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San
Juan.
Puerte
Rice
Herter Urges OAS robe Cuba Charges
(A P)—
at
San Juan, Puérto Rico, Saturday,
at
| The United States broke re-
mission
a
ment said, “is in consonance with the_decisions taken at the sixth meeting of consultation of American foreign ministers in San Jose, Costa Rica.”
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U.
S.
Secretary
tian
A.
Herter
of
and
State other
Chriswestern
hemisphere foreign ministers voted political and economic sanctions against the Caribbean island nation last Saturday. The resolution condemned the country under the strong-man rule ot Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina for ‘‘acts of aggressien and intervention’ against Venezuela. State Department officials said they could not recall any other case in which the United States (See BREAK, Page 20)
AFL-CIO Endorses
ROA LISTENS TO HERTER—Cuban Foreign Minister Raul-Roa sits in chair next to an empty seat vacated by the Dominican Republic as he listens to U.S. Secretary of State
Kennedy WASHINGTON (®—The AFL-CIO general board composed of representatives of all the federation’s
135
unions
yesterday
Democratic
ticket
the
States
United
endorsed
as
the
and
the
best the
for
labor
movement.
The
board
overwhelmingly
ap-
proved a recommendation made earlier by the 29-man AFL-CIO executive council.
The
board
in
a
statement
said
the election of John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, the Democratic
nominees
for
President
and
Vice
President, would be ‘‘in the best interests of the United States and
of
the
labor
movement.”
“‘We urge our members to give them full and unstinting support’ the statement said. Only 18 members of the 29 man
(See
AFL-CIO,
Page
20)
Munoz Raps Mass Mixed With Politics free
political
ideas
of
at La
Fortaleza
in which
read
a firm statement charging that “various priests during Mass” have given ‘‘the bad example” of mixing religion in politics.
Stressing that all Puerto Ricans should respect priests, the governor warned that “ominous signs’’ (See MUNOZ, Page 20)
of
Reds
(AP
Photo.)
Tightening
Herter said yesterday Cuba is in the tightening frip of Communism
name or names, will continue to be the only political party per-
and
mitted
tinue
proposed
zation Cuban
that
the
Organi-
of American States probe charges of U. S. aggres-
sion.
Herter
recommended
creation
of a fact-finding OAS committee “for the purpose of making onthe-ground investigations in the
United
States
aggression
and
Cuba”
Foreign
of
charges.
Minister
the
;
Herter, in an 18-page to attacks Thursday by
Raul
reply Cuban
Roa,
said
Roa had not replied directly to any questions the United States had previously advanced regarding Communist penetration of the island republic. The OAS had split over U. S. demands that it pinpoint Cuba
only
he
materialize.
with all that implies. “Dr. Roa’s remarks reasserted that the Castro regime will con-
in
the
Herter.declared
their
not
ments “that the Communist party of Cuba, operating under another
intervention misphere.
parishioners.”” The governor yesterday morning called a surprise press conference
Sees
did
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP)— Secretary of State Christian A.
in a condemnation
By A. W. MALDONADO Gov. Mufioz yesterday advised priests in Puerto Rico to “‘respect
the
Secretary
Christian A. Herter at the OAS foreign ministers’ meeting in Costa Rica Aug. 25. An expected walkout by the Cuban
adduce
Larger
of Communist Western
He-
that one could
from
Roa’s
Staff
state-
any
activity
in Cuba.”
“One can only conclude,” he said, “that this party will con-
tinue
to
have
perfecting
its
a
free
control
institutions and that by any Cuban to oppose
hand of
in
Cuban
attempts it will be
labeled
counterrevolutionary,
to
make
use
of
and
disciplines of the Inter-Ame-
rican
system.”
Herter that
denied
the
United
military attack on Cuba. He said the United States has never had any
Roa’s States
charge plans
a
such
intention
and
has
none
now.
political
and military help of the SinoSoviet bloc and that it will not submit itself to the principles
Grip
Answering
charges
of
U.
S&
economic aggression against Cuba, the secretary said that on the contrary “the Castro regime has
instituted
a
series
which
discriminate
injure
United
of
States
measures
against
and
trade
with
Cuba.”
Independence Party Offshoot Will File Petitions Needed To Go On S.J. Ballot By DOUGLAS D. RICHARDS The fledgling Voice of Puerto Rico political party—an Independence Party offshoot—will file the last petitions needed to go on the ballot in San Juan today, bringing to seven the number of municipalities included in the party’s campaign plans this year. Party President Jorge L. ing said last night they
Landwould
file with the State Department early today the last of the 14,000
other municipalities, said, have been foregone
petitions
fort to politan
required
for
San
Juan.
He said that similar petitions— more than the required ten per
cent
of
voters
registered
in
the
1956 election—are already on file for Rio Piedras, Carolina, Baya mon, Guaynabo, Catano and Toa Baja. Plans to enter the campaign in
concentrate area.
on
Landing in an efthe
Landing, a San Juan said the one-year old
metro-
Lawyer, splinter-
group would campaign for im dependence and for better eco-
nomic the
and
social
working
(See
conditions
for_
people.
OFFSHOOT,
Page
20)
Needed
Traffic Court Snowed Under By Tickets By
San judges,
hind
GUNTER
Juan’s a
two
rapidly
upon
Court
disappearing
mountain
be-
of
traffic
tickets, are girding for even days under ‘the new traffic
busier law.
Judges
smali
HETT
Traffic
Roberto
Veray
Torre-
grosa and Hector Cordero Vega yesterday took a look at the boxes containing literally thousands
thousands
violation
tickets
of
pending
and
traffic
cast
their
eyes towards the heavens. “We will have to increase staff,” Veray said. ‘‘With the law, we need more people.
our new One
day
new
this
tickets Police day the
in
week,
we
got’
400
average
in the The about
means 100
of about
San
275
tickets
daily
area.
two judges said they process 150 violations daily, which
the
tickets
“We
Juan
are
court behind
only
is falling each
two
about Ve-
ray said, “but there might be one day.” headquarters said yester- another one soon.” force is handing out an] A staff of nine people handles
the five
court. more
The Court, regardless of the lag, will continue to be strict with new
day.
judges,”
the clerical work of They are expecting helpers next month.
not on
charges.
show his
up
ticket,
If
a
by
the
a
violator
day
warrant
does
stated for
his
arrest will be issued immediately, (See COURT, Page 3)