Jackson advocate

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In a radio address the Army

Chief of Staff, Gen Antone

Levelt, declared terrorists were op

erating through the republic and

he had designated General Mag-

loire to take over leadership and

“take exceptional measures” to re- i

store order.

A bomb exploded in residential

Port au Prince before dawm, kill-1

ing an unidentified roan. The ar- j

rest of a number of persons wfas I

rumored in the wake of other vio

lence this week. A bomb exploded

in the market place here Tuesday,

seriously injuring a woman. Earlier

that day an attempt was made to

sabotage a large water reservoir.

Political unrest boiled up from

conflicting i n t e r p retations of

Haiti’s new constitution. General

Magloire, 49 years old, a member

of the three-man junta that over

threw President Dumarsais Estime

in 1949, was elected President Oct.

8, 1950, for a six-year term that

began Dec. 6, 1950.

President Magloire’s term end

ed today, although his supporters

contended a special clause extended

his tenure until next May 15. The

President’s foes demanded he step

aside now, turning over the office

to the head of Haiti’s Supreme

Court, as specified in the constitu

tion.

A President cannot succeed him

self under the constitution. A

Presidential election is scheduled

for next April 30.

President Magloire announced in

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Jackson advocate. (1956). Jackson, Miss., 1956-12-15. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn79000083/1956-12-15/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Jackson advocate, 1956-12-15.