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Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
Thousands Of u )
Tourists in Cuba
Stranded by Rain
and Heavy Winds

HAVANA, Cuba, Jan. 8. (UPl
Thousands of American tourists
were stranded in Havana today by
winds and rain of near hurricane
strength. 1t was the city'S ninth
and worst 'northeaster" of the
year.
No casualties were reported.
More than 5000 persons were
left in Havana harbor aboard the
giant cruise ships Olympia, Nieuw
Amsterdam and Homeric which
were not able to sail because of
storm conditions.
Other hundreds got a free over.
night stay in Havana from inter
national airlines which cancelled
late night schedules.
About 800 American tourists and
residents were stranded by swirl
ing waters in the swank new IL
million dollar Havana Riviera Ho.
tel as waters of the Gulf of Mexico
crashed over adjoining sea walls
and isolated the 20 story building
in suburban Vedado.
The plush hoterly was inacces-
sible by car because of hip-deep
flood waters.
The Hotel Presidente also in the
neighborhood was isolated.
The famed malecon seawall drive
along Havana's coast line was alb
andoned by motorists as waves
crashed over it from the gulf.
Palm trees and billboardS fell by
the scores throughout the city.
Telephone lines were blown
down and power blackoutS occur.
red in many parts of greater Ha.
Vana.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
Exchange Students From Brazil Are
Impressed by U. S. Farmers Wealth

WASHINGTON, D. C. (PAU) -
The American farmer has posses
sions like the wealthiest of Brazil
ians, but he works as hard as the
poorest Brazilian to get what he's
got.
Such, at least, is the impression
Lucia Nogueira, a 'teen-age Brazil
ian, received after spending six
months on farms in West Virginia
and California.
Lucia was one of 26 young farm.
ers from Is Latin American coun.
tries who lived in the United
States under the sponsorship of
the international Farm Youth Elk.
change of the Nation All Club
Foundation and the Agricultural
Extension Service. The youngsters
gave their views on U. S. life at a
going home press conference at the
Pan American Union.
The boys in the Latin American
group saw the United States the
hardway, they said. Carlos Harley,
of Costa RIGA, replaced a handy.
man on an Oregon farm. Deliver.
ing milk in town all day, every
day, didn't allow much time to get
a broad picture of u. S. life, he
said, but he found the experience
enjoyable and educational.
Elias Villegas, 10, of Honduras,
also found farm life here restric.
tive, He worked in the fields on
California and Iowa farms from
Z A. M. to 8 P. M, with time out
for meals. There was no s~iesta,"
Elias recalled.
The youngsters were surprised
to find their U. S. counterparts
knew little about Latin America.
1t panied one boy that his native
Dominican Republic should be con-
fused with "some place in Africa"
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04

employees strike and the anti.co.
mmunist parties have not given
any sign of presenting a united
front.
Presidential elections were held
in the country last October goth,
but the elected government fell
almost Immediately due to demos
trations of protest against it. I'm.
til new elections are held, the Pro.
visional government has peen I'M.
der the charge of Colonel Gui-
llermo Flores Avendaio.
Flores Avendano's government
assures that it has not permitted
declared communists to enter the
country and that it has ousted
several of the communist leaders
who returned a short time ago.
But, according to State Depart
ment sources, the government has
followed a liberal" policy with
the exiles and many of them have
been able to return.
Congressman Morano said that
he plans to visit Central America
gin the very near future, in or
der to see at first hand the situa.
ton.
Especially, said Morano, we
should take judicious action in or.
der to impede movements which
have the objective of disturbing
the internal security of Guatemala.
l am confident that, even with the
advances made by the communists,
the next elections will give victory
to the force of freedom and de-
mocracy".
The legislators have shown spe.
cial concern in the case of Qua.
temala, since Congress, on two oc.
casions, has given the Central
American Republic special conside
ration in the US. aid program.
In 1856, Congress assigned Is mi
lion dollars to Guatemala, and last
year she received 10 million do.
liars, at least, from the funds des.
tined for Latin American coun.
tries for economic development.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
MEXICOSTUDIES
CAPITAL SINKING

