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Brother Raul Seen Leader Temporarily
Fast End To Congo | Strife Dims; Tribes War;Hundreds Dead By ANDREW
By
BOROWIEC
LEOPOLDVILLE
(AP)--Mounting
re-
ports of bloody tribal clashes in the interior} ’ of the Congo dimmed prospects for an early end to the nation’s strife. Belgian officials ¢+in
Munoz Rests After Fast Stump Pace By
A.
Gov.
W.
took
the
stump
through
a series
day
of
off
towns
in the district of Humacao. The governor delivered a total
‘lof
14
hour-long
Thursday
:|a
series
He
of political
Fajardo,
j
speeches
to Sunday.
from
addessed
meetings
Humacao
and
in
in out-
lying rural areas.
SUN of
STBRETCH—Victoria
New
sun at
York
yesterday times)
and
City,
lazed
(there
Munoz,
Sameh, in
was
stretched
the
some like
kitten. She’s on vacation. phote by Gunter Hett)
a
(STAR
ions
has
political
who
in
drawn
previous
the
strength
elect-
bulk
from
of his
the
rural
areas, spoke on two themes: the plébiscite law and the Christian Action
Party.
(See
MUNOZ,
Page
21)
New Police Patrol System
Set To Go Into Effect Sept. 1 By RALPH
ANGLADA
The long-awaited intensified police patrol system of the central metropolitan area designed to reduce crime by 50 per cent, is sch to go. into effect Sept. 1, Police Department announced yesterday. ‘ The
system,
which
will
place
a patrol car never more than 10 minutes away from-<any location within the area; is to (be staffed by 443 patrolmen, 68 sergéants, seven
commanders,
and
several
officers. It will remain in effect 24 hours a day, polic. said: The central San Juan area
Commander ‘patrol system Lugo Mendez.
of is
the motorized Capt. Ernesto
To staff the motorized patrols, the police will rely heavily on a elass of police cadets who will graduate
from
ing Thursday. is
designed
to
their
The let
basic
train-
starting
date
the
new
men
receive practical experience before becoming part of the motorized partols. In order to take advantage of the system, citizens wanting po-
lice
in a hurry
police
call
the
number—6-6000.
regular A
staff
of four policemen and a sergeant,
composed of Old San Juan, San- all well-qualified in English, will turce, Rie .Piedras, Hato Rey, Barrio Obrero, and Puerto Nuevo will be divided into 68 parts, each
with
a
constantly
roving
patrol car. Thirteen of these sections will also have foot patrols
on
duty.
“tw
©
capital
spoke of “hundreds
of dead”
radio the proper patrol car upon receiving the call. If patrolmen find it necessary to leave their assigned area, another motorized patrol car from a fleet of 13 in reserve will take its place, so no (See POLICE, Page 21)
villages
after
and
torch
spoke
of
strewn bow
in and
battles
difficulty
his
continued silent on No reports from
thus
be
all
his
been
physically
to
the
he
ailment
described
generally
az
taken
silence
hid
the
question
of
who,
would
(See
sick
His
pneumonia.
if anyone,
CASTRO and
ill-
unless
work.
official
answer
re
officially
mean
An
that
three-week
slowed
infection,
per-
move
CASTRO,
into
Page
the
21)
National Drive Slated ToEncourage PR Vote
command
the subject. the United
Nations Tunisian task force, which was supposed to deploy in that area, have been am
nounced
to
...- Mentally
sav-
will
the
been
with
has
FIDEL
arrow
reported
had
from
mu-
between
age tribesmen. The United Nations
sources
minister
a lung
Kasai
mental,”
said.
covery drops
reports
and
suaded
They said the latest flareups between the traditional- | ¢ ly hostile Lulua and Baluba tribes are among the worst in history. corpses
MILKS
sources
These
prime ness
tilated
K.
physical
informed
province.
Some
yesterday to recuperate from a grueling, fourday campaign
F
Congolese
“both
in savage battles in the Kasi
MALDONADO
Mufioz
the
HAROLD
HAVANA (AP)—Fidel Castro yesterday laid aside his duties as leader of the Cuban revolution in obedience to his doctor’s orders te take a complete’ rest—
NEW YORK (AP)—A campaign to get Puerto Ricansto register and vote will be intensified and expanded to reach all over the country, Fernando Sierra Berdecia, Seeretary of Labor, said yesterday during a press confer-
far.
A spokesman for the World Health Organization commented that any casualtiesQin the tribal
fighting are “a military problem.” fence at the office of the Department of Labor of the ComUnemployment and the con-
‘monwealth of Puerto, Rico. The effort to get the islanders to register and vote terday threatened the comparaThis time there will be a was given emphasis last year. tive calm ofthe capital.* Monserrat, director of by-Joseph directed effort, national Police were called several tinuing
economic
stalemate
times to disperse a of jobless demanding On_ another front,
man were
Belgian
Puerto
gathering pay. a = spokes-
said Belgians in “were nervous”.
The
yes-
Berdecia
The
Y.
campaign
intensified
his
aides
local
with
and
leaders
Democratic
Party’s
*
*
The campaign to get more Puerto Ricans living in the United States to vote in National elections as announced yesterday by Secretary of Labor Fernando Sierra Berdecia at a press conference in New York will be strictly (See PR VOTE, Page 21) non-political.
into consideration the fact (See CONGO, Page 21)
Homes,
and
*
he
said, has no objection in principle to the entry of U.N. troops but it insists that the U.N. must
take
N.
in
affairs
with Robert Kennedy, brother’of the Democratic nominee for the November presidential elections.
Katanga
government,
Rican
is in a way the result of recent conferences held by Sierra
Schools, Stores
Hit
BurglarsiNet ‘Fair’ Weekend Police
committed
reported
in
the
6 p.m. last Friday
that
57
burglaries
area
metropolitan and
yesterday. They occurred, among other places, in schoolrooms, offices, drug stores, furniture s tores, and private homes.
a ear parked
Glenn
Miller,
was
at Betances
1115 ‘
St. in Hato
Piccioni
St.,
Rey.
Santurce;
Loiza
Nicholas
*
his
time
office
at
between
Bosch
El
police
station
Street
burglarized
2 am. Saturday. said, $42 of which
12 noon
Mrs. Phyllis Goldstein, of New York City, a guest at the San Juan Interco ntinental Hotel, reported that between 8 and 9 p.m. Sunday, her traveler’s checks, air ticket, checks, fountain pen, cosmetics, and clethes were stolea from
told
were
between
The was
said
6
that
p.m.
his
home
and
Friday
thieves stole $242, in silver dollars.
$740
Mediterraneo
he
stolen
from
Restaurant
some
was
between Thursday and yesterday. Franklin Dauffort, 2158 Park~ Blvd.,
San-
turce, reported to Loiza Street Station police in jewelry with $700 escaped that burglars
and $25 in cash after they forced the back door of his home Friday. Detectives are investigating.all the reports.
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