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Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
Democracy in Costa Rica
Praised in an Editorial
by The New York Times "

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -(UP).-
'The New York Times" publishes
today an editorial entitled Cos
ia Rican Democracy, praising the
manner in which last Sundays
elections were held. The editorial
says:
"The elections for President and
the Legislative Assembly in Costa
RIGA were a model of what demo-
cratic elections can and should be.
This was a splendid example for
Latin America as a whole and one
that we could expect from such a
democracy as Costa RIGA and such
a confirmed champion of liberty as
President Jose Figures.
''There simply could not have been
a more honest election than Sun
days. Don Pepe', as the President
is universally called, started two
years ago by creating a Supreme
Electoral Tribunal in which a poll
teal neutral had the deciding vote.
There were new registrations, lists
of names posted in all localities IN
good time to be challenged, and
United Nations observers to watch
the voting and the counting.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
PERUVIANS SEE
FLYING SAUCER

LIMA, PERT, (UP)-- DR.. Jose
Valencia, a Lims attorney, his wife
Teresa and his nephew Manuel
P%ortocarrero said that while driv-
ing in a car from Arequipa to Ii
ma they saw a flying saucer"
standing still in the air at a height
of about 1,500 feet.
The passengers in a bus and the
occupants of a truck travelling
near Valencia's car and in the same
direction also saw the Saucer"
the Valencias said.
Portocarrero was driving the
car when, at a place about $50
miles north of Arequipa, the car
lights began to flicker and finally
went out completely. Portocarrero
stopped the car by the roadside to
investigate and was 500 joined
by the bus and truck which were
having the same difficulty, the Va
lencias said.
Most of the occupants had come
out Of the three vehicles when they
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
Lead and Zinc Tariff Increase Will
Worsen Crisis for Latin Americans

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UP).
The Inter American Economic and
Social Council, in a report issued
here, declares that new restric-
tons proposed in the United States
for the imports of lead and zinc
will materially worsen the already
critical situation facing the Latin
American producers of those two
metals.
The report says the markets for
those two metals never have been
as shaky as during the last eight
years, in which there were price
decreases of as much as fifty per-
cent in a single year.
The report was prepared by the
Councils personnel in answer to a
requert of Mexico, Bolivia and
PERU, in which these countries
asked the Council to recommend
that the lead and zinc situation be
considered by the United Nations.
This proposal of the Latin Anne
rican countries was being studied
again by the Basic Products Com
mittee of the Council, whose men,
berS said the final recommended
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
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A Democracy in Action

The elections held last Sunday
for supreme authorities in Cos
ia RIGA are proof that in several
countries of America - in fact,
in the great majority of them
= democracy has a magnificent
field of action.
Examples of this nature
should be pointed out to give
new strength to the faith of the
people of our continent, some of
whom have seen their horizon
of liberty dim away.
The people of Costa Rica, used
to the democratic way of life,
have come to cast their vote with
faith in the future of the Re-
public and confident of the guar
anteed respect by the authori.
ties of their civil rights. The
returns of last Sundays cleo
lions do not constitute a sur.
prise for the Costa Ricans, not
even if there was an extremely
democratic atmosphere through
out the country. But, even if it
was not a surprise, there is no
doubt that they must feel deep
political and civic qualification
in knowing that they are citi-
zens and not ~vassals, that they
form a Republic genuinely
based on the broadest sense of
the word.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06

established a plant in Paramonga
Peru, which manufactures wrap.
ping paper.
Grace is also constructing ano.
Their plant in Puerto Rico, which
should start production in 1859,
and another in Colombia.
There are seven other plants in
all of the world which use sugar
cane bagasse as raw material for
paper. In the U.S., the Celotex
Company used $50, 900 tons Of
bagaSse a year. With it, the Ce.
lotex Company makes insulating
and acustical material which is
used in construction of buildings.
Business Week" later mentions
that all of these operations are
made only when use of the great
surpluss of bagasse is used.
The main problem regarding
the use of bagasse has been, up
to now, that it cannot be produced
at lower prices than those which
competitive products of regular
wood or wood residue can bring
in the market.
According to Shattuck, the ba-
gasse product he will make will
compete with all kinds of wood
or veneer products.
1t will later be able to be form
ed in from 10 to ID minutes into
plankS. The planks will vary from
the highest, which will be similar
to balsa, wood weighing 40 pounds
a cubic foot, to those heavy as
mahogany or oak.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Peron Advises His
Followers to Use
Civil Resistance

