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Report Fidel Felle ad{Illinois, California, lowa Tips The Scales By Lung Infection; Backing By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL LOS ANGELES (AP)--Sen. John F. Kennedy of MassMob Is Sympathetic achusetts all but nailed down the Democratic PresiHAVANA
(AP)—Education
Minister
Armando Hart announced yesterday Prime Minister Fidel Castro would not attend a giant rally called in Havana because of a “slight illness.” vie and a “slight inf ction” Hart said Castro was suf-
fering from a lung infection and Had been ordered to rest. Havana
camp
looked
like
an
armed
in preparation for the rally,
called by Castro for a fresh on the United States.
attack
the
left
said.
lung
‘The
complete
was
disc
doctors rest,
ended
added.
The intense heat in fhe palace area had the crowd thinning out even before the annougeement of Castro’s illness. The announcement
ites
cast
a
of laughA groan went up from the crowd pall over the thousandg—— of about 100,000 packed in front BULLETIN of the presidential palace when|the announcement of Castro’s illHAVANA (®—Presidynt Osvalness was made. r do Dorticos said last might Cuba It was the first time veteran would return to thé United newsmen here could recall that States the money paid recently Castro had missed a major, public for the annual rent on the U. S. function due to an announced illGuantanamo naval base. He imness. . plied strongly that the United Hart-
made
the
announcement
2'+ hours-after the scheduled start of the rally. There had been po previous indication that Castro would
not
attend.
“Let not the enemies of the revolution be inspired by this,” Hart
shouted.
illness.” Reading he
said
“It
from was
is only
a slight
a medical~ report prepared
by
two
Army doctors, Hart said Castro first complained of chest pains Friday morning. The prime minister made a TV
speech
Fridzy
night. He was ex-
States would be asked te give up the base. Dorticos spoke at a big _— na rally that Prime Minister
Fidel Castre missed because illness. ing
peasants
The
rally
and
wo'
rs,
went
many
to hear on” F with
sub-
stitute speakers. The turnout was far less than the 1% million urged by govern-
of a one-two-three lifornia and lowa.
political punch from Illinois, Ca-
take place, hasn’t even started yet. Reports sprang up that Sen. Stuart Sy-
mington of Missouri was getting discouraged and ready to quit the race for the nomi-
nation—except that this would send even| #8] more
votes flocking to Kennedy.
Symington’s press secretary, Steve Leo, labeled the reports “absolute nonsense.” The
name
of
Senator
look
as
the
only
vention
if
that
time that
during
votes, yesterday.
But
in his
An
Illinois
caucus
Pige
21)
be
actual-
of
the
state’s
69
threw votes
strongest
CASTRO,
con-
all
along.
Senator’s
leader
the might
they
been
port
revolutionary
about
di@-pick off all 33 uncommitted
cause—more
the
be
Johnson
first. Johnson of Georgia’s
ly had
would
Kennedy
of
Lyndon
B. Jehnson will be placed in nominatino first, courtesy of the Alabama delegation, first on the alphabetical roll. But it began to
ment leaders to demogstrate sup(See
amined by doctors Saturday
of
4
of whom had waited Castro.
yesterday, He did it with the help
And the Democratic national convention where the candidate picking is supposed to
: aa
r
he
‘dential nomination
had
expected.
59%
to
the
than
the
Symington’s
6%
On Season's First Hurricane By
BOB
BONE
to Rico and for the isiand of St.,reau which said people here Croix with. winds of:up to 40 “should keep in touch with the ribbean hurricane, threatened miles per hour, and squalls pre latest advisories and bulletins Puerte Rico and the Virgin Is- ‘dicted for those areas last night and be ready for quick action lands yesterday. A tropical storm and this morning. in case the hurricane watch is * 75 miles south-southwest ef MarThe U.S. W er Bureau here changed to a hurricane warning.” tinique turned into a full-scale began teeuing “arrickue watch Yesterday afternoon the buhurricane at_ noon and began advisories and m g direct reau said that if the hurricane moving west-northwest. broadcasts on all island radio sta- maintains its present course and By 6 p.m., Gale warnings were | tii at noon. The; hurricane rate of speed, It would pass up for the southern coast of Puer-} watch was declared by the bu(See WEATHER, Page 21) the
season’s
first
Ca-
f
were
less
plated.
than
lected
only grounds.
had
contem-
E.~Stevenson,
governor
home
ed
he
Adlai
former
of
two
a
Illinois,
votes
One
col-
on
vote
his
remain-
uncommitted.
The upshot of this, on unofficial Associated Press
ly sheet, past
was
the
to boost
the _tal-
Kennedy
600-mark—to
votes—in promised (See CONVENTION,
620%
first-ballot Page 21)
KENNEDY ... full steam ahead
SEN.
JOHN
Feuding Local Democratic Factions Get Hearing Today By
supporters
Weather Bureau Keeping Eye Abby,
--
LOS battle
PRIEST
believe
the
Bureau
thrown
a devastating
Convention
-ANGELES—The
for
Rican into
WALTER
STAR
control
of
Democratic the
open
delegations dentials
seats
as
their before
bitter Puerto
Party
today
argue
convention
the
moves feuding
right
to
the
cre-
hinted
that
committee.
Both
factions
have
they will carry their pleas to the convention
goes
floor
against
Three
days
if
the
behind-
fozcrats)
these
led
a
forces ‘ (Mu-
slight
by
Jose
(Benicrats), but some
edge
A.
over
Benitez
observers
adversaries
have block
last
week
avowed support for statehood, formed a separate Democratie party here last March.) In
effect,
mittee
of intense
Mufioz-backed
their
may legal
when they challenged the legality of the Munoz delegation’s nominating convention. (A group of Popular Democratic Party members spurred by Benitez’s
decision
them.
the-scenes maneuvering by both sides appeared to have given the
Gov.
at
Benicrats
the
credentials
is now
which of ing sets
forced
tu
com-
decide
two seemingly conflictof regulations govern
the activities of the island’s Democratic Party. While nobody has stated it in so
many
(See
words,
LOCAL
the
FEUD,
implication
Page
21)