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By WILLIAM
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UNITED NATONS 4
Snited
States
has
FW.
t
Union
shot
yesterday
proof
the
deliberately
S. RB47
and
declared
scientific
tional waters in a “criminal reckless act of piracy.”
(AP)—The Sov-
pushed
a
plane off its course
it
down
over
interna-
Police Trainee
Police Departin Hato Rey.
in
serious
condition
Piedras - Hospital.
let passed through police said.
The
his
recently
wonder
make
“whether
the Soviet leader will invent any incident as pretext for war.”
liberal
it out, Vazquez the holster.
Then,
helped
to demonstrate
problem
was
solved,
that
Velez
During Lodge’s speech accusing
his
pistol.
He
accidentally
the
trigger
and
the
Vazquez
in
hitting Police
pistol
the hit
fired,
the
mouth,
Francisco
Agrait
said.
Dist.
Atty.
Oliveras
is
ceive U. §. and Britain, from had taken up the U.
The two men member class Aug. 1.
are part of a 416that graduates
world opinion. where the RB47
off, strongly backed S. counterattack, and
Franee did -likewise. Sir Pierson Dixon of Britain said the Russians’ attitude was
all investigating.
dor,
they
the
more
puzzling
frequently
sent
because
radar
equip-
ped trawlers to spy on western naval exercises. Dixon added, “we
do
not,
(See
however
LODGE,
proceed
Page
to
21)
PONCE—Speaker
an
ROMAN
of the House
estimated
terday
10,000
in front
people
By
A.
W.
MALDONADO
cruell
of the municipal
the
hood
means Puerto
by
which
Rico
the
people
“conquered
Ramos
edly
at
Antonini
struck
“inconsistencies”
rating
the
status position of the Republicans and their leader Miguel A. Gar-
a Constitution Day speech here yesterday, charging that “the Republican Party in 1936 embraced independence for Puerto Rico,”
speech highlighed Ponce’s Constitution Day celebration, which
cia Mendez. Sen. Garcia Mendez, Ramos An-
Ramos
Antonini
spoke
before
a
short
speech
Cintron,
by
and
tonini
charged,
not
only
running
mate
Other convention news, including yesterday’s keynote address by Rep. Walter H. Judd and a speech by former president Herbert Hoover, can be found on Page 4 of today’s STAR. Nixon flew from Washington and got a thundering welcome on the scene of a convention (See NIXON,Ny Page ne
PONCE,
Page
backed
21)
eighth
monwealth by
at
La
the
form
from
Venezuela
The
of
and
messages
Colombia.
Reading the messages were Marcos Falcon Priceno, Venezuelan
“political
he
call
that
great
organization
Commonwealth.” stressed
status
is
not
that
an
end
for a “good
prosperity necessary civilization.” also
(See
Washington,
and
Santa
Co-
the
to the U. S. a short speech
was
“closely
realities
the
of
solution
in
13.)
Page
Commonwealth,
de
Day
Constitution
pictures,
to
envoy in
said
but a means, an instrument, a vehicle” to achieve the economie
Carlos
Munoz,
with
political
governor
ambassador
Maria,
of
we
tinued,
Sanz
ceremonies,
in the future
vehicle
which
status. The praise
in
the
“profoundly hopeful of what people of Puerto Rico can
commemo-
The ceremony was highlighted high praise of Puerto Rico’s
Commonwealth
was the
anniversary
status.
came
closing
do
yesterday
ceremonies the
independence for Puerto Rico in lombian (See
to
of the founding of the constition and the creation of Com-
in Ponce plaza. The Popular Party leader’s
included
having
“impossible” Rico, state-
independence. spoke
Fortaleza
repeat-
in
and
Munoz
the
building veteran
Mayor Carlos Juan a.citizen’s parade.
of
choose between two statuses for Puerto
Ernesto Ramos Antonini dug into Puerto Rican political history in
also
dilemma”
Gov. Muiioz characterized Commonwealth status yesterday as of
yes-
Nixon's
Munoz: Commonwealth Solved ‘Cruel Dilemma’ Of Status Issue
Lashes GOP For ‘Inconsistencies’ PEDRO
as
ago.
Constitution Day Speech|nPonce By
his
The Vice President was facing opposition from conservative elements, who recalled Lodge’s leadership in the drive against the late conservative leader, Sen. Robert A. Taft, eight years
the Kremlin of deliberately and dangerously heating the international atmosphere with reckless
drew
Vice
of
As Lodge spoke, tracing the course of the plane on maps with his finger, the six wives of the RB47 crewmen watched with grim, tense attention from the spectators’ gallery.
mission
at
him
a
in
an aggressive spy Soviet air space.
a8 SMILE—Miguel Angel Rivera, 6, of Puerto Soviet Deputy For- HOLIDAY According to authorities, Vaz- statements, Nuevé, flashed a holiday smile yesterday. as he attended quez and Felix E. Velez Mojica, eign Minister Vasily V. Kuznetthe opening ceremonies of the new Luis Paés Matos 20, of Hormigueros, were pre- sov sat erectly attentive. Kuznetsov Replies junior high school with his mother in Puerto Nuevo. Miparing for last night’s ‘ConstituWhen Lodge finished, Kuznet- guel liked the new school, which was opened as part of tion Day parade at the academy barracks about noon. When Ve- sov, promptly accused the U. S. yesterday’s Constitution Day festivities, and hopes to at‘lez was having trouble putting delegate of indulging in theat- tend it some day. He’s holding miniature Commonwealth ricals, with the council as a prop his pistol in its holster and tak(STAR photo by Gunter Hett.) for a “farce” intended to de- and U. S. flags. ing fix
and
nominee
After Nixon’s arrival here, some Republicans reported that the word had gone out to pre pare for the nomination of Henry Cabot Lodge, UN Ambassa-
bvl-
cheek,
Bureau
platform
Presidential own choice.
jected his proposal. Repeating its charge that the RB47 was on
The wounded man, Humberto Vazquez Vega, 21, of Ponce, was Rio
actions
people
The U. S. S. R. immediately re-
A young police trainee was ac© cidentally shot through the yesterday by another Be mouth
reported
Soviet
many
WILSON
Convention
CONVENTION HALL Chicago—Vice President Richard M. Nixon personally 1}took command yesterday of a restless Republican national convention, guiding it with deliberate firmness toward a
U. S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge told the Security Coun-
cil
RICHARD STAR
In a dramatic counterattack on Soviet charges, Lodge asked the Security Council to name an impartial international commission to probe the entire incident Soviets Reject Charges
Accidentally Shot In Mouth ‘trainee at the ment’s academy
By
and
con-
Munoz
adapted Puerto
that
to
all
Rico,”
allowed
" (See MUNOZ, Page 21)