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Election May Determine Democracy's Survival in Latin America
By JAMES R. WHELAN
United Press International
CARACAS (UPI)-Three mil
lion Venezuelans, steeped in a
political heritage of tyranny and
revolt, go to the polls today in
a national election that may
point out the path down which
all Latin America will tred.
At stake is the Venezuelan
presidency, both houses of Con
gress, state legislatures and city
council.
In a larger sense, the sur
vival of democracy in Latin
America is at stake.
The United States looks on
Venezuela as e model of what
can and must be done to achieve
peaceful reform and, eventually,
political stability. International
communism, on the other hand,
has designated the oil-rich re
public as its No. 1 target in
Latin America.
Coming on the heels of a
rash of military takeovers, the
Venezuelan elections loom as
Democracy's symbolic reply to
those who say democratic gov'
crnment cannot work in the ex
plosive political climate of pres
ent day Latin America.
It s a miracle tney are Doing
held at all.
Four and a half years ago,
when democracy took its first
faltering steps in Venezuela,
there were few willing to predict
that the country's first freely
elected government would sur
vive, much less see the day
when it would be replaced by
another chosen in free elections.
It is no surprise that the past
four years have seen constant
war without quarter to main
tain democracy first egainst
extremists of the far right and
then those of the left. The latter
has been actively and ener
getically aided by Cuba's Fidel
Castro.
That democracy has survived
this long is largely a tribute
to the present president, Itomulo
Betancourt. If he succeeds in
staying in office until next
March 4, when his term ex
pires, he will be the first popu-
St. Mary's Field
To Be Dedicated to
Memory of Kennedy
The athletic field now being
readied on Black Oak Drive
and a future high school gym
nasium will be dedicated to
the memory of the late Presi
dent John F. Kennedy, Mike
Soran, president of the St.
Mary's High School student
body, announced last week.
A bronze plaque noting the
dedication will be placed on
the present multi-purpose build
ing until the new building is
erected, it was explained.
The Rev. John Kcane, high
school principal, announced an
essay contest will be conducted
"to show the appropriateness
of this dedication and to sharp
en awareness of Kennedy's fa
vorite themes of courage, vigor
and physical fitness plus his
unprecedented reliance on
American youth."
To Occupy Place
An autographed photo and a
personal message to St. Mary's
school from Kennedy will oc
cupy a prominent place in the
gymnasium. It is now hanging
in the school office and marks
the Kennedy visit to, Mcdford
in 11)50 and his special stop nt
St. Mary's school at 11th and
Ivy Streets where t he high
school was located.
Kennedy at that lime was
prospective Democratic prcsi-
speaker at the Roosevelt Memo
rial dinner. He was asked by
Mrs. Edward Kelly, general
chairman of the dinner, to auto
graph a picture for the Sisters
of St. Mary's who were unable
to attend.
The late president rejected
the photo as (no "dour." He
later sent the Sisters an auto
graphed photo of his own choos
ing. Although already late for
for his departure from Mcdford,
Kennedy gave a 15 minute inter
view. The two chairs occupied
by the late president and his
wife are now marked by plaques
sent by Congressman Robert
Duncan, Mcdford, D-Oie.
Plans for Gymnasium
Plans for the memorial gym
nasium will be projected prob
ably into the centenary year.
according to the Sisters. The
year 19M marks ion years since
the arrival into this area (at
Jacksonville) of the Sisters of
the Holy Names of Jesus and
Mary, teachers at St. Mary's.
The announcement of the
planned dedication was sent to
Mrs. Kennedy with a letter of
condolence from the students.
Their offering of prayers, 1,2(10
masses to be attended, 1,100
Holy Communions, and 1,000
(if
I'ACE HIKE lil.KCTION For the first time in the history of
this turbulent republic, one freely-elected president will preside
over the free and open election of his successor. The President is
liomulo Betancourt (right) and Raul Leoni (shown in 1960 photo),
Congress Parly candidate, has a good chance to be the suc
cessor. (UP1)
larly elected president in Vene
zuela's 153-ycar history to com
plete his tenure.