MEXICO CITY. (UP)- Mayor
Ernest P. Uruchurtu has expires.
sed hope that this city's Sinking"
would be contained in 1858 by
means of piping in more water
and closing artesian wells in the
municipality.
Engineers retained by the federal
district have estimated that the ci.
ty is sinking at the rate of IL in
ches every year. This is due to the
porosity of the subsoil and the
pumping of water by artesian
wells a~ggravates this condition.
Uruchurtu urged residents Of the
city to disregard pressimistic pre-
ditions that the Capital would one.
day sink below its own drainage
level and be destroyed. He said
the Federal District plans to pub.
lish a brochure on the subject
informing the populace on the 81
tuation and efforts made to count
eract it.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04

excellent buyers of wool, hides,
meat, feed vegetable oils, etc,
from Argentina
Argentina has a favorable ba.
lance of some $4,000 900, with
which the mission hopes to pur.
chase iron and steel, oil drills,
telephone material, and aid for ad.
ditional development of the coal
mines of Rio Turbio.
1t is to be recalled that, at the
end of October the Export-Im.
port Bank of the US, refused a
petition of $20.000.0O for the
expansion of the Rio Turbo mines
which are estimated to produce
some $4,000 tons this year. 1t was
alleged that the loan would help to
conserve dollars. Now the us. sup.
plies the major part of Argentine
coal followed by Poland, Russia,
Chile, and Peru
At the end of the Peronist re-
gime, coal mining equipment was
purchased in Czechoslovakia, which
is now in use. The us. refusal of
the loan was coldly received then.
Argentine authorities prefer U. S.
coal to that of Poland for its be.
tier quality but unfortunately, the
scarcity of dollars is increasing
little by little.
Perhaps the basic factor for the
Export Import Banks refusal was
the continued loss in the opera.
tons of the Rio Turbo mines which
is estimated will reach 81. 000. 900
pesos this year
Newspaper reports from Vienna
say his week of a contract &C.
1uired by Czecho slovakian represen
tatives for the construction of a
medium capacity thermo-electric
plant, which will be shipped in
sections and set up by Czechoslo-
vakian technicians.
The famous CANA factories of
Budapest have constructed almost
all of the first Argentine stream
lined trains, which are still in use.
1t Is hoped that the renewal of
the bi lateral pact with Rumannia,
which is now under discussion, will
follow the pattern of the previous
agreements wit Poland, Czechoslo-
vakia, and Hungar. Argentina
wants iron and oil from Ruma-
mia in exchange for shipment Of
cereals, hides, agricultural products
in general, and quebracho bark
extract.
On the other hand, Russian cul.
tural penetration has considerably
increased in recent times. The ia.
nous Russian Revolutionary pic.
ture, "The Cruiser Potemkin', 10
being shown now after much pro
paganda. Numerous documentaries
on the "Sputnik" artificial safe
! lites have also been exhibited.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
Mexico = United States
Agreement Extended

WASHINGTON CUP The
US. and Mexico extended for
another two years, the agreement
by which the US. maintains open
a permanent credit of 5000,
600 for Mexico to help this coun-
try stabilize the value of the peso,
The agreement continues un-
til the 31st of December, 1859,
and the US. Under Secretary OF
Ambassador, Manuel Tello, the
Manager of the Bank of Mexico,
Ernesto Fernandez Hurtado, and
and the US. under Secretary of
the Treasury, Julian B. Baird.
The agreement allows Mexico
to sell to the u. S. Treasury Me-
xican pesos up to the value of
of rs million dollars, paid in US.
currency. Later Mexico buys back
those pesos, paying for them in
dollars.
The credit Is to help Mexico
maintain the value of the peso
without having to place restric.
tons on her foreign commerce.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
BRAZILIAN MINISTER FAv0RS
TRADE WITH SOVIET RUSSIA

