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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
1960-09-30 · Washington, D.C. · 1924-1960 Trujillo era

Evening star

SourceFuente: Evening star, Washington, D.C., 1960-09-30
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1960-09-30/ed-1/?sp=51
trujillo_regimesugar_trade_economyrevolution_unrest

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The *Evening Star* reported that the Venezuelan government lodged a formal protest against the United States for purchasing 321,857 tons of Dominican sugar. A spokesman for President Rómulo Betancourt argued that the transaction violated the economic sanctions and boycott established against Rafael Trujillo's regime at the recent San José foreign ministers conference.

El *Evening Star* informó que el gobierno venezolano presentó una protesta formal contra Estados Unidos por la compra de 321 857 toneladas de azúcar dominicano. Un portavoz del presidente Rómulo Betancourt sostuvo que la transacción violaba las sanciones económicas y el boicot acordados contra el régimen de Rafael Trujillo en la reciente conferencia de cancilleres de San José.

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friendship with the Communist

nations. 1

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Sugar Deal Hit

CARACAS, Sept. 30 (AP).—|

Venezuela hopes the United'

States Government will recon

sider its plan to buy sugar from

the Dominican Republic, a

spokesman for President Ro

mulo Betancourt said. Vene

zuela has orally protested the

purchase of 321,857 tons of

Dominican sugar, calling it a

violation of a boycott agree

ment by the foreign ministers’

conference against the dictator

ship of Generalissimo Rafael

Trujillo.

13 Held in Plot

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept.

30 (AP>.—Police yesterday an

nounced the arrest of 13 more

persons in a revolutionary plot.

Fourteen were arrested earlier

in Leon in breaking up the

plot.

Security chief Maj. Gustavo

Montiel said Fabian Ruiz, who

had been jailed on previous

plotting charges, was the leader.

Ruiz’ wife issued a statement

saying her husband had been

killed by police torture, but

Montiel declared he had es

caped from jail before the

latest plot was discovered.

I

Legal Aid Group

To Be Directed

By Milton King

Milton W. King yesterday

was appointed chairman of a

committee of Washington law

yers who will head the District's

new Legal Aid Agency.

The agency, set up by Con

gress, will provide free legal

representation for indigents in

serious criminal cases in the

District.

William S. Thompson was

elected vice chairman of the

committee yesterday and C.

Frank Reifsnyder was elected

secretary.

Mr. King said, after the

meeting, that the groups will

meet again on October 10 to fix

a definition for the word “indi

gent” and to consider the first

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Evening star. (1960). Washington, D.C., 1960-09-30. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1960-09-30/ed-1/?sp=51

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1960-09-30.

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