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General Henriquez, 53, is a strong, silent Old Revolutionary from the Rio Grande border who made $50 million building roads on government contracts. Last month, without waiting to see whom President Aleman would name as candidate of the all-powerful Party of Revolutionary Institutions (PRI), the general launched his campaign. He plastered the capital? with posters proclaiming, "Henriquez Guzmán-Candidate of the People," and set out to canvass the country...
...father's death in 1933. Introduced tractors, combines, alfalfa, contour plowing, hybrid corn. Built up one of the best herds of Holstein Friesian dairy cattle in South America. Founded Quito's excellent American School in 1940, after one of his daughters came home from the Colegio Aleman crying "Heil Hitler!" Served as ambassador to Washington, 1944-46. Elected President in 1947 on an independent reform ticket for a four-year term. Concentrated on restoring political stability (there had been five Presidents in eleven months). Has thus far succeeded in maintaining a completely democratic regime. Has also modernized administration...
Later, at the newly refurbished ambassadorial residence, O'Dwyer cautiously told interviewers that 1) Mexico is a great country, and 2) bullfighting is a great sport. Until he presents credentials to President Aleman this week, O'Dwyer will confine himself to such pleasantries...
Competing for the 300,000-peso ($34,000) top prizes were 132 two-man teams including such hot drivers as Indianapolis Speedway veteran Johnny Mantz, Italy's Piero Taruffi, winner of the 1948 Grand Prix de Berne auto race, and President Miguel Aleman's chauffeur, whose handsome new Cadillac, fresh from the palace garage, bore the name Coche México. There was a Los Angeles war veteran driving a 13-year-old Cord, a red-haired torch singer from Mexico City, a Texas grandmother sponsored by a brassiere manufacturer, and a 70-year-old Arizona widow with...
...visits oil regions in his DC-3, "El Petrolero"; the rest of the time he works hard in Pemex' pseudo-colonial, four-floor office building on Mexico City's Avenida Juárez. He often dashes over to the Casa Crema for a conference with President Aleman...