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...Party to Venezuela's terrorist Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN), the doctor and his girl were the first suspects to be nabbed hot off a plane from Rome. Also arrested in Caracas last week, after intelligence reports of a conspiracy to overthrow the regime of President Raul Leoni, were 43 persons, including 13 members of the presidential guard...
...trial will probably last for months. President Raúl Leoni is committed to making certain that all legalities are observed, and P.J.'s lawyers are planning an elaborate defense based on the argument that, since Congress authorized all appropriations and supervised the spending during P.J.'s regime, their client cannot be held responsible for the missing millions. In a way, Pérez Jiménez would make good his oft-repeated pledge: "Venezuela has not heard the last...
Lacking a majority in Congress, Leoni patched up a three-cornered coalition with middle-reading opposition parties. The Christian Democrats, who helped Belancourt govern, have not joined, but they often vote for Leoni legislation. Leoni was in office only nine weeks when he eased through his ambitious four-year "Leoni Plan," an $850 million program to develop the interior, relieve unemployment and stimulate private investment...
...Those Pistols Down. Leoni's velvet glove even extends to the war on Castroite terrorists. Last December he pushed through a new law that gives convicted terrorists the option of going to jail, being confined to their home areas, or leaving Venezuela altogether. Thus encouraged to give up, a number of tired, hungry revolutionaries have turned themselves...
Last week Leoni promised Congress more of the same. Between 1965 and 1968, he plans to build 180,000 more homes, expand school enrollment 30%, triple the amount of farmland in production, boost the country's electrical-generating capacity 50%, and encourage such new industries as petrochemicals, metalworking and synthetic fibers. Says Leoni: "Up until now, I am satisfied with having obtained a government of understanding. Now we can achieve our goals...