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The Dominican Republic in the American Press: United States newspaper coverage of the island, gathered and translated for readers in both languagesLa República Dominicana en la prensa estadounidense: la cobertura de la isla en los periódicos de Estados Unidos, reunida y traducida para lectores en ambos idiomas
August 2, 19512 de agosto de 1951 · Washington, D.C. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star · Washington, D.C. · August 2, 19512 de agosto de 1951
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1951-08-02/ed-1/?sp=20

In contextEn contexto

The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura · 1924–1960

Rafael Trujillo ruled for 31 years. US papers reported the 1930 hurricane that leveled Ciudad Trujillo, the 1937 Haitian massacre, sugar commerce, WWII U-boat sinkings, Tito Mella's Compañía Naviera Dominicana shipping fleet, and Trujillo's Washington lobbying.Rafael Trujillo gobernó durante 31 años. La prensa informó sobre el huracán de 1930, la masacre de 1937, el azúcar, hundimientos de submarinos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y la flota de la Compañía Naviera Dominicana de Tito Mella.

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The Evening Star reported that prominent hotels in the Dominican Republic were expanding recreational amenities to attract American tourists. Features highlighted included swimming pools, tennis courts, open-air dancing, nightly entertainment, and a gambling casino. The edition also covered congressional approval of emergency housing funds to assist victims of Midwest flooding.

El *Evening Star* informó que hoteles destacados de la República Dominicana ampliaban sus instalaciones recreativas para atraer turistas estadounidenses. Entre las comodidades resaltadas se contaban piscinas, canchas de tenis, baile al aire libre, espectáculos nocturnos y un casino de juegos. La edición también cubrió la aprobación por parte del Congreso de fondos de emergencia para viviendas destinados a socorrer a las víctimas de las inundaciones en el Medio Oeste.

Where this standsEn qué punto está

The full text of this article is still being prepared. Until it is ready, this page carries a summary, the passage found on the page, and the link to the original, which is always one click away.El texto completo de este artículo aún se está preparando. Hasta que esté listo, esta página lleva un resumen, el pasaje encontrado en la página y el enlace al original, que siempre está a un clic.

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The passage where this article was found, copied from the newspaper page itself, reading errors and all. This is exactly what the summary above is based on.El pasaje donde se encontró este artículo, copiado de la propia página del periódico, con sus errores de lectura y todo. Esto es exactamente aquello en lo que se basa el resumen de arriba.

Turner, a Northern Virginia dairy

farmer, said the premiums were

an industry problem and would

not affect consumers.

Amusements Pushed

Such attractions as outdoor

dancing, nightly entertainment,

swimming pools, tennis courts

and a gambling casino are being

exploited by leading hotels in the

Dominican Republic, to attract

American tourists.

Congress Votes Fund

For Flood Housing

By th« Associated Press

Congress yesterday approved

spending Federal money for emer

gency housing for Midwest flood

victims and received proposals

for financial aid in rebuilding

flood-destroyed farms, homes,

business and public property.

The Senate gave the final nod

to the emergency aid plan, pre

viously approved by the House.

It would authorize use of part of

a $25 million emergency flood re

lief fund voted by Congress to

supply trailers and other tempo

rary shelters.

The measure, which now goes

to the White House for approval,

also would permit the Federal

Housing Administration to insure

low-cost homes—built to replace

flood-destroyed houses—up to 100

per cent of their value. Present

law limits such insurance to 95

per cent of value.

Meantime, Senator Hennings

and Representative Bolling, Mis

souri Democrats, introduced bills

to provide Federal aid for repair

ing or rebuilding property dam

aged or destroyed by the floods.

And in another development,

the Reconstruction Finance Corp.

undertook to induce alcohol dis

tillers to buy water-damaged

grain in the Midwestern flood

area. It offered a deal which it

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1951). Washington, D.C., 1951-08-02. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1951-08-02/ed-1/?sp=20

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1951-08-02.

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