Word: garcias
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...most impassioned critics of free and easy Philippine President Carlos Garcia is Congressman Sergio Osmeňa Jr.. 43, son of the wartime ex-President and himself a presidential prospect in next year's election. Last month, after Garcia vetoed a bill nationalizing the Chinese-dominated rice and corn distribution. Osmeňa loudly accused Garcia of taking a $5,000,000 bribe from Chiang Kai-shek to veto the bill, thereby protecting Chinese businessmen in the Philippines. Stung by the blast, Garcia replied: "If the people believe that, I should be impeached. But if the charge...
Congress showed little enthusiasm in rushing to Garcia's defense. Though the President had declared "a total war against corruption" and picked incorruptible Dominador Aytona to clean up the Finance Department (TIME, June 20), he had briskly vetoed an anti-graft bill that made it a crime for the wife, or any other near relative of the President, Vice President or other top officials to "intervene directly or indirectly" in any transaction with the government. But Garcia controls Nacionalista Party purse strings, pressured Congress to set up a committee to investigate Osmeňa's accusations...
Faced with backing up his charges, Osmeňa hedged, claimed he had not attacked Garcia directly, had in fact only repeated criticisms he had heard second hand. Said Osmeňa: "I felt it my duty to air these grievances with a view of securing remedial legislation." Calling Osmeňa's attack the "most scurrilous, malicious, reckless, irresponsible ever delivered in the House," the committee recommended action against...
Next day Abbes Garcia demonstrated how the detonator worked by blowing up two cars. Then Sanoja and his fellow recruits flew back to Venezuela...
...Abbes Garcia had misled the Venezuelans on how much explosive was needed. Though three others were killed, Betancourt survived with minor burns. And enough of the Olds was left to make it easily traceable. The owner was quickly found, and he spilled the story. Venezuelan cops had no trouble finding the abandoned detonating device. The lesson seemed to be that any political figure who displeases Trujillo can realistically fear that the dictator will try to murder...