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EDITORIAL
THE STATE AND DEFENSE DEPARTMENTS
Regarding Inter American relations of the United
States, it is very important to have an adequate coordina
tion between the Department of State and the Department
of Defense, so that they may, in the discharge of their of
ficial duties before Latin American governments, act in
agreement, without any excess of cordiality in the part of
representatives or spokesmen of the armed forces toward
certain regimes, thus compromising the neutrality or the
democratic prestige of the United States.
There are cases of regimes which are visibly unpopular,
which are the object of disproportionate manifestations of
cordiality in the part of high ranking military chiefs, with
which they give the impression, even if they do not want
to do so, that the Government of the United States sup
ports that kind of regime. Os course, the only ones who
benefit are those in charge of giving emphasis to any
praise by a General or head of mission, even exaggerating
the reports with publicity campaigns of poor taste.
Within the normal coordination that should' exist
among all the agencies of the Executive, the Department
in charge of foreign relations of the United States must
exercise some kind of orientating function in those de
mostrations of sympathy and cooperation of the represen
tatives of the armed forces toward other American Gov
ernments, so that they will not incur in unnecessary gestures
of exaggerated cordiality toward elements who are repu
diated by their own people, and who exercise authority of
spurious origin.
There are multiple manifestations of that kind, which
do not serve any useful purpose, and which bring no bene
fit at all to the United States. The discredited men in
government or military chiefs who are the object of those
demonstrations of courtesy from high ranking U. S. mili
tary chiefs, do not really expect them, and even if they ex
pected them, there would be no effect against the United
States in their minds if they did not get them. Those peo
ple, in general, for their own convenience, try to be cor
dial with the Washington Government, whether there are
special invitations from the armed forces, military parades,
gun salutes, etc., or not.
Under no circumstance, therefore, the United States
benefits with that apparent lack of coordination, which
some times is noted between the Departments of State
and Defense. On the contrary, it is very harmful.
Latin American Finance
and Trade News Reports
BETTER FISCAL PROGRAM
SUGGESTED TO BRAZIL
WASHINGTON —(UPI).— The
International Monetary Fund was
reported to have suggested that
Brazil adopt a more efeetive fiscal
stabilization program if it wishes
to draw assistance front the world
agency.
Brazil, beset by financial diffi
culties, recently requested permi
ssion to draw the full $75,000,000
balance of its $150,000,000 fund
quota to augment its sagging for
eingn exchange reserves.
Authorities informants told the
United Press that fund authorities
have studied the Brazilian Govern
ment's present fiscal policies and
have deferred a decision hoping
that Brazil would adopt sounder
financial measures. They said that
a detailed report on the fun's po
sition was taken to Rio by Casimi
ro Ribeiro, a high official of Bra
zil's Central Bank and special as
sistant to finance Minister Hose
Maria Alkmin, who was here last
month for a round of confidential
talks with fund officials.
While indicating concern over
the present economic situation, the
fund was reported to have made
clear its willingness to extend Bra
zil liberal treatment and not to
insist on its former policy of den
ying access to credit beyond 75
PER CENT OF A MEMBER'S ouot
Communications Monopoly
Considered in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (UPI)— The
Government is considering the pos
sibility of establishing a federal
communications monopoly and re
voking the licenses of all foreign
companies operating in Brazil, it
was announced today.
Col. Alberto Bittencourt, direct
or of the National Postal and Tele
graph Se r vice said he has recom
mended such a move because the
foreign companies are “interest
ed only in exploiting the lucrative
radii' and telegraph systems and
leave the non-paying systems” for
the Government to operate.
“We are no longer Indians ex
changing our wealth for colored
trinkets, Bittencourt said.
Foieign companies operating
here are Press Wireless; All Ame
rica Cables, a subsidiary of Mackay
Radio, Radiobras a subsidiary of
the Radio Corporation of Ameri
ca; Sudam Cables, controlled by
French and Italian interests; Ital
ian service; and Western Tele
graph, a British owned company.
Bittencourt said his Department
5 Cents—Outside Metropolitan area, 10 cents.
has assumed responsibility for pro
viding telephone communications
to Brasilia, the new federal capital
now being built, after rejecting
offers from private telephone com
panies.
