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August 6, 1960
San Juan, Puerte Rico, Saturday,
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Government Takes Over \Neither Man Carried
San Juan—Catano Ferry By old
HAROLD
Classified Documents
WASHINGTON (AP)--The U.S. Defense Department said yesterday it “must be as-
J. LIDIN
The government of Puerto Rico yesterday expropriated for $125,000, the 42-yearPopular Transport Company after purchase negotiations failed between the Ports
Authority
and
the Catafio-Sah
Juan
Expropriations Court oe
sumed that there is a likelihood” that two missing
ferry firm.
Pedro Santos Borges executed the “order of taking” late yesterday afternoon, soon after Justice Depart-
ment
attorney
Victor
San-
chez Fernandez appeared in his office in the New York
Department
Store
Build-
ing, stop 16, with the re quired declaration duly sign-
ed by Governor Muifioz. The signature of the Governor on the expropriation order was af-
fixed
yesterday,
paign
pause
during
a
near the town
camof Mo-
rovis.
Munoz reportedly was in that warea making speeches. A helicopter
carriéd
lawyer
Sanchez
nandezto the meeting Governor,
touching
Munoz thousand
Fer-
with
the
down : while
was addressing people.
hind
by
Sanchez
not
necessarily
iations.
the
The
value
appraisers
close
check,
a top
secret
) intelligence
curtain.”
Pentagon, days’
breaking
silerice
whereabouts
of
on
the
Bernon
F.
National
Security
‘that they
failed
to
the
expiration
Neither
began
month
return of
the
the
official
of the
ther
Agency
planned
two
nor
an
when
for
their
inthe
duty
at
scheduled
written
Defense spokesman
light
on
statement
Department's cast
the
any
fur-
Department’s
conclusion that ‘‘as a result of the
had flown to Mexico City, thence to Cuba. They had informed the
agency
last
vacation.
tin, confirmed earlier reports that the two employes
officers
vestigation
intelli-
investigation so far it must be assumed that there is a likehood
to take
that
they
have
gone
behind
the
a vacation trip to the western United States. Fhe Defense Department said
iron curtain.” The Pentagon’s statement said that the investigation ‘‘indicates
that
that
Mitchell
‘‘was under
psychia-
information
in
their
tric treatment immediately prior to the time he left’’ for Mexico
sion if revealed could be prejudicial to the
on June
United
The that
24. Department
Mitchell
ed Mexico ber.
as
Thiis
and
and
also Martin
Cuba
came
disclosed
to
had
last
light
visit-
Decem-
only
States
communications.”
The Pentagon said further that neither of the two had ‘“‘access to classified information about
American
after
posses-
in no way security of
weapons
or
defense
plans.”’
|”
negot-|°
representing
placed
by
on
transport
the
of
Mitchell and William H. Mar-
payment for the ferry company did
iron
The
several
Fernandez
the
several
Judge Santos Borges made clear that the $125,000 check deposited
employes
gence agency “have gone be-+
government firm,
is subject to counterclaim. The Popular Transport Company reportedly values its property which includes seven boats | ; and three terminals, in excess of | ?
$200,000.
The ferry boat service was sus-|
pended
seven
ing a walk-out
THE “TAKE OVER—Marshal
Dolores Sotero Vargas, of
the Expropriation Court, hands the takeover papers to Ptl. Domingo Narvaez, of the Catafio police, who was
guarding the idle ferry boats.
(STAR photo by G. Hett.)
weeks
ago
follow-|
by Popular’s
’
six | ©
skippers in a wage dispute.
A Ports Authority official has} %
been
quoted
as predicting
service
would be resumed next week, (See FERRY, Page 20)
Protestants Reject CAP Stand “The Evangelical Council of Puerto Rico,
Protestants, dogma
said yesterday it “rejects every
through
er by. means
of the
representin g a majority
effort
to teach
any
of
kind
the
Katanga Entry Delayed As U.N. Meeting Called
island’s
of religious
system of public education.”
prhe president_of the council,.dhe Rev. Anget Luis Sefla, said this means the coun+cil
is opposed
for
te
Party said
that ‘hisverge is so
yesterday|-
“My
vag te fing ad b> a
that
that ‘ ‘Gol is with us
he’ wwas
Se
answer to that isan
Sy
ade
Godis with
aes
old
Sacer
&sees
you,-What
De
Set. Miguel Angel Gar ancla Mes: | vith God. And I am sure that, sponsored television “news confer Socenen out: ge SE Petehoed is
ence,” said that he has been asked | * Yetynoble, God is with us.
ae
enable
religious
instruction.
the Legislature this year was one of the main causes for the or-
ease
Christian
Action
Party.
a. total of about
250,000
im Puerto
Protestant
in New
Rico
rnd — a ‘dm order} - The Republican .leader ~ also ior God? te *be ‘with--us it" is: neves-} ~" (See. MENDEZ, ‘Pagt 20)< ~ P(See. PROTESTANTS, wPage’ 5) P.
R.:
The
York
plan te send
United
Nations,
an
of
meeting
urgent
the
Security
Council
took
a special
U.
N.
plane
yesterday
te be
for the Council meeting. Cancellation of the
U. N. troops
te Katanga
occurred
on
a day of
Am advanceU. N. group was blocked on the road te Eli-
and includes the Baptist Conran. ef
called
a
Hammarskjold
Dr, Seda said the Eyangelical Council represents
(AP)—The
to debate the turbulent situation in the Congo. The Council in New York. at 7 p.m. tomorrow night will be meeting
ganization of.the Catholic-churchbacked.
Congo
’ facing the threat, of bloodshed, suddenly cancelled its plans te send treops to the province of Katanga, which is adamant te iu its stand te stay separated from the Congo. that took old Hammarskj Secretary General Dag
public
The ‘defeat of such a plan in
tion
+
outside
would
zabethville.
Disciples of 7
By A. W. MALDONADO sary to vote for the Christian Action The president of the Statehood| Party?”-
that
The
LEOPOLDVILLE,
to the releasetime
Mendez: GOP Ideal: Is Noble |2=."=.= sez plan
MITCHEL, WILLIAM MARTIN ... disappearance unexplained
: " BERNON
“
Sreeps
The group was to
to enter ‘Matanga.at
have prepared the read for U. N.
dawn
this, morning...
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