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, Febrero S
(UP)-Ex Argentine Dictator Juan
Domingo Peron urged his followers
to continue civil resistance and
"the insurrectional trend We have
started, and left them at liberty
to vote in the Presidential elections
of February %.
Peron gave an order to Argen-
tine Peronism disregarding the
N~eo-Peronist parties and quotes
that those companions" who have
accepted candidates. must inmedia-
tely resign them.
The order specifies that elections
of the % will be Undoubtedly a
void act" as a consequence of the
"arbitrary exclusion" Of Peronism,
false registrations" annulments
and the arbitrary persecution
against the people"
Peron issued a copy of the order
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
PIunks and Boards for Construction
Work to be Made From Suuur Buuusse

NEW YORK. (UP). Business
Week., economic-financial maya
zine, reports that a new and i'm
portant use for the bagasse of
sugar cane has been found, for the
manufacture of planks and boards
for building construction.
BagasSe, the residue left after
sugar cane is processed, now is
being used in the preparation of
chemical, paper, insulation produ-
cts, and cattle feed.
A company organized by John
Shattuck, ex- Vice-P President of the
Manati Sugar Company, is finish.
ing the construction of a new
plant, which will use Cuban bagas.
Sc products, for the construction
of furniture, buildings, ceilings,
and sidewalks. Shattuck, accord.
ing to the magazine, hopes to sell
his products at lower prices than
those of common or veneered
wood.
This plant will use some 80 tons
OF bagaSSe (dried), a day, and will
produce $4,000 feet of boards. Al
this time the product is selling in
the Cuban market for % cents q
foot. Bagasse, in the form of arti
fetal wood, is selling for much
more than the sugar cane OF
sugar.
The Business Week" article
recalls that the W. R. Grace and
Company was the first to use
bagasse, 10 years ago, when they
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06

"One result of all this, and one
proof of the honesty of the cleo
ton, was that President Figures,
candidate, Francisco Orlich. was
beaten. The victor was Mario
Echandi of the National Union
party, to whom congratulations
and good wishes are due. The
other candidate, Jorge RoSSi, ran
a poor third. He came from the
Presidents National Liberation
party and by splitting its votes
probably insured the victory of Sc
nor Echandi.
"The results in Congress were
also interesting and they foretell
an exciting four years in the le-
gislative field. The former Presi-
dent, Rafael Calder6n Guardia,
from his Self-exile in Mexico, di-
rected his Republican party in a
successful comeback, but only for
the Assembly. DR.. Echandi's Ma,
tional Union, even with the sup
port of the Republicans, will have
a minority in Congress.
Politics in Costa RIGA are
always lively, intelligent and of
high quality. President Figures
introduced a sort of new deal that
President-elect Echandi would nei-
Their want nor be able to undo. AS
a matter of fact, when DR.. Calde-
ron Guardia was President (194O-
Az he sponsored the Labor Code
and started the extensive social Sc.
curity system, which accounts for
his big following. On the other
hand, Costa RicanS are the most
middle-clasS people in Latin Anne,
RIGA. This explains why they are
SO democratic and socially advanc-
ed, but it also means that they
are fundamentally conservative.
Therefore, there will probably
be no great changes even though
the party in power was beaten.
This is the same sort of stability
that We and all democracies have.
In the long run, the unstable coun-
tries of Latin America are the
relationships"
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
Ambassador Campo Denies
n. Y. Daily Mirror Report

WASHINGTON, Febrero S (UP)
Cuban ambassador Miguel Angel
Campo emphatically denied a re-
port published by the New York
newspaper ''The Daily Mirror"
that a member of the Embassy
had been fired for having col
Elaborated in Fidel Castro's rebel
lion.
"We have not fired anybody,
Campo said, and my Government
has not ordered any dismissal
either"
According to Washington observ-
ers, the columniSt of the Daily
Mirror" probably was confused,
in view of the fact that more than
three months ago a member of the
Cuban Delegation to the Organiza.
ton of American States resigned
for political difficulties with the
Havana Government.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
CAPITAL SOUGHT TO DEVELOP
COLOMBIAN COAL DEPOSITS