U. S. RECESSION EFFECTS
NEGLIGIBLE IN MEXICO
MEXICO CITY (UPI)— In its
weekly news report, the Mexican
Confederation of Chambers of
Commerce said that the negligible
effect the U.S. recession has had
on Mexico points up the growing
economic independence of Mexico.
The report showed that while
U.S industrial production has de
creased by some 14 per cent this
yeai only the Mexican mining in
dustry has been noticeably hit.
While U.S. steel producers are
working at 50 per cent capacity,
Mexican production cannot keep
up with demand, the report said.
Money investing continues to ac
celerate in Mexico while it has
been on a down-grade in the states
since the recession started, the re
pot t added.
Alter citing expansion in the
rubber tire, cement manufacturing,
and wool and textile production
industries, the report concluded
"the glowing expansion of nation
al production in all fields gives
the country a marked economic
stability which reduces the im
pact of fluctuations of exterior
links. On the other hand, this same
growth is creating problems which
the country will have to solve
soon.”
BRACEROS’ CONTRACTS
IN SHARP DECREASE
MEXICO CITY (UPI)— The
Cen'ral Migrant Labor Contract
ing jffice reported that a total of
only 48,077 braceros hive been
eontractec by U.S farms this year
Last yeai some 480,000 Mexicans
went north to work. ,
The office attributed this year’s
cut back to “meteorological pheno
mena and economic contingencies”
in the U.S.
A otal of 35,238 workers have
been contracted through the Em
palme, Sonora, contracting station;
10,508 from Monterrey, and 2,331
from the Chihuahua. Chihuahua,
hiring center
Meanwhile, the Interior Depart
ment said some 4,000 illegal Mexic
an entrants to the states have been
deported this year via the “air
bridge" from McAllen, Tex., to
Le6n Guanjuato The “air bridge”
is a charter plane service maintain
ed by the U.S. Immigration Ser
vice. From Le6n. the Department
of Interior sends the “wetbacks” to
their homes of origin,
The Ameli as Daily
For a better understanding between the Americas ,
Central Americans Will Give
Cordial Welcome to President's
Brother, Washington Believes
WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI)
U.S. diplomats in Central Ame
rica reported that Milton Eisen
hower, the President’s borther,
probably will gc a friendly re
ception on his forthcoming trip
to the area
Informed sources said the Cen
tral American nations themselves
have assured the United States
they will take special measures to
make sure he doesn’t encounter
violent anti-Amtrican demonstra
tions such as Vice President Ri
chard M. Nixon experienced in
South America.
Milton Eisenhower, president of
Johns Hopkins University in Balti
more. MD„ is scheduled to make a
two-week goodwill and fact-find
ing trip. Exact dates are uncertain
but he probably will depart late
this month.
The President’s brother, who
has made previous trips to South
America and Mexico, will visit
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ei Salva
dor, Honduras, Nicaragua and Pa
nama. There has been consider
able concern about his coming
Know thy
Neighbor
Ay ANTONIO RUIZ
BRAZIL —(Continue) Bra
zilian highways, like the railraods,
are best and more numerous in
the south, particularly in the states
of Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais and
Rio de Janeiro, where they con
nect all the principal cities. The
most modern is the 35-mile long
highway between Santos and Sao
Paulo. The above mentioned three
states have been linked with the
extreme south by roads through
Parana and Santa Catarina. Ano
ther network of roads is found in
the northeast, connecting Pernam
buco with Paraiba, Rio Grande
do Norte and Ceara. North and
south are linked by the Rio-Bahia
Highway A few concrete and as
phalt roads link Rio de Janeiro
with nearby resorts.
In 1951, the 405 kilometer, all
weatner, President Dutra paved
highway was inaugurated between
Rio de Janeiro aud Sao Paulo. Out
side of the immediate surrounding
of the large cities, the roads are
macadam or dirt The Pan Ameri
can Highway extends for about 1,-
500 miles in Brazil, from Rio de
Janeiro to the Uruguayan border,
but not all of it is all-weather
construction. Brazil is primarily
interested in opening new dirt
roads and in keeping passabje the
ones already in use by trucks and
buses on regular schedules.
Highway construction, repair
and upkeep are planned by the
federal, state and municipal gov
ernments and supervised by the
National Highway Department,
which is essentially a technical ad
visory agency coordinating all
activities in this field. The actual
work of building the roads is car
ried out by the State Highway De
partments. The National Highway
Fund, created in 1945, provides
money through taxation to carry
out the highway development
plans.
