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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
April 20, 196020 de abril de 1960 · 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. · April 20, 196020 de abril de 1960
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1960-04-20/ed-1/?sp=4

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 Venezuelan labor leader José González Navarro called a nationwide strike to support President Rómulo Betancourt against an insurrection backed by supporters of Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Venezuelan authorities mobilized naval and air patrols to intercept arms shipments and thwart invasion plots allegedly supported by the Dominican Republic.

*The Key West Citizen* informó que el líder obrero venezolano José González Navarro convocó a una huelga nacional en respaldo al presidente Rómulo Betancourt contra una insurrección respaldada por adeptos de Marcos Pérez Jiménez. Las autoridades venezolanas movilizaron patrullas navales y aéreas para interceptar envíos de armamento y desmantelar complots de invasión presuntamente patrocinados por la República Dominicana.

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support the constitutional govern

ment.

The head of the Central Work

ers Organization, Jose Gonzalez

Navarro, called for its 1.200,000

members to go on strike. He

said this would be a demonstra

tion of opposition to the "crimi-,

nal” insurrection which, he de

clared, was counting on the sup

port of the Dominican Republic.

The government had announced

last Saturday, that it had smashed

a plot for an armed invasion of

Venezuela from Colombia by offi

cers who were dismissed from

the army for their support of for

mer dictator Gen. Marcos Perez

Jimenez.

1 Venezuelan naval craft and air

force planes were patrolling the

coast today on the lookout for two

fishing boats which the minister

of defense, General Jose Lopez

Henrique, said had sailed from

Spain with arms for the plotters.

Betancourt, a moderate with a

reputation as a social reformer,

has faced a ^ries of minor up

risings, threats and harassments

since he took office early in 1959.

He was elected a year after the

overthrow of Perez Jimenez, nos

exile in Florida.

Venezuela, a tropical country,

lies on the northern hump of South

America facing the Caribbean. It

has about six million people, and

because of the nation's rich re

sources, has the highest per cap

ita income in South America.

Langphier Claims

Polaris Missile

Isn’t Ready Yet

I PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Thomas

G. Lanphier, former vice presi

dent of General Dynamics Corp

disagrees with a statement he at

tributes to the Defense Depart

ment that the Polaris missile will

be operationally impressive to the

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Key West citizen. (1960). Key West, Fla., 1960-04-20. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016244/1960-04-20/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Key West citizen, 1960-04-20.

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