en- ell aeropuerto,
y en- las parroquias de la Isla.
Ell padre Gildea revelo que ell nue.
vo local cuenta con varias habita-
clones en- ell segundo piso para
acomodar temporalmente a viaje-
ros desorientados. Su capacidad
es para 10 personals.
Hizo hincapie en- que los migran-
ties Sc deben considerar como fa-
milias y no como ihdividuos, y
tratar de unir a los miembros de
las mismas.
Representando a la ciudad de
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Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26


CARACAS, enero 25 (UP)-Una
guardia extraordinariamente fuer-
tie de tanques e infanteria Sc esta-
cion6 a las 10 de la noche de aver
frente al Palacio de Miraflores, re-
sidencia del Presidente de la Re-
publica.
Tn portavoz del Gobierno decla-
no, sin embargo. que esta MEDIA
de precaucion Sc habia adoptado
solamente por causa de los con-
tinuos disturbios.
Recordo los ataques que hoy
lleyaron a cabo las multitudes con-
ira el edificio de ia Polioia NUM-
cipal y las casas del ex DICTATOR
Marcos Perez Jimenez y de algu-
nos de sus partidarios.
Sc prohibio el transito de los
vehiculos privados frente al Pa
lacio de Miraflores y los tanques
y camiones blindados Sc estaciona-
ron hasta a cinco cuadras de dis
tancia del palacio.
Otras medidas extraordinarias de
actividad militar Sc observaron en-
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26
vurona Envia Mensuie al
C%ontrulmirun te LurruzdbuI

Ell doctor Manuel A. de Va.
roma LOredO, Presidente del Par
lido RevoluciOnario Cubano eau.
tenticO) nos ha entregadO, para
SUI publication, copia del siguien-
tie mensaje dirigido pOr Ell al
COntraalmirante L~arrazabal, Pre-.
sidente de la Junta de Gobierno
de Venezuela:
"Contraalmirante Wolfgang
Larrazabal, Palacio de Miraflo-
res, Caracas. Saludo en- listed y.
en- ell Gobierno Revoluclonaric
de Venezuela la restauracion de
la democracia y de la libertad en-
la patria de Bolivar. Reclba US
ted mi mas calurosa felicita-
cion por haber ayudado al pue-
bio a liberarse de la oprobiosa
dictadura de Perez Jimenez. LIE
deseo exito en- la responsibilities
que assume, en- union de los
demas ~integrantes de la Junta
Revolucionaria y hago votos por-
que Ell pueblo de esa hermana
Republica disfrute de estaole y
definitiva libertad, asentada en-
un regimen de derechos demo-
craticos.
Los que tenemos la desgracia
de sufrir los martirios de I'm
regimen tiranico, como ell que
domino en- Cupa, valoramOs me-
jor Ell gesto de ustedes y sus be-
neficiosas consecuencias para ell
pueblo y para la lucha por la
democracia en- nuestra America.
(firmado)
DR.. Manuel A. de Varona Loredo,
Presidente del Partido Revo-
lucionario Cubano (A)
de Cuba.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26
Peron no Puede
Estur AsiIudo,
Dice E~mbuiudOr

BUENOS AIRES, enero Is (UP)'
Ell Embajador de la Republica
Dominicana en- esta capital, DR..
Marine Inchaustegui, opin6 que ell
ex dictator Juan D. Peron no esta
asilado en- la Embajada Dominica
ma de Caracas, en- vista de que SUI
gobierno denuncio hace dos amos
Ell tratado de asilo.
FL DR.. Inchaustegui expreso SUI
extraneza Gle que Peron Sc encuen-
ire en- dicha embajada, "porque mi
pals no reconoce mas ell derecho
de asilo por haber denunciado Ell
tratado correspondence hace
aproximadamente dos amos.
"Considero por 10 tanto que el
senior Peron no puede estar ALI
como refugiado, sine solamente CO.
mo ~visitante, o para solicitar una
VISA.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26
FuItu de Fondos
le Impidio Irse
q Sierra Maestro

Eugene P. Wallace, de % amos
de edad, que aspiraba a formar par
tie de las fuerzas rebeldes cubanas
que encabeza ell doctor Fidel Cas-
tro, fue detenido aqui aver y acu-
sando de vagancia, y con clio Sc
puso fin a las operaciones de dra-
gado que comenzaron ell martes
cuando SUI auto fue hallado en- las
margenes del rio James, cerca de
Richmond, estado de Virginia.
Wallace, vendedor de aparatos
de limpieza al vacio, dijo que gas
to SUI ultima moneda de diez CEN
tavos" para lamar a un periodista
y ~entregarse a las autoridades.
Agrego que Sc apropi6 del pago de
dos aparatos que vendio, y que lue-
g hizo elective un cheque false
por ounce d6lares.
Wallace dijo tambien que lie fall
taban 20 dolares para pagan SUI pa
safe por barco a Cuba, temia bus
car trabajo por carecer de medios
de identification. y tenia la segu-
ridad de que lie detendria ell Ser
vicio de Guardacostas 81 obtenia
una embarcacion para la expedi-
cion a Cuba. p
Revel6 que "desde hace tempo
tenia ell %proyecto' de sumarse a las
fuerzas de Castro, y decide llevar-
10 a cabo despues de dejar man.
chas de sangre en- documentos
personales dejados en- SUI coche
para que creyeran que Sc trataba
de un suicidio". Luego Sc traslad6
a Miami, pero Sc lie agoto Ell dine
no.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-26

"EstaS daclarac1oneS tlenen Ell
proposito de dejar establecida cla-
ramente la posicion de la Organi-
zacion Democratic Puertorriquena
Y sus intenciones al respecto de
los ~arrestos en- masa de p%uertorri-
quenos y otros residences de habla
espanola por la Policia de la Gu
dad de Miami.
Gel arresto de % jovenes ell pa
sado viernes precipitation la actual
crisis. Pero debe enfatizarse que
este es tan sole ell mas reciente
de una serie de similares arrestos
en- masa ilegales, Els ell propio pa
tron de arrestos en- masa - SAN
ciopado por ell Jefe Walter Head
ley - mas que este case en- par
ticular, 10 que ha convencido a
nuestra Junta de Directories de asu.
mir una posicion de la cual no Sc
propone retractarse.
"No tenemos ningun afan de
crear discordia contra los jovenes
agentes en- 81. Reconocemos que
como fuerza policiaca son I'm buen
grupo, pero in1ebidamente dirigi-
dos Nuestra batalla es contra ell
Jefe que en- ocasiones anteriores
nos ha dicho que no abandonara
la practica de ~arrestos y registros
en- masa, y todavfa mas contra el
Official a cargo de los agentes que
estaban envueltos en- ell incidente
illegal del viernes pasado, (enero
I'D I'm hombre cuyo record deja
mucno que decir sobre su respeto
a los derechos civiles de II con-
ciudadanoS.
"Desde la noche en- question, los
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