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MEXICO CITY, June 80
(AP) "A throng of Mexicans
S shouting viva Kennedy"
greeted the United States
President today as he visited
Mexico's monument to indie
pendence and laid a ceremonial
wreath.
About 1000 Mexicans crowd
ed about the tall marble column
topped by a golden angel which
towers over Mexico City's ia
nous tree-lined PaSeo de la
Reforma as the President began
a crowded schedule on the
second day Of his three-day
visit.
The wreath was inscribed:
with respect and honor to the
heroes of Mexican independ-
ence. John F. Kennedy. June
80, 1862"
The dazzling tone Of the visit
was set yesterday when the
President was heartened by the
mightiest popular tribute paid
him in a long line Of visits to
foreign capitals in europe and
Latin America.
Huge Welcome
Fortified by a huge welcom-
ing crowd officially estimated
at lis million. the President
later today was to resume
private talks with President
Adolfo Lopez Mateos on seeking
out ways Of turning aside.
threats to the hemisphere's'
political, social end economic.
progress.
From the monument the.
President rode in his glass;
topped limousine to visit In
dependencia, a low-cost hous-
ing development built by the
Social Security Institute of
Mexico in 1860 to house about
$4,000 persons.
The United States Chief Ex-
ecutive, his reception here re-
garded generally as an enor-
nous personal triumph, appar,
emily is laying his cards on thu
table in frank conversations
with President Lopez Mateos.
There is every indication that
the subject Of Fidel Castro's
Cuban regime and its alliance
with communism came up In
their first round of talks yes
terday. 1t was bound to play
a role in much of the two Pres
tidentS' wide-ranging discus
SionS.
Strengthens Hand
The enthusiastic public out
pouring to greet the President
could strengthen Mr.. Hennedy's
hand in his search for COM
mon ground with the Mexican
government on the mass of po-
litical, economic and social
problems plaguing turbulent
and restless Latin America.
The impact of the visit was
not confined to this capital of
SIS million people. Reports
from around the nation Of SO
million indicated that radio and
television coverage of the spec
tacular first day of the visit was
followed avidly in Mexican
cities, towns and hamlets.
The dramatic display by the
citizens of Mexico City could
serve the United States Presi-
dent as powerful argument in
favor of some sort of common
front against the Communist
Castroist attack being mounted
all over the hemisphere.
An official Mexican Press
office bulletin hailed the re-
ception as "a clear testimony
of national unity, faith in the
high deStinies of America and
of friendship and esteem to-
ward President Kennedy and
the people of the United States.
Heavy Schedule
After a gruelling first-day
schedule which included three
public speeches, a state lunch
con, a city hall ceremony, an
appearance at the Mexican
folklore ballet and private talks
with the Mexican President
sandwiched in, President Ken
nedy faced another taxing
schedule today.
Besides the wreath-laying
ceremony and the trip to the
housing project in the out
skirts of the capital, the Presi-
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