WASHINGTON - American in
vestors have been invited to fin
ance and undertake the develop
ment of the Coercion and Palma
rito coal deposits in the Depart,
ment of Magdalene, IS miles in.
land from the coastal town of Rio
hacha, Colombia An estimated in
vestment of US $50 million is re,
quired for the industrialization OF
the mines.
A survey of the mines which in
dictates the potential commercial
value of the properties, availability
of reserves, etc was prepared in
1855 for the Institute de Fomento
Industrial III, a semi-official Co
lombian organization. The Institu-
to, which holds exclusive exploita-
ton rights, has only recently de-
cided to proceed with the COM
mercial development of the de-
posts.
Those firms interested in the
possible exploitation of these de-
posts may contact the Investment
Development Division, Bureau of
Foreign Commerce, U. S. Depart
ment of Commerce, Washington
rs, DC.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
lnferrogaiives Around FideI
Casfro's Position

The attitude adopted by the
rebel chief of the Sierra Macs
ira, DR.. Fidel Castro, has been
the cause of much worrying
among many 'Cubans and has
also given rise to much curiosity
among those who somewhat hurt
by the sufferings of the Repu.
bile, but with some indifference,
watch the developments that
take place in their country.
There are people who believe
that Fidel and his followers are
in a position to fight alone their
war and come out successfully,
and blame this as the reason
behind his rupture with the
other groups of the revolution,
airy opposition. They also claim
that the men alongside Fidel,
almost all of them in their
youth, want to break all ties
with the other elements of the
political scene, some of whom
are already worn out by long
political careers or are men
long known in the national
public picture. In this way,
completely disassociated fir o m
them, the final victory when
and if it comes will only be
Fidel's and his men.
There are also those who think
that Fidel has made a grave po-
litical and military error in
breaking up and losing the help
coming from the other sectors
of the opposition, whom he has
blasted in documents made pu-
bile lately. They consider that
a weakened opposition plays Ba-
tista'S game, as the latter aims
to continue in power and thus
be able to influence on the June
elections through an opposition
so torn by its own internal pro-
blems that it would shove aside
the President and General. 1t
does not matter if in the course
of the fight they call him insult
ing names. What interests him
most is an opposition with a
waning fighting capacity. After
all, he is used to insulting po-
litical appellatives.
Another version regarding FL
del's attitude seems to be that
he wants to blame the leaders
of the other revolutionary oppo-
sition groups for his failure to
achieve any progress in his more
than a year of guerrilla activi-
ties. If that were the case, it
could be possible that DR.. Cas-
tro wants to get public opinion
ready before leaving the Sierra,
by locating the responsibility on
the men he has accused, one
way or the other, in his letters
and in statements made by his
authorized mouthpieces.
Until the clouds clear out,
what really lies at the bottom
of his attitude will continue
being an interrogative.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
ALLIS CHALMERS BUYS
MEXICAN SUBSIDIARY

MEXICO CITY (UP)- The Al
lis Chalmers Mig. Co. of Milwau-
kee, Wis. has bought its former
Mexican subsidiary, the Industrial
Dufermez, it was announced here.
Dufermex President R. B. Rodri-
guez said George C. Homstrom,
formerly Allis Chalmers design
superintendent in Milwaukee, will
take over as the new manager OF
the Dufermex electrical transform
er manufacturing plant here.
The Mexican operation will be-
come Allis Chalmers fifth plant
outside the United States, Rodri-
guez said.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
ARGENTINE MISSION IN
PRAGUE NEGOTIATION

VIENNA. (UP)-A ten man
Argentine trade delegation under
Raoul Ondarts is presently having
trade talks with czechoslovakian
authorities, Prague said today.
The radio stated that the talks
were progressing well and that
agreements over Czech exports to
Argentina will soon be signed.
1t said that the Argentine delega-
ton is especially interested in
Czech industrial machinery, diesel
motors, chemicals, pumps, raildroad
tracks, telephone material, medical
apparatus and instruments.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
WEST GERMANY PROMOTES
SALES TO MEXICO