Because of the difficulty and ex
pense of constructing highways
and railroads, air transport has
played an important role since the
establishment-of the first airlines
in 1927, and has served to bring
formerly isolated districts into
communication with the large
centers of population Today, Bra
zil’s airlines are the most farflung
of its transportation systems, se
cond only to the United States in
intensive development and length.
Civil aviation comes under the
jurisdiction of the Air Ministry,
to wmch it was transferred in 1941
from the Ministry of Transport,
In addition, the Bureau of Air
Routes has charge of airways, air
ports, and safety regulations, and
the Director of Supply inspects
aircraft, investigates accidents, and
issues licenses to airmen. The
Government does not operate any
commercial service, but the Forca
Aerea Brasileira (Brazilian Air
Force) does operate an extensive
airmail and military transport ser
vice Principal airlines connecting
Braz’l with other parts of the
world are Panau do Brasil, Aero
vias Brasil, Air France, Braniff,
and other foreign lines.
Brazil has been served for many
years by steamship .lines, both
Brazilian and foreign, for the vast
export trade of her agricultural
products to all major countries of
the world. The Lloyd Brasileiro, a
Government-owned company, Is
the principal shipping organiza
tion iii Brazil leads Latin America
in commercial shippng.
Spanish Version Page S
MIAMI SPRINGS, FLA., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1958
visit because of the violence Nixon
ran into during his recent South
American trip.
Officials said no thought is be
ing given to cancelling Milton Ei
senhower’s tour. But the State De
partment asked embassies in the
six nations for an estimate of
how the President’s brother will be
received. On the basis of their re
ports. authorities expect Milton to
be well received
They expect communists in the
six nations to trv to whip up trou
ble if they see opportunities. There
are communists in these nations
but their Strength is not believed
great.
One reason authorities expect
less trouble for Milton Eisenhow- I
er than Nixon encountred is the
fact that there is a greater re- [
servoir of friendship for the |
United States in Central America !
than in South America. Central
Americans generally have not been
pinched by U.S. loreigp economic
policies as some South Americans
have.
On his trip, Milton Eisenhower
plans mostly to listen to the Cen
tral Americans outline their pro
blems and proposed solutions.
These are some he probably will
hear:
—Sagging coffee prices are hurt
ing Guatemala, Costa Rica and El
Salvador particularly, and the oth-1
er Central American nations to a
lesser degree. Since all depend ;
heavily on coffee for income, fall
ing prices are threatening to dis
rupt their economies. They would
like U.S. participation in a quota
system aimed at bolstering coffee
prices and American help in
shouldering the accompanying fin
ancial buden.
—The Central Americas need
continuing financial help o spur
their economic development. They
likely will urge Milton to support
new U.S, loans for this purpose,
perhaps from the new develop
ment loan fund.
—ln PanamA, officials may raise
PanamA Canal problems. Some
Panamanians want an increase in
the $1,930,000 annual rent paid
by the United States for the Can
al. In addition Panamanians are
unhappy about congressional fail
ure to implement two provisions
of a 1955 treaty on the Canal.
These call for construction of a
bridge over the Canal at Balboa
and revision of wage scales in the
Canai 3one to provide equal pay
for Panamanians and Americans.
—Most nations may urge in
creased U.S support for economic
integration plans of the five Cen
tral American nations proper (ex
cluding Panama, they are working
toward a common customs and tar
iff arrangement and want U.S. sup
por in the form of loans for re
gional projects.
Newsprint Import Quota
Raised in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES. (UPI). Ac
cording to the Finance Ministry or
der the annual quota for the im
port of newsprint was increased
20,000 tons, making a total of
150,000 tons.
The resolution was adopted be
cause of the fact that there are
newspapers which don’t have any
benefit in the distribution of im
ported newsprint at official ex
change rates, and the necessity to
be included in that category, in
order to prevent greater expenses
which the acquisition of paper
means at the free exchange rate.
HEMISPHERIC EVENTS
Latin American News in Brief
Central American
Economic Meeting
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras.
(UPI). The fifth meeting of the
Economic Cooperation Committee
of the Central American Isthmus
began here, with delegations of
the five Central American coun
tries and PanamA participating.
Some important affairs will be
discussed, the integration econo
mic program among them, the pro
ject of the regime of the integra
tion of Central American indus
tries, the multilateral treaty, the
cellulose industry, paper etc.
