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...MARIO MENDEZ MONTENEGRO, 47, leader of the liberal Partido Re-voludonario (P.R.) that was outlawed in last October's M.D.N.-sponsored quickie election as too Communist, despite the fact that he once went into exile after plotting against Arbenz. Reinstated by the regime of current Provisional President Guillermo Flores Avendano, Mendez Montenegro calls Communists "my worst enemies...
...revolutionaries, led by Central Bank President Epifanio Mendez Fleitas, were all Paraguayan admirers of Argentina's fallen dictator, Juan Perón. At one time, Stroessner himself was chummy enough with Perón to put his picture and Perón's together on Paraguayan postage stamps. But of late Argentina's revolutionary government has been pressing for de-Peronization in Paraguay as well as at home. Argentine exports to Paraguay of vitally needed flour and other foods began to fall off significantly. A fortnight ago. Stroessner sent a top general to hold private talks with...
...Mendez refused, hurried from Asuncion out to Campo Grande, Paraguay's biggest military base, and lined up an artillery regiment, two cavalry regiments, the capital's police force and an infantry battalion for the revolution. Stroessner hastily secured the loyalty of two cavalry regiments, the presidential guard battalion, an infantry regiment and Paraguay's two-gunboat navy. Politicos of the dominant Colorado party, who have developed a phenomenal sensitivity for this sort of thing, carefully studied the lineups and threw in with Stroessner. Without a shot having been fired, Mendez conceded, at least for the moment...
...were packed with generals, the significance might be that the soldiers had to some degree boxed in the No. 1 general, that the revolt had cost Perón some of his power. But if the Cabinet included Perón's chosen cronies-Minister of Education Mendez San Martin, a spark plug of the anti-church campaign; Minister of Interior Angel Gabriel Borlenghi, the old Cabinet's boss policeman; and Minister of Technical Affairs Raul Mende, top political hatchetman-then Perón would be announcing to the world that he was firmly and defiantly back...
...varsity's Ham Gravem will oppose Neil Hurlbut, who lost to Crimson captain Alex Haegler over the weekend in the Intercollegiates. Haegler, playing two, should take Amherst captain Mark Hanschka, since Haegler beat M.I.T.'s number two man, Mendez de Leon, who in turn defeated Hanschka...