RIO de Janeiro, (UP)-Finance
Minister Jose Maria Alkmin said
he favors trading with Russia and
other communist countries.
"We cannot refuse markets at
a time when Brazil must expand
its exports coffee, cocoa, mine
rails and meat" A.lkmin said.
The issue of trading with COM
munist countries is being holly
debated in Brazil right now be-
cause of Russia's determined dri-
We for increased trade with South
American countries.
As part of that drive, Russia
offered to supply the Brazilian
state oil monopoly, Petrobras,
with all equipment needed to de-
velop the countries potential oil
resources.
Jaime Cardinal Camara, arch
bishop of Rio de Janeiro, last
week urged President Juscelino
KubitSchek to refrain from ex-
banding trade with the commu-
nists.
Alkmin also announced that the
Government is cracking down on
income tax evaders, especially tho
Sc in the higher brackets, whom
he blamed for multiplying the 60
vernment's effort to balance the
budget.
Credit. initiation has begun to
decline and it is now time to
fight initiation resulting from bud
get deficits Alkmin said.
The chief task of his ministry
during 1858 will be to increase
tax collections by putting teeth
into the laws against evasion, he
added.
The Brazilian Treasury deficit
this year amounted to $345 mi
lion and congress just passed the
1858 budget showing q deficit of
$115 million.
Alkmin said no tax increases
would be required to meet the
cost Of President Juscelino Ku.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
u. 5. Government Reported
Highly Concerned About
Reds Return to Guatemala
U. S. DRAFTS STRONG
PROTEST 70 HAITI ON
TOURIST MANHANDLINC

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan.
8. (UP)- US. Embassy officials
today drafted a sharp diplomatic
note protesting the alleged man.
handling of an American tourist
from Chicago on New Years Eve,
Embassy sources said today.
They said the note would be bas-
ed on a sworn statement made by
Mrs. Rose Williams Allen, q, of
Chicago, who said government sol
diers ripped her dress, pinched her,
stole her watch and dumped the
contents of her purse into the
street outside a Port au Prince
tourist spot.
Haitian Army Capt. Jean Bea.
uvoir denied the charges. He said
Mrs. Allen was arrested because
she bit a soldier and attempted
to strike him = on the head with
her handbag.
The sources said Embassy Off
Gals were particularly concerned
about Mrs. Aliens statement that
Haitian officers Dragged they "sim-
ply crush Americans" at will.
She said police chief 1t. Col.
Franck Beauvoir mumbled some
thing about Shihly Talamas that
she interpreted as meaning she
was fortunate she had not receiv-
ed the same treatment. d,
Talamas was a young American
who was bludgeoned to death in
police custody Sept. %. The Hal
tian Government has not yet ans
wered a previous American note
in the Talamas affair.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
The plane crew includes Major
Martin Paroles Captains Milton
Inciarte and Rafael Guilloyd, and
mechanic Antonio Marquee.
CALM RETURNS TO


CARACAS, VEenzuela (UP)-
Loyal forces guarded the presiden.
tial palace today although the gov.
eminent of President Marcos Per-
ez Jimenez appeared in firm con-
troll OF revolutionary elements.
Perez Jimenez announced in a
nation wide broadcast Thursday
that the New Years Day uprising
by Venezuelan ar force and army
units had been crushed.
Perez Jimene4 said the revolt
was put down, by loyal govern.
ment troops with a minimum of
losses.
Rebel radios which had exhort.
ed Venezuelans, to join the fight
against Peerez Jimenez went silent
Thursday. At least 10 leaders of
the revolt flew to Colombia in
Perez Jimenez's plane they had
seized and were granted political
asylum. Colombian officials said
the plane would be returned to
Venezuela. Military officials said
other leaders had been rounded
up.
Foreign observers estimated
several dozen planes participated
in the raids on Caracas, concen.
tratin5 mainly on the presidential
building and nearby government
offices.
While the raids were going on,
Enforcement street demonstra.
tons We're staged in Maracay.
Most of the demonstrators were
students, but some. members of
the armed forces also participated.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
GREEK CHURCH CEREMONY
IN ARGENTINE RIVER

