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Even aging (79) but vigorous President Carlos Ibáñez del Campo was sick,* his throat inflamed from an attack of the flu. Also down: Jorge Torreblanca, the Minister of Health...
...resignation. "It would be impossible," he said, "that I, who gave the country peace, should cause the country useless bloodshed." Then he announced the members of the junta: Paris, Navas Pardo, National Police Director Major General Deogracias Fonseca, Secret Police Chief Brigadier General Luis E. Ordóñez and former Public Works Minister (and Rear Admiral) Ruben Pie-drahita. General Paris, as president of the junta, promised on his honor as an officer that popular elections will be held next year. And Cardinal Luque appealed to the people to support the junta...
Among the early Marquises de Portago, one helped to drive the Moors from Spain, another conquered the Canary Islands, a third sailed with Conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez unsuccessful expedition to Florida. The current and 17th Marquis de Portago does his dangerous living in the world of sports. At 28. lean and swarthy Alfonso de Portago has been a champion jai-alai player, a fine swimmer, a superb polo player, a leading gentleman jockey, an Olympic bobsled star, and is one of the best sports-car racers in the world. When he rolls his sleek, shovel-nosed...
...suites identical in size and furnishings were set aside for each chief of state, put under guard and furnished with on-the-house bottles of each President's favorite drink (Spanish "Fundador" brandy for Cuba's Fulgencio Batista, Scotch for Chile's Carlos Ibáñez, French cognac for Mexico's Adolfo Ruiz Cortines...
...soon as they arrived, the visiting Presidents fanned out in search of old friends. Chile's Ibáñez popped in on Paraguayan President Alfredo Stroessner bright and early the day before the conference; Costa Rica's José Figueres dumped his bags in his room and headed for the hotel coffee shop for a chat with a group of old pals. At the first formal meeting at Arias' presidential palace, the informal talks went...