The textile • industry problems
will also be discussed in a round
table, as well as transportation, liv
ing standards, statistic coordina
tion, weights and measures, agri
culture and cattle development,
fishing and other important mat
ters.
Next Tuesday the conference
will adjourn.
Villeda Morales
in Uruguay for
Official Visit
MONTEVIDEO, June 4. (UPI).
Dr. Ramon Villeda Morales, Pre
sident of Honduras, and his party
arrived from Buenos Aires today
at noon.
He was welcomed at the Na
tional Airport by the President of
the Government Council, Carlos
Fisher, and other officials.
Army troops redered the corres
ponding honors.
'decoration to
PRES. FRONDIZI
BUENOS AIRES. (UPI) Hon
duran President Ramon Villeda
Morales, who this morning left for
Montevideo, imposed last night
the decoration of the Order of Mo
razan to President Arturo Fron
dizi.
Argentine technicians and eco
nomic counselors of the Honduran
President, drafted a protocol which
contains a joint statement that the
governments of Argentina and Hon
duras have the purpose of esta
blishing a regular exchange of
products.
The protocol was signed by the
two Presidents.
Villeda Morales paid a courtesy
visit to the Supreme Court of the
nation.
The distinguished guest was
welcomed by the ministers of the
high court, with whom he chatted
in the ambassador’s hall.
Dr. Carlos Florit, Argentine For
eign Minister, Dr. Francisco B.
Horz, undersecretary and Carlos
Leguizamon head of t-he Protocol
Division.
Colonel Antonio Molina, Hondu
ran Defense Minister, visited the
Military Academy. Hector Solano
| Pacheco, War Minister, General
Miguel Villarroel, general army
instructor, and General Julian Gar
cia, Commander of the military
institutes, accompanied him. Gen
eral Bernardo Labayru, director of
the college, and others welcomed
him. The cadets with flags and
bands marched. Visitors watched
the march displayed by the scho
lars of te college.
"Newsweek" Comments on Changes in
U. S. Policies Toward Latin America
NEW YORK. (UPI). “News
week” magazine, commenting about
the change of U.. S. policy toward
the Latin American countries says
that to stabilize the prices of cof
fee, copper, lead and zinc will
make the best “good neighbor po
licy”.
“The Government, It says, “is
considering an international con
ference to be held in London spon
sored by the United Nations. How
ever, the United States will enter
tain talks with the Latin Ameri
can producers within a few months
in connection with prices and ex
port of those minerals.
“At the same time that it consi
ders that export is the most vital
problem of Latin America, the gov
ernment is considering to accelera
te the dollars flowing through
loans.
“Washington is now somewhat
concerned because Latin America
has a good case in the program of
foreign aid. Since 1945 foreign aid
Honduras, Argentina
Hold Trade Talks
BUENOS AIRES, (UPI). The
Honduran Natural Resources Mi
nister, attorney Francisco Milla
Bermudez, and Dr. Bernardino
Horne, delegate of the president
of the nation, set the basis for
an increase in short periods of the
exchange of products between Ar
gentina and Honduras, as well as
with all the Central American
countries interested in this oom
mon aim.
The negotiations, as officially
reported, will be held through the
normal diplomatic ways.
AMERICAN BLAMED FOR
UNREST AMONG INDIANS
RIO DE JAEIRO. —(UPI>—
American and other missionaries
operating in the Mato Grosso jun
gle area of South Central Brazil
are causing “embarrassment and
complications among the Indians,”
Luis Guedes, director of the Indi
an Protection Service, said today.
Rivalry amog different missions
Vice President s Visit to
Latin America Served Useful
Purpose, Rubotton Affirms
Violent Incidents Overshadowed
Cordial, Warm Receptions, he Says
WASHINGTON (UPI)— Assist
ant Secretary of State for Latin
American Affairs, Roy R. Rubot
tom, declared that demonstrations
of violence against Vice President
Ricard M. Nixon in Peru and Ve
nezuela, clouded the genuine cor
dial and warm re'ceptions given
to him during his recent tour of
eight Latin American nations.
Rubottom was the first official
called to testify before a House
Foreign Relations Subeomnrttee
investigating U.S relations with
Latin America. At the closed-door
hearings, Rubottom said;
“I am concerned about the sen
sational and even dangerous char
acter of certain incidents during
the recent tour of President Nix
on, which overshadowed what Mr.
