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Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05

Leftist Revolutionary Party, Mario
Medez Montenegro, is linked with
what is left of the Arbenz political
machine his election would cons
titute a set back not only for the
security of this neighboring coun-
try, but also for all of the Pan
american region.
"The assassin of Castillo Armas
was identified as a communist SYM
pathizer. His crime certainly serv-
ed to aid the purpose of this cons
piracy, which now plans to take
advantage of the confusion which
it caused.
Guatemala is at the crossroads
of a decision. One turn to the left
on the 18th of January would
start her on the road to disaster.
"The us. has not interviewed in
these internal matters. But the in
telligent minds of those who lead
this country should know the need
of a policy of painful re-conside-
ration with respect to if the su-
preme error is committed of ms
falling a government hostile to
peace, security, and hemisphere
stability.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
Russian Who Wounded
Mexicon Policemen
Had Embassy Caro-

LAREDO (UP) - Victor Koren,
a rs year old Russian who wound.
ed two policemen before he him.
self was wounded by another, car
ried a card of the Soviet Embassy
in Washington.
Koren, who shot detectives Al.
fredo Martinez and Ignacio Sepdl.
vedo when they chased him, and
who was wounded in the chase by
another policeman, said, from the
hospital, that the Soviet Embassy
gave him the card after denying
him a visa for Hanover, Germany.
Koren, who is a Soviet citizen,
arrived in Laredo or the oath Of
December from Florida and cross
ed the International Bridge at Nue.
vo Laredo (Mexico.) On the fol-
lowing day he took a bus and went
to Monterrey, but he was made to
return shortly after leaving Nue.
vo Laredo because he had no tour
list card.
He returned to Laredo and the
police surprised him trying to
break into a gun store, and the
shooting started.
Koren and his family entered
the U. S. as refugees from the
Soviet Union in 1852. Koren, it is
ago from an institution for mental
illness.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
The Nashville Banner Warns About
Communist Danger Facing Guatemala

Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 4. UP.
The well known local newspaper
Nashville Banner says, in an edi-
torial titled Guatemala at a cross
roads,:
Communist sources in Latin
America are not conductive to Spi-
ritual peace in the Hemisphere and
there can not be any doubt that
the present political fermentation
which is growing in Guatemala is
red. With understandable misgiv-
ing America, at this time, observes
this neighbor which is planning
to go to the polls for the second
time to elect a successor to Carlos
Castillo Armas.
Castillo Armas erased the red
stain from the Guatemalan official
roster in 1854 when he ousted the
Arbenz regime, a large part of
which took refuge in Mexico. Now
the communist sympathizers are
trying to return, taking advantage
of a serious split in the anti-com-
munist ranks.
eff, as it is said and widely
presumed that the candidate of the
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05

phic if we now witlessly abet a So
Wet penetration of Latin America.
But there are already signs of this
happening. More than a week ago,
our Joseph Newman reported the
activities of a firm offering Soviet
autos, oil drilling rigs and other
goods to Brazil. Brazil, like Argen-
tina and Chile, believes that Unit
ed States credits for such purposes
have been Withheld because Wash
ington wishes to encourage private
enterprise, and the South Ameri-
can countries favor government
monopolies in certain of the
economy. Now comes the natural
result of Washington's coynesS and
Moscow's offers - Argentina is
sending an economic mission to
the U. S. S. R. next week. Brazil,
Uruguay and Colombia may fol
low suit.
"To open South America to So
Wet economic penetration, for so
academic a reason as encouraging
private enterprise in countries
which are determined to keep GER
tain industries in government
hands, is STUPID. Latin America gen
orally feels that it has been Civ
en- the short end of the stick in
the disposition of United States
economic aid. 1t is especially re.
sentful of any effort by Washing
ton to shape policies through such
aid. Much damage has already
been done, as the Argentine mis-
sion to Moscow makes clear. No
more can be permitted to occur.
Our relations with South America
are so close and so important as to
demand the instant correction OF
anything that weakens hemisphe.
ric unity"
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
Peronist Leaders
Kelly and Cooke
Are in Venezuela

