Word: gabrielic
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...President Gabriel González Videla's return from his U.S. good-will tour, two different groups of Chileans planned welcomes. Santiago officials ordered an arch of triumph, flowers, banners, and a day off for everybody. Communists, proclaiming that "González is handing over Chile to the Yankees," plotted strikes and street demonstrations...
...first week of his U.S. good-will visit, Chile's energetic President Gabriel González Videla lived up to all his advance notices. Flashing a smile reminiscent of F.D.R.'s, he raced from ceremony to celebration with a headlong pace that recalled the late Fiorello La Guardia...
...stayed with the Trumans at Blair House. After dinner, host Harry played the piano and Margaret sang. Then the President called on González, who likes to dabble in Debussy and Brahms, to take over. "I never play for anybody who plays better than I do," smiled Don Gabriel...
...Gabriel Gonzalez Videla, President of Chile, is the leader of a country whose 5½ million people are known as the yanquis of South America-a mildly left-handed compliment to their drive and thoroughness. The U.S. has returned the compliment by giving Chile more financial aid than any other South American government. This week, accompanied by his handsome wife Rosa (nicknamed "Mitty") and daughter Sylvia, 51-year-old President Gonzalez was scheduled to arrive in Washington for a state visit...
Smooth-talking, never at a loss for words, natty, beak-nosed Don Gabriel is his country's ablest salesman. His ready politician's smile and his man-to-man manner are so convincing that political opponents have been known to avoid his company lest they be hypnotized into agreement...