So far failing lo overthrow
the Betancourt government, a
determined and tightly, organ
ized Communist underground
now is attempting to sabotage
the elections. Success seems un
likely. A total of 3,309,086 Venezue
lans 03.9 per cent of those
eligible have registered to
vote, despite Communist warn
ings and occasional attacks. All
citizens over 18 years of age
are eligible to vote regardless of
Ihcir sex or literacy. Voting is
done by colored paper ballots
each party having its own elec
toral color.
Issues tend to be fuzzy since
all major candidates are Icfl of
center although the two extreme
left parties Communist and
Movement of the Revolutionary
Left have been banned.
President Betancourt's own
party, A c c i o n Democratica
(AD), is favored to win be
cause it is the best organized.
The AD's presidential candi
date is Raul Leoni, 58, a Betan
court supporter who first was
cast into tyrant's jails at 16.
He was co-founder of the AD
with Betancourt but remained
in the shadows while the presi
dent became the public symbol
of the party. He has long been
associated with organized labor
and political action against the
tyrannical right.
Most observers believe Leoni
would pursue essentially the
same policies as Betancourt.
This means economic reform at
home and, in the international
field, remaining an ally of the
United States, hostility lo the
Castro regime and strong oppo
sition lo military takeovers else
where in the hemisphere.
Lconi's strongest opposition is
from Jovito Villalba, 55, a for
mer classmate and co-revolutionary.
Villalba is leader of the
Union Republicana Democratica
(URD), slightly to the left of
the AD. Villalba actually was
elected president in 1052 but
incumbent Marcos Perez Jimi
nez, seeing returns go against
him, voided the election and
stayed on as dictator, exiling
his leading opponent.
Another strong candidate is
Rafael Caldera, 47, head of
COPEI, the most moderate of
major parties and the one sup
ported by the Roman Catholic
church. The darkhorse is Ar
turo Uslar Piertri, 57, an in
tellectual running as an inde
pendent. He is a respected liter
ary figure and onetime holder
of several government minis
tries. Other candidates are Wolf
gang Larrazabal, retired high
est ranking naval officer; Raul
Ramos Gimenez, a former lead
er of the AD, and German
Borrcgales, a newspaper colum
nist and only right-wing can
didate. The campaign has been a
spirited battle of ideas and per
sonalities, despite Communist
terrorists' attempts to turn it
into a chaos of bombs and bul
lets. Every conceivable cam
paign appeal has been employ
ed radio, television, leaflets,
theater film clips, newspapers
and magazines, loudspeakers,
rall'es and posters. Especially
posters.
Millions of posters, some neat
ly printed, some hand scribbled,
are plastered or painted on
walls, lampposts, trees, side
walks and vehicles even on
the flanks of animals as the
election furor picks up.
One visiting U.S. editor said
he had never before in his life
seen such a profusion of politi
cal propaganda.
But from behind the ballyhoo
and terrorists' gunfire and
bombs will emerge a man who
will inherit one of the biggest
pairs of shoes in the hemi
sphere those of Betancourt.
And the job he will accede to is
steeped in peril and problems.
Venezuela has had more than
50 major rebellions, 26 consti
tutions and of its 38 presidents
only half have finished their
terms. Betancourt, it appears,
will be the only freely elected
president ever to complete his
tenure.
In this political climate, de
mocracy is making its stand in
Venezuela.
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While House Open
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WASHINGTON (UPI) - The
While House, still draped in
mourning crepe, opened for
public tours again Friday at the
request ot Mrs. Jacqueline Ken
nedy. Visitors will see the famed
East Room, the largest in the
executive mansion, as it looked
when Ihe body of Mrs. Kenne
dy's husband lay in repose
there last weekend, President
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week ago ill Dallas, Tex.
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