CARACAS. (UP)- Jorge Anto.
MO, principal leader of the Pc
ronist Party, confirmed that Gui.
llermo Patricio Kelly and John
William Cooke are in Caracas.
Antonio Asked the U. P. to
quote him personally. He said that
both arrived in this Capital to
meet with the Peronist group for
the discussions which this grour
is holding regarding the next Ar.
gentine Presidential elections.
Up to this time, police authori.
ties had emphatically denied to
confirm Kelly's and Cookies arri-
val.
On the contrary, a few days af-
ter it vas learned that they were
here, the police said that they were
completely unaware that the two
were in Venezuela, and that they
did not even know that the two
had tried to obtain "a visa for
entering the country.
Later a National Security spoles-
man said the following: "we know
nothing about Kelly and Cooke but
we suppose that they have been
able to enter Venezuela clandesti-
nelly or under other Names.
Antonio said that Kelly entered
the country using the name of
Jorge Barrios. He did not say what
name Cooke had used.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
U. 5. GILMAN cRITlCISES
Oil IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

NEW YORK (UP)- The Presi-
dent of Creole Petroleum Corpora
ton H. w. Haight, stated that a
major reduction in oil imports by
the U. S. would adversely effect the
prosperous Venezuelan oil indus
try.
He added that such an addition
al reduction would have harmful
effects on Venezuela's capacity to
produce the oil which would be
needed in a future emerr ,ncy.
He pointed out that about IS
per cent of Venezuelan oil produc-
ton is under the control Of U. S.
companies.
Venezuelan oil - he continued
- was vital to the U. S. during
World War II and the fight in
Korea, and "its importance to the
Western World was again demon
strated during the Suez crisis"
Haight later stated that Vene-
zuela, through the sale of her oil,
has been able to obtain dollars
which have made her one of the
richest markets in the world for
U. S. exporters. In 1857, he add
ed Venezuela's purchases OF artl-
Giles and service from the U. S.
passed 1000 million dollars.
Haight stated that although 49,
81 production suffered ups and
downs, it had another record year
in oil income and the expansion of
possible reserves.
During the first semester of the
year, he said, production reached
up to $4,000 barrels a day at
one time, but when definite Stats
tics are compiled, it is estimated
that total production will have an
average of 1890, 900 barrels a day.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
Peronists Planned to Set
Fire to LA Prensa" And
APP And UP Offices

BUENOS AIRES. (UP)- A Pc
ronista terrorist ring planned to
put the torch to the newspaper La
Prensa and seize the offices of the
United Press and Associated Press
in a campign of sabotage aimed
at throwing Argentina into tur.
MOL, police revealed here.
The conspiracy was nipped by
the arrests of members of the
gang and discovery of the princi-
pal munition and bomb factory of
the ~terrorists.
Buenos Aires provincial police
at La Plata earlier announced the
arrest of 96 persons charged with
participation in Peronista terrorist
activities. Arrests were made in
Buenos Aires, La Plata and Ro-
sario and Tucuman.
Police authorities said the ter
roriSts had planned to touch off
the sabotage campaign ON Dec.
30. The plans included bombing
of key railway and highway bridg-
es and a civil and military airport.
Armed guards patroled the rail
way viaducts in the Palermo Parks
all week to prevent any terrorist
attempt to blow them up and cut
Buenos Aires off from the rest of
the country.
The destruction of the plant of
La Prensa was seen as the con-
tinuation of the Peronist hate cam
paign against the newspaper whose
outspoken criticisms of the depos-
ed dictator Juan D. Peron had
resulted in its seizure. 1t was re-
turned to its rightful owners aft
er Peron's ousting.
1t was believed the UP and Az
news agencies here were to be
seized by the terrorists mainly
because of their communication ia
cilities with the interior and
abroad.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
Thirteen Arrested
by Cuban Police

HAVANA, Jan. 4. (UP)- The
police announced that they had
arrested Is persons, among them
ex representative of the House,
Alberto Saumell, ,ex Navy Lieute-
ant, Antonio Santa CRUZ, and a
sailor, accused Of having commit
ted terrorist acts in the Capital
on New Years Eve.
Saumell, 40 has also been Ma
jor of Bayamo, in Oriente Province.
Among those arrested are also two
who are under 20.
Police Major, Esteban Ventura,
said that they took bombs, revol-
vers, rifles, hand grenades, pistols
ammunitions, and Army and Navy
uniforms from the t%errorists.
Ventura identified the arrested
persons as members of a group
of the opposition called the eau
thentic Organization.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
X
ENROLMENT UP

