Word: accion
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...Above all, we blame Castro and his followers for not admitting that every Latin American country should work out its problems in its own way," said Boersner, a member of Romulo Betancourt's governing Accion Democratica party...
...time I was opposed to breaking relations," Boersner, a member of Romulo Betancourt's governing Accion Democratica party, said. "Now I think it was inevitable. The Cuban government was giving material support to subversive groups with Venezuela. And the hostile speeches being made against the Venezuelan government were really the talk Communist Stalinists have used against social democrats everywhere...
...Accion, a private peace corps sponsored primarily by American industry, has had remarkable success during its first year of operations, according to both government and industrial officials...
...Most of Accion's volunteers are working in barrios, or slum areas of Venezuela. Patterson said Peace Corps workers in Venezuela have only tried to draw barrio inhabitants out of the slums to community centers. Our people live in the barrios, and are able to learn what the real problems are and gain the population's confidence...
...Accion volunteers concentrate on ways to bring economic development as a first step towards political stability. In the first year of the program several schools, as well as a pipeline and various vocational training classes, were started. By learning what can be done, and by knowing where to go for resources-usually U.S. industry-Accion hopes to improve life in the barrios, and lesson the appeal of Communism...