Nixon himself and State Depart
ment officials accompanying him
consider a positive and beneficial
result of the tour.
“We must have in mind that in
all those countries he had the op
portunity to talk with people of
all kinds and to have friendly and
fair discussions.
“Everywhere —and I must stress
the word everywhere he was ac
corded a genuine friendly welcome
by the representative people of
th nations, without letting them
selves be influenced by a minority,
which was organized to commit in
hospitable acts of violence against
him.
“We trust that the Vice Presi
dent’s visit will be long and favor
ably remembered by those people:
government officials, labor lead
ers, students, newspapermen, husi-’
nessmen, intellectuals and just
plain, common people.”
Robert C. Byrd (D) Chairman
:of this sub-committee, declared
that these hearings were prompted
iby the anti-American demonstra
tions occurred in some South Ame
lias amounted to $61,000,000,000.
Out of this sum scarcely 2.5% has
gone to Latin America”.
“Newsweek” continues:
“NEW CREDITS. It is for sure
that as a first step to more reason
able balance, the government will
grant to Latin America a greater
proportion of loans according to
the Development Fund, than what
it was some months ago. Those
loans will be in long terms and
with low interest, and refunded in
local currency.
The loan fund, established last
year with a capital of $300,000,000
as a part of the foreign aid, has
received application from at least
of twelve Latin American coun
tries. So far, out of the ten loans
granted only one has been made
for a Latin American country ($5,-
000,000 to Honduras) But a change
is in sight. Colombia. Brazil and
Peru are in the list for the con
cession of loans.
“Other governments are receiv
ing better treatment”.
ries seeking the maximum number
of converts to their respective sect
is stirring up the Indians, he said.
Guedes singled out American Mi
ssionary Robert Butler and said
there is “grave danger” of war be
tween Indians working for him and
those of a tribe whose chief, known
as Urubuenan, was murdered.
The Chief was reported to have
been slain in a village under Bu
tler’s jurisdiction. Some 300 follo
wers of the dead chief are en rou
te to the village on horseback to
avenge his murder, Guedes said.
Butler previously charged with
arming his Indian workers with
Winchescter rifles and fomenting
rivalry between different groups
of Xavantes Indians but the Amer
but the American denied the char
ges, Guedes said.
He added that he is awaiting fur
ther detalis on Urubuenan’s killing
before deciding on what action the
protection service'will take.
MINISTER RESIGNS IN
BREAK WITH KUBITSCHEK
RIO DE JANEIRO (UPI)— Bra
silian Postal and Communicationa
riean countries during the recent
tour of Vice President Richard
Nixon to some of those countries.
He disclosed that the hearings
are paying closer attention to the
economic and social problems
brought out by those eruptions
than from the incidents them
selves.
It is not the purpose to consult
the Vice-President about his view
points on the matter. Nixon said
that he will not be able to show
in any of these hearings but that
he will be pleased to talk unof
ficially with any of their mem
bers.
Representative Byrd when an
nouncing these relations between
United States and other countries
of the continent, declared:
“I firmly believe that the rela
tions between the United States
and the Latin American Republics
are vital for our security and es
sential for our prosperity. Our
objective must be, as in the past,
to live a good neighbor life.
The last events may show that
these relations have not been main
tained in a satisfactory way. If
these relations are getting worst
we have to find the cause and ef
fects.”
“The aim of the study to be per
formed by this sub-committe is to
find out the facts and to establish
a better understanding among the
different countries, their people’s
attitude and the problems con
fronting them.”
“We want to know the situation
at all and to stimulate a frank
study of it. This is the reason why
the meetings are being celebrat
ed in executive meetings. However
I am hopeful that it may be pos
sible to publish an informative
transcription of the meetings eli
minating any part that must be
maintained in secret.”
A Senate foreign relations sub
committee presided by W’yne
Morse (D) has been making pre
paratory studies for similar meet
ings about the Latin American
situation. Next week these meet
ings will be started.
Colombian Minister
to Visit Ecuador
BOGOTA, (UPI). Carlos Sanz
de Santamaria, Foreign Minister,
will visit Ecuador during four days
with the purpose to complete some
agreements to investigate the com
mercial and cultural relations be
tween the two countries.