MEXICO CITY (UP)- The Ma
tional University of Mexico an
nounced enrolment for the first
trimester of 1858 will begin Jan.
8. Around $4,000 new students are
expected to boost the university's
enrolment to $4,000.
More than zoe, 900 children will
be enrolled in primary schools in
Mexico City this year, the Depart
ment of Education announced.
Officials said all possible efforts
are being made to see that not Q
single child is left without school.
ing as in the past years.
Registration will begin Jan. -
and classes are scheduled to begin
the middle Of February.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
MEXICAN DOLLAR RESERVES
OVER 400 MILLION DOLLARS

MEXIC up Mexico's
dollar reserves amounted to $440,-
100000 as the year 1857 came to
an end, the National Bank of Me-
xico announced here.
This was an increase of $50, 000,-
600 over the amount of hand on
Aug. 30, 1857 and $240,O00, ov.
er the reserves in the bank vaults
when President Adolfo Ruiz Cor
tines took his oath of office in
Dec. 1875. 2
The announcement was made in
connection with the signing yes
terday of q monetary agreement
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
TEMPERATURE
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Opposition Sectors in Cuba Face
Political Crisis

Undeniably, the attitude as
sumeo by DR.. Fidel Castro Rue
in breaking up so rashly with the
Cuban Liberation Council, So
lemnly established in Miami on
November LIST. 1857, is a serious
blow to the opposition and pro-
vides a favorable break for the
political interests of General Full
gencIo Batista
The very long letter that FL
del Castro addressed from the
Sierra Maestro to the leaders
of the different groups repre-
scented in the Council, has created
an extremely difficult situation
for the organized sectors of the
opposition, because for reasons
not 10 be anaiyzed here, these
groups had decided to exalt the
man who now rejects and insults
them in a political letter con-
tanning confidential revelations.
Thus, the situation now rests
on the following terms: a. At
the Sierra Maestro, DR.. Fidel Cas-
tro and his group of fighters,
unable since November 1856 to
come down from the mountains
to solve their problem in the
plains and in the cities, and
this has not been possible not
because they lack courage, but
because the Government forces
are far superior in number and
in equipment; By Batista's polit.
ical enemies without any coordi-
nation, at least for the time
being and no: even apparently,
as it was in the case OF the short
lived Liberation Council; q the
people who, in general, are
against the March 10th regime,
but have not shown definite
signs of supporting any of the OPP
position groups, as the activities
of sabotage and the attempts
against the lives of innocent.
people by minority groups should
not be confused with what could
be che collective action of all
the people of a Nation who, in
dividually. are against the die.
tatorship.
When the Liberation Council
was pompously established, this
thermometer marked the degree
of what it could mean if, in the
field of practical achievements,
it maintained unity, and if the
Council tried hard to win the
support of the Cuban people,
who for many years have OPP
posed Batista, but without join
ing his aggressive enemies.
During the two months of rel
alive existence that the Liberia
ton Council had, it did not pro-
duce what haC to be expected,
not even an earnest declaration,
formulating theological view
points and practical programs ca
pable of melting popular emotion
in Cuba. Perhaps it could not
release such q document due to
the absence of unity, and to in
ternal struggles underway.
The opposition in Cuba, there.
fore, has to face reality. The chap
ter of the Council and of the ia
nous movement for unity, in
the same manner it was con-
ceived, must he closed with GER
tain elegance, even if with the
heartbreaks produced by misun-
derstandings.
The leaders of the opposition
should retrace their plans and,
proflting from experience, with
their feet on the ground, with
a sense of patriotic responsible
ty, with adequate political flex-
Utility, on the bases of truth
and sincerity, they should give
a new course to their activities,
taking into consideration that,
for sure, the enemy is now, due
to the circumstances, in a better
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
To Abet Red Penetration in Latin
America Would be "Catastrophic"
The New York Herald Tribune SAYS.

NEW YORK Jan. 4 (UP)- The
morning newspaper "The New
York Herald Tribune" published
today an editorial entitled "Argen.
tina Looks East" in which it says:
ut is bad enough that the free
world has so bungled things as to
allow a Soviet penetration of the
Middle East. It would be ~catastro-
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
Latin America News in Brief

