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...last week Ramón Mirabal Carrión, secretary-general of the Communist Party in Puerto Rico, stepped onto the Mexican approach of the international bridge connecting Reynosa, Mexico and Hidalgo, Texas. The moment he walked across the U.S. boundary, Mirabal was arrested for violation of the Smith Act. He had been hiding in Mexico since June, and yet, somehow, the FBI evidently knew exactly when to expect...
Mirabal's arrest was preceded by a general roundup of nine Communist leaders in Puerto Rico and one Puerto Rican Red in New York. Among those arrested was New York-educated Mrs. Jane Speed de Andreu, formerly of Birmingham, Ala. Mrs. de Andreu, a descendant of George Washington's personal physician, Dr. James Craik, is a well-seasoned veteran of the Communist cause. Once jailed in Birmingham for almost inciting a race riot, she is chiefly remembered for tossing an inkpot at the Italian vice consul in 1935 (on the grounds that he was a Fascist). Her husband...
Letter Perfect. In Omaha, when officials of the Air Force Association's annual convention ordered 51 signs bearing the names of the 48 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, the sign painter delivered 51 signs, each neatly lettered: "The Forty-Eight States, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Hawaii...
British Novelist Graham (The Third Man) Greene, who is something of an internationalist Carry Nation out to smash the U.S.'s McCarran Act, stepped off a plane at San Juan airport, Puerto Rico and snapped a sharp yes when immigration officials asked the routine "have-you-ever-been-a-Communist?" question. Greene, who was en route to London from a vacation in Haiti, was politely detained overnight, next morning took off for Havana for a few days' nightclubbing and the chance to bemuse reporters with his story. The heart of the matter, explained famed Roman Catholic Convert Greene...
Because of his remarkable success at home, the governments of Turkey, Brazil and Puerto Rico have asked Duttweiler to help in bringing down their living costs, too. The Greek government invited him to be its guest this month to discuss the possibility of starting a Migros-like system for Greece. Duttweiler, who calls himself a revolutionary in business and a conservative in politics, has the same advice for all in beating down Communism. Says he: "There is no point in fighting Communism with speeches and pamphlets. You have to fight Communism in the kitchen...