Evening star., 1961-12-17
KENNEDY
President Visits Alliance Projects,
Betoncourt Louds Aid Program
Continued From Page Al

AC La Morlta, where four
farm families in symbolic
ceremony received titles to
plots of land, the President
spoke to thousands of cheering
Shirt-sleeved farmers.
Jacqueline Kennedy capti-
vated the audience by speaking
in Spanish.
Mrs. Kennedy Cheered
Flashing a smile that could
be understood in any language,
Mrs. Kennedy said in perfect
Spanish that there can be no
happy fathers or mothers "un-
til they have the possibility of
Jobs and also education for
their children. This must be
for all, not just the fortunate,
she said.
Her little speech drew the
biggest cheers of the day.
e The only hostility came from
the weather, which forced Mr..
Kennedy's helicopter to make
two unScheduled landings on
the flight back to Caracas from
Mafacay after lunch. Mrs. Ken
nedy'S 'helicopter also was
forced to make an unscheduled
stop. Mrs. Kennedy stayed in
the craft, and the trip was
made without further incident.
4 Later Mr.. Kennedy and Mr..
Betancourt, surrounded by ad-
visers. huddled in private con-
ference. A high Venezuelan
source said the two chiefs of
state discussed twin Caribbean
problems - Communist-domi-
mated Cuba and the turbulent
Dominican Republic. The in
formant said they also dis
.cusSed plans to make the Or
ganization Of American States
a more effective instrument for
hemisphere cooperation. Mr.. :
Kennedy also met with Rafael
Caldera. president of the Cham
Der of Deputies and leader of
the Social Christian Party that
cooperates in coalition with Mr..
Betancourt'S Democratic Action
Party.
The crowds which lined the
streets and balconies of down.
town Caracas on this warm,
muggy day were not remark ,
able for size-possibly because
Of the threatening weather and
the thousands of troops and ,
police who enforced strict Sc |
curity precautions. But the
welcome was enthusiastic. 8
In Caracas, on a similar j
goodwill mission in 1858, Vice ]
President Richard M. Nixon's /;
car was mobbed by an angry
crowd.
All this week small Com
munist and Castro bands had
sought to terrorize would-be t
spectators by hit-run fire
bombings and spectacular pis- i
tol attacks, but they stayed out t
of sight today as Mr.. Kennedy {
rode into the city from the s
airport. 6
Members of the presidential {
party estimated that 250,000
persons greeted Mr.. Kennedy. /
In some areas, known to have
residents with leftist sympa- c
thizerS, there was a show of c
indifference. In others, the well
come was as warm as the Pres t
ident could have wished. ?
5000 in Guard
A total of 5000 soldiers and :
Policemen were involved in
Caracas security measures, the
Ministry of the Interior said.
The vice-minister, Carlos An
DIRE. Perez, said 5000 policemen
and 1000 soldiers participated.
Much smaller numbers were &
involved at the Presidents
stops outside Caracas. |
Squads or police and troops
with armored cars guarded
Maiquetia airport where the /
Presidents red-noSed Air Force l
jet landed at midmorning after !
a 5OO-mile hop from Puerto l
Rico. '
Only invited guests were at {
the airport. 6
Troops, in bartle-green uni
form, maroon boots and hold
ing bayonets, were spaced at t
25-yard intervals along the 10 '
mile motorcade route to Car v
aoas. Others at closer intervals i
stood with backs to the street Is
along the Avenue Bolivar in
the city. Helicopters hovered v
overhead.
The Sun was just attempting
ia. break through after a show S
er when the Presidents plane G
landed at the airport, and at t
tendants had to rush with UNI
hrellas before the Presidents
wife, in sleeveless apricot
dress, was able to leave the
terminal. r
The President waved and t
grinned at the crowd of several q
hundred invited guests. A damp L
honor guard of $50 cadets in t
white trousers, blue jackets and
Sam Brown belts stood at at i
tention. The Venezuelan Naval [
Academy band played the ma t
tional athens. f
Betancourt Lauds Kennedy
President Betancourt hailed
Mr.. Kennedy as a man who is I
"rectifying long period OF l.
ignorance" about Latin America 9
correcting the arrogant be- L
lief" that the friendship of 18O
million people below the Rio a
Grande could be guaranteed by S
dictators and their courts of {
small oligarchies." q
Early skepticism about the {
Alliance for Progress, he said,
is beginning to give way to
hope and enthusiasm.
Mr.. Kennedy noted that he
was the first American Presi- S
dent to make official visit to
this country. He acclaimed Mr.. f
Betancourt as a leader who had !
,%fe-established democratic gov q
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