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EXCEPT SUNDAY Vol.
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No,
248
Tel. 3-8400
90,000 At Assembly Governor To Run For 4th Term. By Popular Party Acclamation.
Rt
By Gov.
A. W. Mufoz
MALDONADO was renominated
by acclamation yesterday as Popular Party candidate te run
for his fourth Over 90,000 attended the characterized
as
the
biggest
term
as governor.
cheering Populars party convention, by party leaders
political
demons-
tration in Puerto Rico’s history. The Governor gave up his position as president of the party
which he has held since its founding in 1938. A 19-man presidential committee,
which
includes
the
bar Stadium Other Popular
concentration exceeded 120,000 people. The stands, which hold
gov-
ernor, was formed at the--convention, which will later elect a seven-man committee—the
party. new
close ‘to 14,000 people, and the entire playing area of the basejammed with was ball park people. Party leaders stressed there were more people outside
executive governing
body. Mufioz announced that he had been informed that the crowd within
and
outside
Sixto
exceeded 90,000. leaders said the
stadium
the
Gov.
Esco-
the
as
had tial
net re-
in.
than
Mufioz
said, the final draft been completed. By solution the convention the plaftform on the
read - in ‘ outlitte
piationns because,
he
HE
GOV.
LUIS
MUNOZ
..-by
popular
MARIN
acclamation
Domingo Marrero
To View Red Issue
Dies At 5] Domingo Marrero, recentlyappointed Dean of General Stu-
dies at the
University
Rico,
early
died
was
51
He
years
Saturday.
death
day
a
the
to the new post
was,
from
1956,
the university’s partment. From
was
a humanities
also
tayght
director
instructor at
in
the
Dominican
Republic
and UPR. for
years and a former profesof theology at the inter-
denominational
Evangelical
Se-
minary, Hato Rey, He had a bachelor of laws degree and a masters in Spanish studies from (See MARRERO, Page 20)
Westerband Bid-In By
PEDRO
PONCE—Carlog” Statehood presentative
Westerband, i
einct. here for eight years, lost his night
bid by
for
renomination
a surprising
last
two-to-one
vote at the party’s convention. Westerband was defeated by Julio
Viera
Morales,
18-9.
om
dictatorship
ef
Trujillo.
CITY
(AP)—
Mexico officially last night it is lomatic relations government of the Republic.
the
Walking conference,
POPULARS
ASSEMBLE—Escobar
Stadium
was
bursting
at
the
with an estimated 90,000 Populars from all over the island who
Gov. Mufioz A. Murad)
renominated
as
their
party’s
candidate
for governor.
GOP
Westerband,
Ponce
well-known
local
attorney and equaHy well-known throughout the island as a mem-
ber of the House of Representatives, accepted defeat in a short speech in which he promised to fight for the party in
the future member.”
“as a rank He
seams
photo
the
Domi
Rep-
called the ae
tion against it illegal and cive. In a 19-0 condemnation
te watch
(STAR
the
ublic’s delegation
yesterday
gathered
out on
by
(See OAS, Page 26)
said
he
and
file
felt
the
nomination proceedings in which
Viera
Vote won
had
been
fair
and
democratic.
In the Senate race for the Ponce district, Armando Schmidt, a local pharmacist with 14 votes, and Santiago Espada, local nessman with 11 votes,
coex vote
Hammarskjold Tells i Stop Criticism Or Lose Aid sy
Loses Renomination
Surprise ROMAN
concentrate
Dominican
MEXICO
He was a Methodist missionary five sor
to
BULLETIN
of
Humanities Deabout 1946 he
philosophy
prepared
Rafael
at the university only 22 days ago. Prior to his appointment
he
(AP)
ern Hemisphere after eee stiff punitive measures
unexpected.
He was named
BRADSHAW
Costa
Communist threats to the West-
‘ Though he had of ‘heart disease, his
was
JOSE,
—The Organization of | States’ foreign ministers }yestex-
He
from
STANFORD
SAN
old.
died. in his sleep,
heart a history
By
of Puerto
busiwere
declared winners’ over Carlos Santiago, six votes, and Felite (See PONCE GOP, Page 20)
UNITED
. By MAX NATIONS,
Dag Hammarskjold
HARRELSON N.Y. (AP)—Secretary-Generall
warned yesterday that he might call
on the U.N. to reconsider its whole program of aid to the Congo
republic
if
the
Congo
government
continued.
its
criticism of U. N. policies. Hammarskjold addressed an the attacks by Premier Patrice “gave an impression of emergency Sunday session of the Lumumba li-nation
Security
Council.
He said
(See
CONGO,
Page
30)