Hermanos y Co, An even larger
shipment will be made later by
the same firm, which. won the bid
to, cut lumber in the "first zone"
set aside by the Ministry of Agri-
culture for lumber exploitation.
There are two other lumber zones
which have not yet been assigned.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports

with the United States extending
for two years S75,00,000 stand
by currency sterilization credit.
The agreement was signed in
Washington by Julian Baird, Under
Secretary of the Treasury, for the
United States, and Ambassador
Manuel Tello and Ernesto Fernan-
DEE Hurtado, Manager of the Ma
tional Bank of Mexico, for the
Government of Mexico.
Banking circles said here today
that the extension of the Mexico
U. S. monetary agreement effec-
lively squelches recent rumors OF a
possible devaIuation of the peso.
The Mexican peso was sevalued
shortly after Ruiz Confines came
into power, and rumors said that
the same thing would happen again
when the next President takes Of
flee in December of next year.
The agreement signed here
| guarantees Mexico a stable curren
cy for the next two years. The
money could be used in the event
of an economic emergency to pre-
serve Mexico's exchange system
which is presently free from re-
striction on payments.
Treasury officials said Mexico
has not had any need to draw on
the credit during the current ex-
tension which expired at midnight
Dec. 81.
Almost at the same time as the
signing of the monetary agree
ment, the Export-Import Bank
granted Mexico a credit of S13,-
900 900 for economic development
projects in Mexico.
PETROLEUM CONCESSIONS
GUATEMALA - The Ministry
of Economy has granted two con-
cessions totaling 243 ,349 hectares
to Hawthorne Investments, Inc. for
petroleum explol alton. The conces-
sions lie in the departments of
Huehuetenango, Quiche Alta We
rapaz and Peter. A third explora.
ton concession covering 81.
513 hectares in the Peten, was
granted to Miguel Torrebiarte So.
hanin
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
X CITY GETS
GREAT G DISPLAY

MEXICO CITY (UP)- Mexico
City is now one of the best lighted
cities in the world, municipal Of
ficials said today.
The main city arteries, such as
Insurgentes Avenue, the Paseo de
la Reforma, Juarez Avenue and
others, were specially illuminated
for the holidays with thousands
of colored bulbs, and the city at
night is a very impressive sight
for the thousands of foreign and
national tourists.
City officials said more than H.
90 regular lamps were put up in
the past few months and even the
poorest districts of the city enjoy
the benefits of city lighting.
More than $4,000 colored lamps
were put up for the holidays with
enough energy consumption to
light a fair-sized city, city officials
said.
MEXICO SUSPENDS
ZINC EXPORTS
MEXICO CITY (UP) - Fill
berto Rubalcaba President of the
Mexican Mine and Metalworkers
Union, said that lowering of metal
prices on the world market hac
caused Mexico 20 temporarily sus
pend zinc exports to the United
States. He expressed hope the U
S. Tariff Commission and Presi
dent Eisenhower would encourage
Congress to deny the protective
tariff asked by the U. S. lead-zin'
industry.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
HEMISPHERE EVENTS
AUTO WORKERS TO FORM
HEMISPHERE UNION

MEXICO CITY, (UP) Auto
mobile workers of the United Sta
ties, Canada, and Mexico plan to
form a mutual aid committee du-
ring the United Auto Workers
Convention scheduled for Jan.22-
"a in Detroit, it was announced
today.
This would be the first step in
the formation of an American Fe-
deration of Automobile Workers,
which would be comprised of auto
workers from all over the Hemis-
phere.
Mexico will send five delegates
to the national UNAW convention
in Detroit.
The decision was taken during
a weekend conference here atten-
ded by Walter P. Reuther, Pre-
sident of the JAW, Mexican Ia
Dor leader Jesus Yuren Of the
Confederation of Mexican Wor-
kers (OCTM) and Joaquin del o.
mo, in representation of Mexican
automobile workers. Also atten-
ding we're labor spokesman from
the Studebaker- Packard, General
Motors, Ford, WHY'S, Mercedes
Benz and Chrysier assembly plants
here.
An estimated 5000 men work
in the several automobile assem-.
bly, plants in Mexico.
MEXICO TO DEPORT
CRIMINAL TO us.
MEXICO CITY, (UP) 8 I'm.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05

torious criminal Larry Robert Wi
toriouS criminal Larry Robert Wi
LEY San Francisco, will be deport
ed to the United States.
They said, however, that there
is a chance he may be tried in
Mexico for crimes committed he
re, or turned over to American
authorities if his extradition is re-
quested.
The .46-year-old prisoner was
arrested in the Pacific port of
Mazatlan and brought to Mexico
City, where he was placed in the
immigration Offices detention cen
ter.
Officials said Wiley entered the
country illegally in a stolen car.
They added that his record shows
he has committed a series of cri-
mes in the United States, . ran
ging from armed robbery to car
thefts and drug traffic. The re-
cord also shows he served time
in. San Quentin and New Mexico
and escaped from both places.
immigration agents said they
believe Wiley had his headquar-
tiers in Mazatlan and was enga.
gagged in smuggling automobiles
from the United States, working
together with some American and
Mexican accomplices.
TROPICAL HARDWOOD
SHIPMENT TO THE US.
GUATEMALA One hundred
thousand cubic meters Of fine
tropical hard woods are being
shipped presently from the Peter
to the United States by Gutierrez
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
BANK AGENCIES IN MARKETS