BUENOS AIRES (UP)- For the
first time in Latin America, there
will be a benidiction in the Greek
Orthodox Church in the waters of
La Plata River. The ceremony will
be held on the 9Th of January, New
Years Day according to that
calendar-by the Archbishop Vicar
of the Church in South America,
Archmandrita Iacobos Papavasilo-
pulos, with the auspices of the La
Asunci6n Greek Orthodox Cathe-
dral.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04

Generally, however, the visitors
felt their experiences we'll worth
the trip. The girls were bringing
Munich cheaper here, one Of
them observed.
The Farm Youth Exchange with
Latin America of the Nation All
Club Foundation is part of a world
wide program involving about so
countries. This year 1875 u. S. farm
youths have been sent abroad
while 176 have come to this coun-
try.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
NINE NIcARACUANS
ARE FOUND GUILTY

MANAGUA- (UP) "A Court
Martial found nine Army men
guilty of having tried to rebel
last November.
The sentences will be revealed
after the Advisory Board studies
the Court Martial's decision.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports

bitschek's ambitious power and
transport development programs
if the government clamps down
on the big tax evaders.
MEXICO planning
PORT IMPROVEMENTS
MEXICO CITY, (UP)- The
Mexican Navy Department an
nounced plans for a $10,240,00 600
port Improvement program to be
carried out in 1858 in the ports
of Tampico, Veracruz, M%inatitlan,
Progreso, Salina Cruz, Mazatlan
Guaymas and Ensenada.
The projects form part of the
six.year $50, 100000 March to
the Sea" program slated for COM
pletion this year.
Major Improvements planned
include completion of the mine
raj pier at Tampico and drydocks
and port building at Veracruz. Mi
NATHAN will receive a new dry
dock, and completion of a fish
pier is slated for Progreso.
Annex buildings and a floating
dock are among Improvements set
for Salina Cruz. Dredging and
widening operations are schedu-
led for the ports of Guaymas and
Ensenada.
LARGE CUBAN SUGAR
HOLDINGS SOLD
NEW YORK. (UP)- Frank Fro.
nent, President of the Guantana.
mo Sugar Corporation. which has
three mills in the eastern region
of Cuba, confirmed that 44.46 per
cent of their common stock has
been sold to the Delta Develop.
ment Corporation.
The Guantanamo mills are Ell
Soledad, Ell Isabel, and Los Canos,
all are located in the southwest
zone of Oriente Province, where,
since December 1856, the rebel
forces lead by Fidel Castro have
operated
Fronent said that by the tran.
saction, closed on the End. of De-
cember, 1857, and reported to the
Security and Exchange Commits
sion, Delta Purchased 1872 300
shares of the Guantanamo COM
mon stock.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
BRAZIL r ON SIDE
OF

RIO DE JANEIRO.- (UP)-
President Juscelino Kubitschek
has assured the country that Bra.
I'll is firmly on the side of the
free world in the East-West strug-
gle.
In a New Years message broad.
cast nationwide. Kubitsheck warn.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-04
CONSERVATIVE LEADER
DIES IN NICARAGUA

MANAGUA-(UP)-The death
of General Estrada, the Conser.
vative leader, ex-Deputy, and Co.
mmander in Chief of the Army
during the administration of &c.
neral Chamorro has been announ-
ced. He was rs.
General Estrada took part in
many armed struggles, among tho
Sc the revolt supported by Cha.
moro in Costa RIGA, where he
was defeated in the battle of Ell
Ioho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
.FIim-FIum Victim
.Reconts Kidnapping