WASHINGTON - The West
German Government staged a 10
day solo trade fair in Monterrey
recently to help bolster its bid for
a larger share of Mexico's market.
The show, held at the Institute TIE.
cnologico, was cosponsored by the
German Consulate at Monterrey
and the Northumberland Chamber
of Commerce.
Purpose of the exhibit accord
duce Mexican agents and repre-
sentatives of German manufacture
ers, most of whom are located in
Mexico City, to show their goods
in Monterrey and to become more
active in soliciting business in that
city. He said that these dealers
were making little effort to deve.
lop business in Monterrey because
they felt the market was complete
ly dominated by the Americans.
One of the outstanding features
OF the event was a daily program
of scientific and technical films
and lectures in the Spanish lam
guage. The films covered a wide
variety of subjects and described
many of the products of West Ger
many's industries. The lectures,
given by German engineers and
technicians, dealt with such topics
as economy through the use Of
proper tools, technical education
in Germany and the application of
hard metals to the mining indus
try.
Total volume of orders booked
at the fair amounted to 20 mil.
lion pesos, or SIS million, &C.
cording to press announcements.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Latin American News in Brief

of the luxurious Hotel Jaragua
to this reporter in his apartment
which he occupies togther with
America Barrios, John William
Cooke and Pablo Vicente.
Answering a question of the re-
porter the ex-Dictator said he has
in mind to take a trip" (which is
something l deserve after having
served my country with all my
soul for more than forty years..
Per6n appears to be in good
health, saying that with the rest
he has taken he feels perfectly
well.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
BEANS ON MEXICAN
FREE IMPORT LIST

MEXICO CITY (UP)- Presi.
dent Ruiz Confines ordered Trea-
sury Secretary Antonio Carrillo
Flores to put into effect immedia-
tely the free imports of beans,
Mexican food staple.
The free importation will re-
main effective until the harvest Of
the next Mexican bean crop. Last
week a presidential directive was
issued providing for the refund of
rs per cent of taxes paid on beans
by importers,
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
Know thy
.Nei9hbori
By ANTONIO RUIZ

MEXICO - Stretching into the
Gulf of Mexico, where it joins the
Caribbean Sea, is the Peninsula
of Yucatan. 1t is the historic and
provocative land of the fabulous
Magyar race. Though forming part
of the Republic of Mexico, it is
distinguished from the rest OF the
country because of its individual
historic and cultural background
and by its UNIQUE traditions and
customs. Yet, it is Mexico, one OF
the many Mexicos' that enthrall
the travellers aud induce them to
prolong their stay and also to re-
turn again and again.
Yucatan has few scenic attrac-
tions, as these are generally I'M
derstood. The countryside is flat
and covered in the most part with
henequen plantations, small farms
and dense forest Of stubby trees
and thick tropical brush. There
are no lakes or mountains to break
the monotony, and such rivers as
there are, flow underground. How
ever, hidden away among the
woods and brush r beautiful CO.
lonial cities and towns and scat
tered through the extensive hene-
QUEEN plantations are old hacien-
das and picturesque sisal mills.
Populating this ancient and his
toric land are the most %hOspitable,
graceful and skilled people. Their
simple, joyous way of life tempts
the visitor to linger there to share
more of it. Yet, the most thrilling
treasure of this enchanting land
is the existence of the magnifi-
cent ruins of a distinctive, highly
developed civilization, far superior
in many respects to that which
flouriShed in Europe at the time
the Spanish Crown sought to con-
quer and colonize the new con-
tinent discovered by Christopher
Columbus
While the Old World was blind
ly struggling to emerge from the
Dark Ages, this part of the New
Yorld had already independently
forged and practiced great con,
cepts of religion, advanced archi.
lecture, sculpture, painting, cera.
mics, mosaics, and textiles, as we'll
as the sciences of mathematics and
astronomy.
Living in villages and settle
ments which are also hidden from
immediate view by the dense
woods, are the bronzed descend
ants of that great Mayan race.
They proudly maintain the Gus
toms and some of the arts of their
illustrions forbears and speak the
same language. They treasure
their ancient traditions and lie.
gends.
Following and age-old custom,
fathers tell their sons of the nigh
ty deeds of legendary great lead.
ers of how and why they built
their enormous and marvellous re-
ligious centers, incomparably beau.
tiful temples, pyramids and other
structures, so mSgnificently adorn-
ed with stone carvings of the most
intricate design.
Splendid paved highways now
lead from Merida the beautiful ca
pital of Yucatan, to the principal
ruins so far discovered and partial
ly reconstructed - Chichen liza,
Uxmal, Kabah and Labna. Rising
out of the woods and rush are in.
Vulnerable mounds which appear
to the untraintd eye as small, ma
tural hills, but which in reality
mark the sites of other pyramids
and ancient buildings, still over.
grown with heavy vegetation, gath
cred through the centuries.
Spanish Version Page
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
COLOMBIAN GOVT. WILL NOT
POSTPONE ELECTIONS

