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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
June 25, 195925 de junio de 1959 · Key West, Fla. · The Trujillo Era & DictatorshipLa Era de Trujillo y la Dictadura

The Key West citizen

SourceFuente: The Key West citizen · Key West, Fla. · June 25, 195925 de junio de 1959
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1959-06-25/ed-1/?sp=1

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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SummaryResumen

*The Key West Citizen* reported that a Dominican fighter plane intercepted and fired upon a U.S. Air Force transport en route from Puerto Rico to Cuba, forcing it to land briefly in Ciudad Trujillo. The State Department also expressed concern that American Ambassador Joseph F. Farland had been compromised after being photographed at the Dominican foreign ministry with military pilot Juan de Dios Ventura Simó.

*The Key West Citizen* informó que un avión de combate dominicano interceptó y abrió fuego contra un transporte de la Fuerza Aérea de EE. UU. en ruta de Puerto Rico a Cuba, forzándolo a aterrizar brevemente en Ciudad Trujillo. El Departamento de Estado expresó además preocupación porque el embajador estadounidense Joseph F. Farland se vio comprometido al ser fotografiado en la cancillería dominicana junto al piloto militar Juan de Dios Ventura Simó.

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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.

follow him to a landing, then low

ered and raised his wheels, which

is an aircraft signal to land.

“When we didn’t comply right

away, he fired a short burst from

(Continued on Page Four)

do the welcoming inside a hangar

if it rains."

There will be a 21-gun salute for

the President. While the Queen

watches, Eisenhower is to inspect

a 100-man honor guard.

Then Elizabeth and the Presi

dent, along with Canada’s Prime

Minister John Diefenbaker will

drive to the Queen's yacht anchor

ed at St. Lambert, across the St.

Lawrence from Montreal.

A crowd of thousands will be on

hand to greet the Queen and the

President on a 30-acre flat area

bordering the seaway channel.

The royal procession will drive

along a roadway lined with flags

of 108 shipping line* to a grass

(Continued on Page Four)

The department said the Air

Force transport was forced to land

at Ciudad Trujillo by a Domini

can fighter plane, which fired a

burst of machine gun bullets. The

transport was en route from Puer

to Rico to Cuba.

The plane was quickly allowed

to take off and continue on its

way.

The incident of the secret agent

is more complicated. The State

Department said it placed the

ambassador “in a position which

was subject to misinterpreta

tion.”

U.S. Ambassador Joseph F. Far

land, an Eisenhower political ap

pointee from Morgantown, W.Va.,

was called to the Dominican for

eign office with other members of

the diplomatic corps, the depart

ment said.

There the diplomats were intro

duced to Lt. Col. Juan de Dios

Ventura Simo and they shook

hands. Photographs were taken

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Key West citizen. (1959). Key West, Fla., 1959-06-25. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1959-06-25/ed-1/?sp=1

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Key West citizen, 1959-06-25.

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