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DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
Vol.
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No. 275
Tel. 3-8400
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San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, September 23, 1960
Second-class postage at San Juan. Puerte
oald Rice
nges
Reds To Arms Talks [Demands Foolproof Inspection System By RELMAN MORIN NATIONS (AP)—President
UNITED Eisenhower
yesterday
challenged
the
So-
;|viet Union to join in immediate disarmajment talks with the aim of scrapping all nuclear weapons while U.N. inspection makes sure that
space
vehicles are launched
only for peaceful purposes. U.
Eisenhower, addressing the 15th N. General Assembly, laid
down which
a he
wide-rangi said could
“progress
toward
lunity’’
based
program help bring
a
world
in peace
com-
and
root-
ed in justice. WASHINGTON
fe IN BALCONY
SCENE—Soviet
to Glen
Premier Khrushchev makes with the dramatics
day
State
the
Gov. Mufioz repudiated yesterday a “press felease” by a public relations firms in the U.S. plaeing the blame for the flood victims on the governor and the government,
The public relations firm, called the “Caribbean Information Center’, represents Statehood Republican Party gubernatorial candidate Luis A. Ferre in the states.
“It is highly improper to discredit Puerto Rico for political
purposes,’ Mufioz said at La For
taleza, “above all on the basis of untrue information.” ‘ “My position is wholly in agree-
STAR
and
Fl
Mundo objected editorially to a release
circulated
assailing
the
Soviet
President
proposed
that
PRESIDENT
all 96
sending arms or forces there. He upheld Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold against Soviet criticism and called for expanded aid to be sent to Africa under
Statehood Republican Party standard bearer Luis A. Ferre yesterday shrugged off newspaper criticism of a New York public relations firm’s treatment of the Hu-. macao flood disaster, and insisted, that the “essential” point in the flood fracas is to “fix responsibility..and take the steps to_correct any defect in the government so that such disasters can be avoided in the future.” the
to Man-
members of the U. N. agree to respect the freedom of the new African countries and refrain from
J. LIDIN
Both
or Satur-
return
Sunday.
Indirectly
Blame Must Be Fixed Governor Labels Statement Improper
tonight
and
Union for its actions in the Congo,
Luis Ferre Insists Flood By HAROLD
Coye
morning
hattan
he -appears for the benefit of newsmen on the balcony of his New York hotel. Khrushchev, who didn’t applaud President Eisenhower's speech before the U.N. yester-: day, refused comment on it with a curt: “I’m going to lunch.” (AP Photo)
Commonwealth
(AP)-~-The
Department last night granted permission to Soviet Premier Khrushchev to leave , Manhattan and spend the weekend on Long Island. It announced that Khrush: chev sent word he wishes to go}!
by
the}
Ferre-retained Caribbean Information Center in New York. An investigation is “imperative,” ment with.the STAR,” Mufioz said. Both the STAR and El Ferre added, of the circumstances the Humacao flood Mundo editorially attacked the $urrounding ¢atastrophe. “press release.” In its Sept, 20, As fo editorial reprimands aimissue, the STAR, described as “inexcusable” the attempt to place ed at the disputed news release blame on Gov. Mujfioz for. the on the flood, Ferre noted that the flood victims. A story based on hewspapers which condemmed the the “press release” appeared in telease failed to publish it. As a result, Ferre remarked, the front page of yesterday's the ‘“‘public lacks the elements Miami Herald. “Don’t quote me,” Mujfioz said, needed”’ to judge if the editorial “put honesty is the best policy. criticism was. warranted. William J. Dorvillier, editor of That is really an awful phrase because honesty is not a policy the STAR, said yesterday that the but a moral obligation.” press release which inspired the “Some of the Republicans,” he editorial in question “contained (See IMPROPER, Page 21) (See FERRE, Page 24)
the sponsorship of the U. N. He pledged U. S. aid toward that end. President Tito of followed Eisenhower
sembly
rostrum.
Yugoslavia to the as-
He
lost
no
EISENHOWER ...assails Soviets
Big Welcome NEW YORK (AP)—President Eisenhower got a tumultuous welcome from an estimated 125,000 New York-
ers yesterday
as he arrived
to address an historic tions meeting. The
obviously
(See PRESIDENT, Page 24)
(See
pleased,
United Na President,
grinned
WELCOME,
broad-
Page
24)
Anti-Catholic Smear
Campaign Reaches Us By A. W. MALDONADO Anti-Catholi¢
against
Sen. John
literature,
the
F. Kennedy
being mailed to Puerto Rico.
type
that
is: being
in his presidential
—-_
used
bid,
—-___
is es
result of the Christian Action A pack of leaflets was aParty movement. received yesterday by a govThe literature, which consists of ernment agency. It bore no nine pamphlets and leaflets, was return address and had a printed in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania postmark. The tenor of the articles is poliGovernment
spokesmen
terday that they had the literature
speculate been
sent
the island It
was
was
that to
sent here.
it
all
said yes-
no idea why might
the
They
that
have
in America
states,
and
was’ included. also
speculated
tical and one of them,” “‘A Roman Catholic for President,” concludes
that
it
might be-an attempt to instigate anti-clericalism in Puerte Rico as
“if
Roman
influence,’
rest get
of on
us the
Another
‘Catholic
today may
power
is ‘just a fringe the
when
Lord
they
pity
the
really
do
inside.”
of the pamphlets
(See SMEAR,
Page 24)
is en-