Word: espriella
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...party was briefed by Lieut. General Wallace H. Nutting, head of the U.S. Southern Command. A visit to the Canal was especially meaningful for one Newstour participant, Veteran Negotiator Sol Linowitz, who helped accomplish the return of that waterway to Panama. Later, at lunch, President Ricardo de la Espriella and Foreign Minister José Amado III presented Linowitz with the Order of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, Panama's highest honor, for his efforts on behalf of the 1978 treaty...
...resigned from office last Friday. In a letter dispatched to the president of the National Assembly and read to the public, Royo declared that he could no longer carry out his responsibilities "due to health problems that make a checkup necessary." Shortly after his Vice President, Ricardo de la Espriella, 47, was sworn in as his successor, Royo explained that a "throat infection" had seriously hampered his ability to govern...
Soon after De la Espriella took the oath of office as interim President, Commander Paredes ordered all Panamanian newspapers to suspend publication for seven days. He also "suggested" the resignation of all Cabinet ministers, mayors and Governors until "some are reconfirmed and others replaced." Among the ministers slated for replacement were the country's Attorney General and Comptroller General. Paredes also suggested that there would be changes made in the composition of the country's Electoral Tribunal, which oversees national elections. By no coincidence, Paredes is expected to quit his post as National Guard commander...
Paredes' ambitions are not expected to encounter resistance from the new President. A Stanford-trained economist and head of Panama's National Bank until he became Vice President in 1978, De la Espriella was regarded as a competent financial manager. He poses no threat to the dominant influence of the National Guard. Upon his assumption of office, he quickly obeyed a summons to a meeting of the guard high command...
...general staff of the 10,000-member National Guard, which holds real power in the country. A month ago, some colonels asked Torrijos to depose Royo, but the strongman stuck by his protege. With Torrijos gone, the Guard may turn to Royo's Vice President, Ricardo de la Espriella, a prominent banker...