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Statements At U.N. Wants
UN Moved; Says Ike Risks War
Cancio Orders Probe| Of Escape Of Killer Secretary
of Justice
Hiram
Cancio,
has ordered
“By WILLIAM RYAN UNITED. NATIONS (AP)—Nikita S. Khrushchev, joining a mighty battle of personal diplomacy with President Eisenhower, denounced the U.S. leader yesterday
an
investigation to fix the responsibility for the escape of a two-time killer from Justice Department officers in Ponce last Monday. He also sent an (OT of the order Rio Pie-
the warden
dras Penitentiary stating that a prisoner “with the history of Rodriguez Mundo” must be handcuffed when
being
transported
for
any
Segundo Rodriguez Mundo, ‘onvicted in 1954 of the stabdeaths ped 3}
from
of two women, esy when he leaped
¥
ice Department
as it stopped near Ponce cipal Jail. He was being ported
from
Penitentiary
lati ties* | at
In
a
of
“I
Piedras
so his
re-
time. letter
acting
sion
Rio
Munitrans-
visit him. Authorihe was not handcuffed
the
vo,
the
to Ponce
van
to
Hipolito
director of
Correction,
instruct
you
Munoz
Bra-
the
Divi-
Cancio
said:
to
order
aveatiestion to fix the responsibility for the apparent negligence that has taken place...” “Once
vestigation
the
is
result
Known,
of
the
as risking World War III s and urged that the United ed his bid for a new summit conference with Britain, France Nations be moved out of the and the United States in “‘a few United States. months,” presumably after Prest-
in-
we
will
take the disciplinary measures the case merits.” “IT want to meet with you and other functionaries of your division to discuss the desirability of conceding to all prisoners jthe privilege of transported to other jails or if this mest blhe limited to those who meet
tain
conditions,”
Cancio
¢on-
cluded. In a letter to the STAR, Can. cio said he agreed “in substance” with a STAR editorial this week that criticized both the lack of handcuffs
the
on
wisdom
the
in
escapee
(See
CANCIO,
Condemns
Page
NIKITA S. KHRUSHCHEV ..--worried about P. R.
io.
Ziman
immediate
ail
new
Most
a
wrappings
purporting
world
the Soviet premier
whe
many
that
than to
of
and he
the
some
had
advance
whom
appealing—put
am the
Khrushchev it:
opened
set
the
‘‘President
the
door
yes-
(Thursday), but Khrushchev
certainly
slammed
it shut today.”
Expressions Of Dismay Among West European delega-
to
dis-
'
tions there were expressions of dismay. The British summed it up
repeat-
(See
KHRUSHCHEV,
Says
Page
24)
P.R.
UNITED NATIONS #—In his speech to the General Assemily, included Puerto Rico among the areas struggling for
independence,
He said, “Africa is boiling and swirling like an angry velcane. a heroic years.
The Algerian people have been waging for national independence for about six
the re-
de not believe in self-de-
evidently do mat, wil epee
rather
terday
three- stage
complete
concerned
back
Eisenhower
of it the old one
leave
were
was
areas
their
rights
by
the
people
of Kenya,
selfless
strujgie
in the struggie
manifested
is being
“Ever greater resolve
those
bewildered,
“neutrals”
inde
colonial
presented
Package,
Khrushchev
Ab lose who sincerely believe in self-determination will supper the position of the people of Puerto Rico,” Munoz
“nly
to
delegates
Struggles For Freedom
In & statement to the STAR, the Governor declared that
add’
appeared
Khrushchev
Gev. Muiioz last night condemned Soviet Premier Khrushchev’s mention of Puerte Rico as a colony as “an old Comsuunist line against the right of the people of Puerte Rico te ‘their self-determination.”
stated,
He
And
Red
peatealy> for this status.
proposed
pendence for "im the world.
look toward armament.
Boss Reference To P.R.
}
cause of easing ‘tensions. AS Indian delegate—representiny;
in
a
24)
‘Rico is a commonwealth in free association with States, and that the island’s people “have voted
apart, dispensing with the secreHe
dangerous prisoner to another jail for visiting purposes.
an
dent Eisenhower leaves off ce. Khrushchev's flurry of proposals
tary-general.
and
transporting
Khrushchev threw a handful of shock proposals at the U.N.|* General Assembly's historic 15th session. | He suggested that the assem. ly rip its operating machinery
Tanganyika,
Uganda,
fer
Ruanda
Urandi, Angela, Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia,“Southern Rhe» GOV. MUNOZ --, seme
desia, Sierra Leone, old story
Puerte
Rico and
many
South
West
Africa,
as well as West Irian,
other colonies.”
FHA Funds To Insure New Building _ By FREDERICK HARMON Federal Housing Administrate tion officials yesterday signed a commitment authorizing $28 million
in
FHA
mortgage
insur-
ance for the first section of the proposed Borinquen Towers a
project
288 Puerto
‘NEW APARTMENTS —This is a sketch of the proposed $10) million Borinquen Towers apartment project, slated: for Roosevelt
Ave.
in Puerto
Rico.
The
on
Roosevelt
Ave.
in
makes
Bo-
Nuevo.
commitment (See
FHA,
Page
24)