Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-29
KENNEDY
3-Doy Visit to Mexico City Brings
Out Million Along Parade Route
Continued From Page Al

bledown shops. new low-cost
housing, past dramatic view
of the 10th century National
Cathedral built by CorteZ after
the Spaniards conquered the
AZtecs, through Avenida JuareZ
past the Latin American Tower,
tallest skyscraper in Latin
America. and into the famed
tree-lined PaSeo de la Reforma
and its gilt monument of the
Angel Of Independence.
In huge zocalo square, hours
before the presidential motor
cade was expected, thousands
of spectators were maSSed and
the mood was one of festive ex-
citement There was not a sign
of anti-Yankee feeling. On the
contrary. there were literally
thousands of welcome banners
and signs.
Regular Army on Hand
Regular Army troops and the
purple-garbed university cadets
were on hand, along with thou
sands of boys, some in white
T-shirts with denim trousers,
others in red T-Shirts and
white trousers They were part
of the official welcome to the
area of the National Palace.
There were people perched on
rooftops nearby and even atop
the massive National Cathedral
which dominates the square.
At the airport. two huge
flags, United States and Mex
lean, made of flowers and
measuring 6 by 10 feet, fes-
TONED the main building.
There was a huge horseshoe
of flowers at the entrance and
another floral display depicted
the Mexican and United States
Presidents shaking hands. 1t
was 80 feet high and II feet
wide.
Vendors did a thriving bust
ness selling souvenirs, including
picture postcards of the Pres
ident and Mrs. Kennedy. which
went for Is centavos q cents
United States each. The tenn
perature was near 10, and
although this is the capitals
rainy season, no rain was eX-
ipected at least before late
afternoon.
Portraits of President Ken
nedy and Mr.. Lopez Mateos,
framed in gold and ready to be
lighted at night, decorated the pr
end of the route. Fl
School children and govern We
ment employees we're given a co
holiday and labor leaders told IN
their followers to turn out en- M
masse for a welcome to the n
United States President and VIZ
his wife. DC
Strong security measures
were taken to insure a safe VI!
and orderly three-day visit. a
Unofficial sources reported tn
300 Communists were rounded IN
up by Mexican authorities to M
forestall an attempt to start m
demonstrations by students and ~
other groups. III
Police denied that they had OF
detained" anybody, but that
is normal procedure. Well-in- al
formed sources said military ra
authorities took the suspected a
trouble makers into custody at re
the arny's 1st Division head CT
quarters and would hold them ri
sthere for the duration of the OF
Kennedy stay. OF
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Signs Appear al
Police conceded that q hand o. 81
full Of persons had been ar :,
trested for distributing hand ",
bills demanding that Ken c.
inedy go home" A few such
'scrawled signs appeared here tt
and there on walls. bt
But for the most part, the I
people of this devoutly Roman Il
catholic country seemed ex- CT
cited by the prospect of a visit p
from the first Roman Catholic n
President of the colossus of the ir
north. fl
Before taking off, Mr.. Ken g,
nedy had a conference with o,
: Secretary of State Rusk, who g;
returned only last night from is
a round of diplomatic visits P
to Europe. Mr.. RuSk accom- N
panied Mr.. Kennedy in hell o
copter to the airfield but is
mot making the Mexican trip, =
} The presidential party left q,
Andrews Air Force Base, at :,
'8:48 am. local time, or 6:48 =
am. Mexico City time, for the =
flight of a little more than :,
four hours. "
Those Aboard c.
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Aboard the jet with him and ~
Mrs. Kennedy were Teodoro
Moscoso, United States Co. fl
ordinator for the Alliance for e.
Progress; Edwin M. Martin, !
Assistant Secretary of State for =
>Inter-American Affairs: Robert S,
M. Sayre. a specialist on MeXi- n
can affairs in the State De- o
partment; Harold Linder, pres :,
ident of the Export Import q
Bank; and Senator Mansfield r
of Montana, Democratic leader
In the Senate, and Mrs. Mans
field.
Te get the visit off to a rous- t
ing start, IS minutes were al
lowed for the procession along 4
the route of less than Is miles.
That offered time for as many
home folk as possible to glimpse
the visiting Chief Executive F
and his wife. F
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