An Arlington woman who
told police she was kidnapped
and robbed OF 5000 has ad-
mitted she lost the money by
falling victim of the old "pi-
geon drop" game.
Mrs. Billye Henderson. "a. Of
34l2 South Kemper road, first
reported she had been forced.
into q car on Monday in down.
town Alexandria and forced to
wire her mother in Texas for
the money.
The District Robbery Squads
film fam expert, Detective
Sergt. Miller A. Dixon, suspi-
cious Of the story, asked for a
chance to talk to the woman.
It took just 10 minutes before
she retracted her story.
Instead. she told the sergeant,
two men approached her Mon
day and offered to share $2.100
with her If she would produce
good faith" money. They later
disappeared with her 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09

received can be used to operate
the accelerator and brakes to
prevent the controlled car APP
preaching too close to the
preceding one for safety"
At the same meeting. John j.
O'Mara Of the State University
of Iowa said an automatic
system provides absolute con-
troll over any highway situation.
This may include detecting
q problem. analyzing II. ad-
vising the driver Of q prudent
course Of action, and providing
automatic compliance with its
decision" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09

In length in which all Of the
features. including complete
vehicle control, could be tested, "
they said.
Explaining the system. they
said:
Communication with fol-
lowing. and In some cases, other
vehicles in an interim system
might be a series Of lights
along the road. which would
be lighted following q car. and
thus, In poor visibility or
around a curve, warn a follow
ing driver Of its presence. This
would require no special equip
ment In the vehicles.
ClOseness Controlled
"In an automatic system
the communication would be by
means Of radiated signals from
antennae in the road. Thest
antennae would be excited ir
response 10 a signal from tht
detector. The radiated tail
thus produced would extend {
distance behind the car. which
might be a function Of it
speed.
This signal would be picket
up by q following car carrying
receiving equipment. The sigma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09

be incorporated in the 400
mile, 15-year. Federal highway
program, which has been budg-
eted for $31 billion but which
soon will be increased to from
S35 10 $40 billion.
The basic feature Of the auto
matte control of vehicles on
highways would be accom-
plished by a high : frequency
cable in the center Of the lane
in conjunction with a balanced
receiving system. coupled TO
the steering mechanism Of the
car. BY this means. the car
would be made to follow ac-
curately the path Of the buried
cable at any speed.
Demonstrated on Highway
The report on electronic
control OF motor vehicles was
made by two scientists Of the
RCA laboratories at Princeton,
IN. J-V. X. Zworykin and L. z.
Flory--and l.. N. Ress Of the
Nebraska Department OF Roads
land Irrigation. They said ell
the basic features have been
demonstrated on a highway In
Incorporation with Mr.. Ress.
THE next logical step is to
build up an expanded test
facility Of perhaps two miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-09
Crosh-Proof Cars Seen
With EIectronic Controls

An accident-free perhaps drverless motor vehicle
may be just around the
The Highway Research Board meeting in the Sheraton
Hotel yesterday that from purely technical
standpoint 1t entirely feasible to think In terms Of completely
automatic control Of vehicles limited highway
spokesman said that perhaps the system could
The Sidney herald., 1958-03-06
Area Meetings Scheduled
For Saff|ower Growers