GUATEMALA In order to do
away with usury, a government
bank is opening agencies in the
capital city's ten markets to lend
small sums of money at minimal
rates to operators of stalls. The
first of these agencies was forma-
lily opened this morning with the
attendance of President Flores
Avendano, the Minister of Econo-
my. and other government Off
Gals. Credit up to $25 is given
for a maximum period of three
months; top interest charged is SO
cents.
Diario las Américas., 1958-01-05
"INFERNAL NOISE" SENDS
MUSICIAN To HOSPITAL

BAYAMO, Cuba (UP)- Jacinto
Puig Fonseca, 38, is keeping up
his harmonica lessons in a private
room at the General Milanes Hos
pital here.
He was admitted there suffering
from three machete wounds after
his neighbor Antonio Vega resort
ed to force to halt what he describ-
ed as the sinfernal noise" Fonseca
was making
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
PROPOSALS

The State Board of Education so
licits sealed bids until 10 o'clock
A. NJ, Monday, February IL, 1858,
for supplying conveyance and
transporting school pupils as fol-
lows:
Frederica School District
One 54 passenger bus from Bow
ers Beach to the Caesar Rodney
High School Approximate
'distance-25 miles one way
from school back to school.
All bids must be made on official
bid forms showing a description of
the equipment to be used. A GER
titled check for 1870 of the annual
compensation that would accrue
under the terms of the bid based on
$50 school days must be attached
to the bid or the bid will not be
considered.
Detailed information and bid
forms may be obtained from the
Business Office of the State Board
of Education, Dover, Delaware.
2-7-2t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
notice.!

Notice is hereby given that Let
ters of Administration were in due
form of law granted unto the un-
dersigned, on the 31st day of jan
uary, A. d. 1858, and that all per-
sons having claims against the
estate of the deceased must pre-
sent the same, duly attested, to
the said The First National Bank
and Trust Company, Administra-
tor of the estate of Clesson E.
Bridgham, on or before the 31st
day of October, 1858, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY
By: Wallace F. McFaul.
Trust officer
Address Administrator
Milford, Del. 2-7-3t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our appreci-
alton and thanks to our relatives,
friends and neighbors for the
cards, beautiful flowers and kind
ness shown us during the illness
and death of our father, Ira T.
Walls. Also the Milton Fire Com
pany for the use of the ambulance.
the Lions Club for the hospital
bed; DR.. Tobin, DR.. James and
nurses of Milford Memorial Hospi-
tai, Rev. w. Earl Watts and other
visiting ministers for their visits
and kind service, and to the pail
bearers. Russell Walls and Fam
lily, Nora Walls Thomas and Fam
lily. 2-7-1t
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
IN MEMoRIAM

In sad, but loving memory of our
dear wife and mother, Ida, j.. Bennett,
who passed away February 4, 1916:
This day brings back a memory
OF a dear one laid to rest;
And those who think of her today
Are those who loved her best.
We watched her suffer day by day,
Ii caused us bitter grief:
To see her slowly pine away,
And could not give relief
Her lonely hours and days of pain,
Her troubled nights are passed;
And in our aching hearts we know
She has found sweet rest at last.
Sadly missed by Husband, Children
ana Grandchlldren. 2-7-1tp
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the members
of the Carlisle Fire Company of
Milford, Harrington and Houston
Volunteer Fire Companies for their
assistance last Sunday morning at
the fire of the Houston Church. AL
so many thanks to all others who
rendered assistance in any way.
Thanks to the many churches who
offered their facilities for our use
and for their prayers for us. Rev.
Ray Kirwan, Pastor and Officials
and Members of the Houston Meth
odist Church and Church School.
2-7-1tp
Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends and relatives and DR..
Chapman for their many deeds of
kindness during the illness aud
death of our mother, Emraa Lin
dale. We especially wish to thank
"The Webb Nursing Home" for
the wonderful care, and prayers;
also Rev. Douglas Milbury for his
comforting words. The families of
Harry-Bud-Pete Lindale. 2-7-1