The San Juan Star (Aug. 22, 1960)

Page 1

the San

EXCEPT SUNDAY Vol.

I

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)


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