Sanz de Santamaria intends to
sign a new commercial agreement
between the two countries, prepar
ed by special joint commissions
both in Quito and Bobotl
When he returns to Bogota, Sanz
will decide the date of his trip to
Washington where he will sign the
Colombo-U. S. agreement about
the $103,000,000 loan to Colom
bia.
Chief Col Alberto Bittencourt has
resigned in open dispute with Pre
sident Juscelino Kubitschek, in
lormed quarters said.
Bittencourt, who last week call
ed for nationalization of all foreign
communications companies operat
ing here objected to Kubitschek’s
choice of Libero Oswald Ade
Miranda gs new Director of the
state-jperated telegraph syitem,
sources close to the presidential
palace said.
The army colonel was a pro
mient figure behind, the November
1955 military announcement which
backed Kubitschek for the presi
dency but he recently warned
squabbling politicians that the
military leaders were “tiring!’ of
the country’s “chaotic” economic
and political situation.
He and his twfti brother, Col.
Alexinio Bittencourt, President of
the National Petroleum Council,
are considered leaders of the na
tionalistic colonels’ group who
support war minister Gen. Henri
que Teixeira Lott.
Member Inter American
Press Association
For Liberty, Culture and
Hemispheric Solidarity
NUMBER 281
TEMPERATURE 1
J - S: liihl I LI, 1 ,.1 Mil -
The Root of Many a
National Problem
One of the main reasons why
the Latin American people worry
and get immensely excited with
regard to their political prob
lems is that these problems
bring forth many complica
tions into the national picture,
at times of tragic results, which
create crises of all kinds in the
economic, moral and social
aspects.
The greatest patriotic preoc
cupation that the people really
have, especially in Latin Amer
ica — where political life is so
agitated— is to raise the moral
standards in which their repub
lican institutions must function.
Adequate moral standards would
assure serious democracy, hon
est administration and, logically,
progress and general wellbeing
in.the country.
When a community knows it
cannot enjoy spiritual tranquility
and physical comfort, just be
cause there are element's dedi
cated to the proposition of turn
ing their political life and, par
ticularly, their national life, into
a state of humiliation, of con
fusion, cruelty and violence, it
logically falls into a profound
desperation that leads to atti
tudes of open rebellion against
those who have transformed th*
Republic into an instrument at
the service of the lowly personal
interests of minoritary groups.
Those people know that they
suffer not only the humiliation
of having irresponsible Govern
ments that attempt against their
political rights, by all means
•acred, but that they also must
suffer the consequences of the
administrative chaos which, we
repeat, is a result of the politi
cal confusion. Thus, even when
there are citizens who would be
willing to renounce their dignity
to humbly accept the condition
of underlings, they have to raise
their protest in the field of
practical realizations of a more
or less material type, because
not only they lose the advantage*
of democratic freedom, but they
suffer besides the economic or
fiscal chaos resulting from the
corruption of higher circles.
Sometimes people are heard
to ask why the political topic is
of so great interest among Latin
Americans. The answer to that)
perhaps, is found in these brief
comments.
The root of many a national
problem lies on the absence of
moral standards.
CUBANS REQUEST HELP
FROM RUIZ CORTINES
MEXICO. (UPI). The club
of the Cuban exiled in this city,
“Jos£ Marti” sent a telegram to
the President Adolfo Ruiz Cortl
nes asking for an urgent solution
of the case of the missing “re
volutionary Cuban soldier, CAndi
do de la Torre”.
“C&ndido de la Torre, one of
the leaders of Fidel Castro in Me
xico, has been missing for five
days after leaving his home in this
capital, and reports about him
have not been received.
The Cuban exiled here suspect,
as they told to the Mexican Presi
dent, that Candido de la Torre,
“was freely kidnaped in this city
by agents under the tyranny ei
Fulgencio Batista”.
Peruvians Wounded in
Soldiers - Police Clash
LIMA (UPI). News received
from Iquitos say that a sergeant
.and twelve policemen, besides one
civilian, were wounded in a clash
in this capital of the Amazonic De
partment of Loreto, between army
soldiers and police.
The incident broke out when a
group M soldiers on leave attack
ed the policemen on duty in the
streets df Iquitos, to revenge the
arrest of two soldiers of the anqr.
However, the assistance of the
military pblice, prevented the tto
cident to tak* great proportion*.