sen of Culbertson, Montana, area
representative of Pacific Oil Seeds
Corporation, who gave the club
an interesting talk on what the
safflower crop could mean to this
area. Pointing out that reduction
of farm income due to falling
prices of present crops had spur
red search for other income sour
ces, the speaker described SAT-
flower as a plant which will grow
well locally, for which a ready
market exists, and which could be
processed in a plant to be built
in this vicinity by General Mills.
Under the proposal being made
to farmers of this locality con-
tracts will be executed by Pa
cific Oilseeds which will pro-
vide for uniform high quality
seed to be furnished all growers
and will also provide for dis
posal for all crops raised through
the facilities of P. o. S. Mr.. Hal
crimson stressed the economic
Importance of the new crop,
pointing out it will increase farm
income in the Eastern Montana
Western North Dakota area by
some $500, 10000 annually from
the crop plus an additional $780,
10000 saving in freight by making
oil meal feed available locally
without freight cost. Approx
mately 10000 acres have been
planned for planting this year.
Introduction Of guests at the
Kiwanis meeting was handled by
Bill Wilkinson and the following
were welcomed: Guy LaLone,
General Mills, Ed Hill, PVO Cor
poration, guests Of Paul Cresap,
Bruce Harris, MDU, guest of Doc
Benson, and Dale Winter, stu
dent Kiwanian. President Keith
Krebsbach asked that the meet
ig be opened with a song, and the
number selected. Jingle Bells,
proved to be very appropriate.
Two announcements were made,
the first concerning a meeting of
the Richland County Sportsman's
Club Thursday evening (~tonight),
9th, and a reminder by
Past President Al Johns, Of the
Glasgow Inter-Club which will
De held here the evening of
March 9th
Program Chairman Cresap in
reduced the speaker, Hans Hal
crimson.
The Sidney herald., 1958-03-06
Last Rites at
Williston for
Claude Rasrnusan

Claude Rasmusan, 81, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Rasmusan of
rural Sidney, died at his home in
Williston Friday evening of a
heart attack. The deceased was
stricken while listening to a TV
program about z p. m.
Funeral services were held from
Our Redeemer's Lutheran church
in Williston Wednesday afternoon
and burial was in the Williston
cemetery. The deceased is sur
vived by his wife and two chill
dren, his parents, two brothers
and three sisters. One sister, Mrs.
Hubert Johnson and her husband
reside in Sidney. All of the fami-
ly were home for the funeral.
Mrs. Rasmusan is staying with
her daughter-in-law for a while
and Nh. and Mrs Johnson spent
Sunday there.
The deceased was reared in
Fairview and Sidney. He owned
and operated the Rasmusan
Plumbing and Heating Service in
Williston.
The obituary will appear In the
next Issue of The Herald.
The Sidney herald., 1958-03-06

| the U. S. in 1894, going first to
Philadelphia, Pa, where he lived
several years before settling in
Aberdeen, S. D., in 1902. He
married Regina Wiegel at Aber-
deem on January 26, 1908. They
emigrated to Canada and home
steaded near Medicine Hat, Al
berta in 1910. Mrs. 6chan died in
Canada in 1920.
His second marriage was to
Mrs. Magdalena Schnell in Re-
gina, Canada on June 8, 1921.
They returned to the States and
came to Sidney in 1924 and liv-
ed on a small farm. Mrs. Schan
died in 1889. His third marriage
was to Mrs. Barbara Sanders in
Sidney on April Is, 1941. After
his retirement in 1916 they NOV
ed into Sidney, where Mrs.
Schan died about two weeks ago.
Surviving are 81 children and
step children, Mrs. R. A. Golfer
and Anthony Schnell, Denver,
Colo; Mrs. j. w. Thompson and
John Sanders, Aberdeen, S. D.;
Thomas Sanders, Rapid City, S.
D.; Mrs. Wilbert Edam, Mrs.
Augustine Minjares, Mrs. John
Eggum, and Mrs Charles Kelly,
all of Sidney; Andrew Schan,
Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Harry Ditsch-
mann, Mrs. Wilson Charles, and
Anthony Schan, Upper Black Ed
dy, Penn; Mrs. Sanford Otter
ness, Richey; Mrs. George Hicks,
Mrs. Melvin Monson and Michael
Schan, all of Glendive; Wilbert
Schan, Hondo, Tex; Mrs. Walter
Phillips, Ogden, Utah; Mrs. Con-
rad Servo, Portland, Ore; and
Ole Schnell, Milton-Freewater,
Ore; one sister, Mrs. Tillie Kline,
Hague, N. D.; 80 grandchildren
and 10 great grandchildren.