BOGOTA. (UP)-Pioquinto Rem
gifo minister of Central Govern.
ment announced that the Military
Junta of the Government will not
postpone the parliamentary elec.
tons called for the 16 OF March.
Rengifo made this statement to
deny rumors that postponement
was being considered in view of
the political violence in various
parts of the country.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
TEXACO GETS OIL
IN PERU

WASHINGTON - The Texas
Company in partnership with the
newly-organized Peruvian com.
pany, Petrolera Yurimaguas, have
acquired an oil drilling concession
for about 1900. 600 acres in eastern
Peru. The concession lies between
the Maranon and Huallaga Rivers,
running north from the town of
Yurimaguas on the latter river.
According to information re-
ceiveo from Lima. Texaco holds a
two-thirds interest in the conces-
sion and the local company one
third, but Texaco will carry out all
the exploration operations.
Drilling will be done by the
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
PRESIDENT VISITING
b SCHOOLS

GUATEMALA - Interim Presi-
dent Flores Avendaio visited diff
ferent schools throughout the city
to see for himself the condition of
the State teaching centers. The
new school term began on jan
uary goth with a record demand
for classroom space.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06

observed a strange incandescent
object floating above their heads.
1t had the shape of a flying sau.
Ger" and remained absolutely quiet
overhead for 8 minutes according
to the valencias description.
All persons witnessing the phs
nomenon were left in a high state
Of nerves. by the experience, the
attorney said $3.50
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06

HAVANA, Feb. 5. -(UP).-
Nine bombs exploded last night
in different places of this Capital
city.
The greater part had been plac-
ed in stores, which suffered da-
images, especially the breakage of
window glasses.
None of the bombs caused
deathO or injuries.
Almost al explosions occurred far
from the center of the Capital.
Meanwhile rebel ource report
ed that the rebels destroyed $4,000
tons of sugar zane using a plane
in Las Villas Province.
They said it is the second attack
of this kind in less than a week.
The sugar cane fields, as report
ed, belonged to Central Resulta,
at Sagua La Grande.
Previously, an unidentified BIZ
motor had caused fires in five
sugar mills, with great losses: but
owners said they could cut about
seven thousand tons of sugar cane,
as a heavy rain extinguished the
fire.
Meanwhile, authorities found
five bodies in Estrada Palma. Ru-
morS account it as revenge on the
part of the rebels. Later it was
found that n of the dead was
the farmer Carlos Torment, who
wanted to run for Mayor of Guam
tanamo, with the Governments
help.
In Artemisa (Pinar del Rfo)
three persons were injured when
three bombs exploded. Two sus-
poets who were members of the
rebel movement were captured.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
NEWS CENSORED IN
ORIENTE

LA HABANA, Feb. S. Especial
to HE AMERICAS DAILY = 1t
was reported from Oriente Provin-
ce that in spite of the fact that
press censorship was suspended
in that province, military authori-
ties ordered the reporters not to
send reports to their newspapers
and agencies on fights between
rebels and government soldiers,
and to strictly adjust them to the
official reports.
Diario las Américas., 1958-02-06
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports

Santa Fe Drilling Company, and
operations are expected to start
on the first well some time in
March.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-01-30
County Homemakers Are
Asked To Enter Contest

Noble county homemakers
were invited today to enter the
goth annual Mrs. America" con-
test, sponsored locally by the
Ohio Fuel Gas Company.
The contest will seek out some
housewife for honors as the ma
tion's leading homemaker of
1858.
B. w Cunningham, local man
ager for Ohio Fuel, announced
that entry blanks for the $4,000,
nationwide contest will be avail
able, starting Monday, at the
local gas company office in
Byesville. All entries must be
filed by March 10, he said.
The Mrs. America" contest is
open to all married women over
21 years of ago. Winners will be
chosen at local, division, district,
state, and national levels. Con-
testants are judged at each level
on their homemaking ability,
personality and poise, character.
grooming, and community acti-
vities.
Last year, Mrs. Hobart Bond,
Pleasant City. won the local con-
test and advanced to the district
finals in GAINESVILLE.